Surface Finishing R&D Technician

Role Overview

Diamond Foundry Inc. is building the world's first single‑crystal diamond wafers and is seeking a skilled Technician to join its Surface Finishing team in Fremont, CA. The role focuses on maintaining high quality, efficiency, and cost in the development of single‑crystal diamond surface finishing.

• Sample Preparation & Processing: Set up, operate, clean, and maintain specialized lapping, grinding, dry etching, and polishing equipment, including manual preparation of required slurries.
• Material Processing: Perform precision preparation and cleaning of samples through expert mounting, lapping, grinding, dry etching, and polishing workflows.
• Engineering & Inspection Support: Assist the engineering team with various non‑standard tests, specialized inspections, and ad‑hoc laboratory procedures as required.
• Equipment & Lab Maintenance: Conduct minor maintenance, troubleshooting, and routine upkeep of laboratory and machine shop equipment, tools, and work spaces.
• Project Management & Communication: Maintain accurate system documentation and proactively update stakeholders on backlog status, project timelines, and operational progress.

• Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or engineering field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience working directly in a professional lapping, grinding, and/or polishing environment.
• Equipment Knowledge: Proven familiarity with industrial mechanical lapping and polishing equipment from industry‑standard brands (e.g., Lap Master, Ravasum, Applied Materials, Engis).
• Technical Inspection
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated knowledge of advanced surface measurement and technical inspection techniques.
• Physical & Operational Capability: Strong operational competency with abrasive equipment and the physical ability to lift at least 50 lbs in a laboratory setting.

Diamond Foundry believes in supporting employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. Eligible employees may enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks may include employee discounts to VRAI. Benefits begin as early as the first day of employment.

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.

• Use appropriate PPE and follow all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• Will often: sit, stand for long periods, walk, grasp, reach with hands and arms, lift below and above shoulders, bend, twist at the waist, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, see, use fine finger manipulation, and complete repetitive motions.
• Some tasks may require the use of ladders or stairs.
• Some tasks may require driving or the use of foot controls.
• Lift/carry and push/pull up to 50 pounds.