The Role
The Equipment Engineer will improve and upgrade vacuum manufacturing equipment, provide technical support, manage suppliers, collaborate on solutions, and maintain equipment, primarily working weekends.
Summary Generated by Built In
Diamond Foundry Inc. is solving the thermal limitation at the foundation of today's most exciting tech industries -- AI & cloud compute, electric-car power electronics, and 5G/6G wireless. We have managed to produce the world's first single-crystal diamond wafers and are now on a mission to put a diamond behind every chip. We are the rare unicorn that has grown fast and profitably. We received $515m in funding and are executing a multi-$B expansion plan for one of the greenest forms of tech manufacturing: converting greenhouse gas into diamond wafers using zero-emission energy.
We are currently seeking an experienced Equipment Engineer to join our team and take responsibility for improvement projects related to our state-of-the-art vacuum manufacturing equipment. This work will span multiple engineering disciplines. You'll be working with an experienced team of mechanical, electrical, and materials engineers and scientists. You will be responsible for taking improvement projects from concept to fully tested, documented, and implemented solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Equipment Improvement & Upgrades – Identify, plan, and execute upgrades to enhance tool reliability and process capabilities.
- Technical Support & Troubleshooting – Provide support for facility-level equipment, plasma reactors, and industrial control systems (PLCs, sensors, power supplies, etc.).
- Supplier & Hardware Management – Work with suppliers to improve parts and integrate off-the-shelf hardware for automation and process control.
- Collaboration & Documentation – Partner with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems and develop procedures, checklists, and training materials.
- Installation & Maintenance – Build, install, upgrade, and maintain equipment while providing technical support, including weekends as needed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in ME, EE, ChemE, or similar from an ABET-accredited school.
- 5+ years of engineering experience.
- Independent problem solver with hands-on experience designing, testing, deploying, and troubleshooting equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated safety leadership.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
Wenatchee, located in eastern Washington alongside the Cascadian Mountains, is a beautiful recreational town with much to offer. This quaint town experiences four seasons and is accompanied by ski resorts for winter activities, copious amounts of bodies of water for summer fun, and easy access to breathtaking hikes. Wenatchee is a short driving distance from Leavenworth, known as "Little Bavaria," and the wine country of Chelan. We know that you'll love the year-long beauty of Wenatchee
Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. We also provide unlimited PTO and six paid holidays. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI and catered lunches for onsite staff. All benefits offered are available starting your first day.
Diamond Foundry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or similar from an ABET-accredited school
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- Hands-on experience designing, testing, deploying, and troubleshooting equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated safety leadership
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
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The Company
What We Do
At Diamond Foundry, our mission is to create the future of diamond. We developed proprietary reactor technology capable of forming plasma as hot as the sun at unprecedented density to produce diamond at mining scale. In our zero-emission foundry, we sustainably create diamond for the jewelry and semiconductor industries. Our VRAI brand brings iconic innovation in diamond jewelry direct to consumers. For more information on how we’re creating the future, visit www.diamondfoundry.com. Fast Company World's Most Innovative Company TIME Best Inventions Business Insider’s 21 Most Innovative Tech Startups CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors Inc’s 25 Most Disruptive Companies
