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You’re in the right place. For more than four decades, Axcelis Technologies has been at the forefront of innovation in semiconductor manufacturing technology. Chipmakers around the globe rely on our tools and process expertise to deliver the semiconductors that power modern life from smartphones and computers to cameras and cars. We have become a technology leader by providing the innovation necessary for business to thrive, quality of life to advance, and the environment to flourish-enabling a truly sustainable future.\nOur influence is global, with more than 30 offices worldwide, an installed base of thousands worldwide and a customer list that includes the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. Our team is expanding, and we are currently hiring a Principal Systems Engineer. We are looking for ahands-on systems thinker who embodies Axcelis's values of curiosity and creativity. The ideal candidate will thrive in challenging assumptions, rapid prototyping, and driving robust solutions that cross traditional engineering boundaries. This role will be based at Axcelis’s headquarters in Beverly, MA and offers an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the architecture of Axcelis's next generation of semiconductor capital equipment by turning ideas into production solutions.\nPrincipal Systems Engineer, Platform Robotics & Vacuum Architecture\nServe as the system-level technical owner for robotics, wafer handling, and vacuum-platform architecture across existing and next-generation Axcelis equipment.\nTranslate product and customer needs into system requirements and architecture, lead cross-disciplinary trade studies, and drive integration and verification of mechanical, electrical, controls, software, safety, and vacuum subsystems.\nRole and Responsibilities:\nOwn platform architecture for wafer handling, robotics, vacuum, chamber interfaces, and equipment automation\nConvert product needs and use cases into requirements, interface definitions, performance budgets, and verification plans\nLead architecture trades involving throughput, wafer safety, particle performance, reliability, serviceability, cost, and platform reuse\nLead system integration and root-cause investigations on real hardware\nDefine and execute subsystem and system-level characterization, including motion accuracy, repeatability, vibration, vacuum recovery, fault handling, and wafer-transfer robustness\nPartner with mechanical, electrical, software, controls, process, reliability, manufacturing, and field engineering\nGuide supplier technical decisions involving robots, load ports, valves, pumps, gauges, motion components, sensors, and controls\nSupport NPI from concept through verification, production readiness, initial field introduction, and transfer to volume manufacturing\nEstablish reusable platform requirements and design rules across Purion product lines\nMentor engineers in systems thinking, interface management, technical trade studies, and verification strategy\nRequired Qualifications:\nBS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline\n7+ years developing complex electromechanical equipment, or an advanced degree plus 5+ years\nHands-on experience with at least one of:\nSemiconductor or vacuum-process equipment\nIndustrial robotics or precision wafer/material handling\nComplex motion-control or factory-automation systems\nExperience translating product needs into system architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification\nDemonstrated integration and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, and sensor systems\nExperience leading technical trade studies and design reviews\nStrong experimental, data-analysis, and technical-communication skills\nPreferred Qualifications:\nVacuum pumps, valves, gauges, conductance, pressure transients, leak checking, and vacuum-control sequences\nSCARA or articulated robot integration\nServo systems, trajectory generation, vibration, kinematics, and motion characterization\nEtherCAT, PLCs, embedded/real-time controls, or industrial networks\nLabView, Python, and/or MATLAB for data analysis and test automation\nSemiconductor equipment and wafer-handling experience\nReliability analysis, FMEA, fault trees, DOE, and system verification\nCreo or equivalent 3D CAD literacy\nSEMI S2 and relevant equipment-safety experience\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT\nIt is the policy of Axcelis to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment for all persons free from discrimination based on race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, disability status, medical condition (including pregnancy), veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Axcelis will provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a disabled candidate or employee to perform the essential functions of the position, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the Company.\nU.S. BASE SALARY RANGE\n$130,879.92 - $196,319.88This base salary range reflects the typical compensation for this role across U.S. locations.\nOur salary ranges are determined by role and level; individual pay is determined based on\nmultiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, work\nlocation, and internal equity. The range provides the opportunity for growth and progression as\nyou develop within the role.\nBase pay is one part of our U.S. total compensation package which includes eligibility in the\nAxcelis Team Incentive bonus plan, and comprehensive benefits package (for regular\nemployees working 20+ hours a week).","description_format":"text","description_chars":5729,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Semiconductor Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T02:24:15Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 10 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":10,"filings_prev_12m":11,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":127955,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":196319,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/axcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/axcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T18:16:49Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28125,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58455},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58455"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Faxcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Faxcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Faxcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/axcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Faxcelis-technologies-principal-systems-engineer-platform-robotics-vacuum-architecture"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3497981}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"axcelis.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3497981},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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