Sr. MEMS Engineer

The Company

Engenius Micro is a hardware focused small business with offices in Huntsville, AL and in Atlanta, GA. Our multi-disciplinary staff of engineers, technicians, and scientists provide research and development engineering services to industry and the Federal Government. Our primary research areas are Additive Manufacturing, Micro Electro Mechanical  Systems (MEMS) / Nanotechnology, and Microelectronics. As a research-focused small business, we offer opportunities for growth and advancement for a motivated candidate.

Engenius Micro seeks self-motivated, highly organized, and responsive employees able to work in a fast-paced, small team environment. The ideal employee will thrive in a learning environment that encourages independence, initiative, leadership, and professional growth.

• You like solving technical challenges in a fast-paced collaborative environment
• You're interested in building a key component in hardware and prototypes
• You want to work somewhere your interests can influence the direction of the company
• You enjoy making products that are both technically and visually intriguing

• Support business development by leading proposal writing efforts and by providing technical expertise
• Lead the development of technologies enabling new Microsystems
• Carry out numerical simulations on various finite element software
• Lead prototype design and evaluation efforts
• Support foundry transition of products
• Contribute to the further development of the engineering teams through continual improvement initiatives.
• Analyze a problem as part of research or as part of solution designing for the company's portfolio of services/products.
• Validate an idea, strategy, approach, or solution by conducting testing, development, or demonstration.
• Create and develop documentation related to the department's work process.
• Implement process and procedure to ensure efficiency.
• Proactively explore technologies that will be useful to the company.
• Proactively conduct innovation initiatives.

• 10 years of relevant experience. In the absence of any degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required.
• 2-3 years of printing polymers on MEMS resonators
• 2-3 years of experience using the Nano Scribe
• Experience microfabricating technology in cleanroom and/or chemical laboratory setting environments.
• Experience in modeling technology in commercial numerical software.
• Experience/knowledge of failure analysis techniques.
• Solution-oriented, critical-thinker, responsible, driven, and able to balance multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal, communication (written, verbal, and interpersonal), and time-management skills.
• Integrity, passion, and collaborative spirit are expected.
• Ability to thrive in a quickly changing environment.
• Ability to leverage, learn and adopt technologies to develop innovative solutions.
• Working knowledge and strict adherence to chemical safety and personal protection procedures in a shared laboratory.
• Bachelor's degree in the appropriate Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Material Science disciplines. Advanced degree in the appropriate discipline may be substituted for years of experience.

• PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline.

Engenius Micro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• E-Verify Participation
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Immigrant and Employee Rights
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)