# Microfabrication Engineering Manager

Job Title: Microfabrication Engineering Manager Location: Onsite 5x/week in San Diego Base Compensation: $175k - $200k About the Role We are seeking an exceptional Principal Microfabrication Engineer to lead the technical development of Synchron's next-generation, high-channel-count neural interfaces. This is a highly technical leadership role focused on advancing flexible, polyimide-based microelectrode arrays designed for long-term implantation. Our technology presents unique challenges in thin-film materials, device architecture, microelectronics integration, and long-term reliability, with the ambitious goal of achieving device lifetimes measured in decades. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in microfabrication, a strong understanding of material interactions and failure mechanisms, and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges. You will serve as the primary technical authority for our microfabricated array technology, guiding critical design and process decisions, mentoring engineers, and identifying innovative approaches to advance device performance and reliability. This role combines deep technical expertise with engineering management responsibilities. T

- **Id**: 4007088
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/synchron-microfabrication-engineering-manager>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T07:44:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T07:50:12Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5336
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Biomedical Engineering, Neurotech & Neuromodulation

## Company

- **Id**: 63210
- **Name**: Synchron
- **Domain**: synchron.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/synchron>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: ADP

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.667
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 39
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 175000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Technologies

- **Photolithography** — Optional: no
- **ALD** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Management years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T07:50:12Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1 · green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 39
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T08:53:39Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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