# Software Engineer, Hardware Manufacturing

About fab2 The fab2 team can build anything. We design all the hardware and software needed to make chips and we make the fabs, tools, and components ourselves. We're looking for exceptional, hands-on people who can iterate to the limits of what's possible. fab2 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. About the Team fab2 prints chips. fab2 prints fabs. The Software team builds the software that runs it all. About the Role We’re looking for a Software Engineer to build the software behind fab2’s hardware manufacturing operation. We build our own equipment, including robots, plasma generators, precision actuators, boards, chambers, and valves. You’ll build the systems that help us design, assemble, test, track, and scale that manufacturing process, without inheriting the constraints of legacy manufacturing software. This is a greenfield role for someone who likes turning messy physical workflows into simple software and working directly with the people using it. Responsibilities Own our internal hardware manufacturing platform and work directly with engin

- **Id**: 1309709
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/fab2-software-engineer-hardware-manufacturing>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-01T22:35:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T04:40:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 70
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3855
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Parental leave, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electronics Manufacturing, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Semiconductor Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 2218927
- **Name**: fab2
- **Domain**: fab2.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/fab2>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 13
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.538
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 72
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 123000
- **Max usd**: 265000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 9411

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 70

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-26T15:22:14Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 50; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 50 of its adverts here in 24 months; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 29
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.49
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 70
- **Expected fill days**: 72
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, win:late, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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