Senior Staff R&D Electrical Engineer

The Company Halo Industries, Inc., a pioneer in manufacturing innovation with light-based technologies, seeks a highly skilled Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team. Halo was founded in 2014 at Stanford University and is now moving into a production phase with significant funding secured in 2024. Our proprietary advancements replace traditional processes with novel laser-based equivalents offering higher quality, lower cost, and enhanced functionality. As we rapidly expand our operations, we're growing the team to oversee our transition from prototype to production. The Opportunity The Senior Staff R&D Electrical Engineer will operate in a dynamic, R&D environment developing semiconductor capital equipment in close collaboration with software, mechanical and process engineers. This role will act as a system owner in the specification, design, build and validation of electrical systems for wafer processing equipment. The ideal candidate will have broad experience applying solid electrical engineering principles to equipment design and enjoy the opportunity to participate in the engineering process from definition through production. Role and Responsibilities: Partner closely with Software, Mechanical, and Process Engineers to define system requirements and ensure cross-functional integration of semiconductor capital equipment Design electrical power distribution, device I/O control, interlock schemes and interface circuitry Integrate, direct and lead other team members in accomplishing system design, build and test Lead design reviews, risk assessments and DFMEA processes within a stage-gate process Create and manage project schedules with strong ownership of deliverables Collaborate with internal and external manufacturing partners to build, refine and release designs Build, test, debug prototype machines and subsystems Drive methodical multi-disciplinary root cause analysis when necessary Elevate the team by sharing your expertise and guiding other team members