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We design all the hardware and software needed to make chips and we make the fabs, tools, and components ourselves.\nWe're looking for exceptional, hands-on people who can iterate to the limits of what's possible.\nfab2 was founded by Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller. Sam is best known for making chips in his garage, and Jim has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for the past 40 years.\nAbout the team\nThe fab2 production team manufactures chip fabs. From deposition and etching tools to lithography and metrology, we are building every tool ourselves. We fabricate the metal parts and assemble the tools in-house. Then we integrate those tools into small, fast, modular fabs and deploy them.\nAbout the role\nThe Production Manager will lead and scale the team that builds fab2's fabs. Today we build tools in small numbers, close to engineering. Your job is to turn that into a repeatable production system that can ramp output, shorten build times, and deploy complete fabs. 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