Atomic Machines
Design for Manufacturing and Computational Geometry Engineer
Emeryville, California · Senior
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$21,187 more — $221,187 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $221,187 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- It is the DFM function inside the Atomic Machines CAM stack, the engineering discipline of turning device geometry into manufacturable geometry under real process constraints, generally rather than case by case.
- The scope is the full DFM layer: the geometry between a device model, the workpiece, and the machine processes, including how parts are arranged on a blank and held in place during cutting
- The engineer in this role is the person on the team who thinks in manufacturing constraints and writes code that respects them.
Responsibilities
- Manufacturability constraints in the design loop. Encoding what our processes can and cannot do, so infeasibility surfaces at design time rather than at the machine.
- The bridge between process intuition and code. Working directly with design and process engineers to elicit the judgment they apply by hand, formalize it, and make it auditable and testable.
- The knowledge base. Turning our production history into a structured record that supports calibration, regression testing, and eventually learned components.
- Relevant examples include slicer or toolpath software for additive manufacturing, non-standard toolpathing strategies such as continuously self-supporting structures, design software for sheet metal stamping or other tool and die applications, PCB or lead frame layout, or comparable design automation work where geometry is constrained by physics rather than by convention.
- To help our recruiting team manage application volume and respond to candidates more efficiently, Atomic Machines may use AI-assisted tools.
Requirements
- Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience or a PhD in a related field.
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Computational Design, or a related field.
- Experience placing heuristic or learned components inside a deterministic, auditable pipeline, including validation and fallback behavior.
- Familiarity with CAE tools (e.g., Comsol, Ansys, Abaqus).
Nice to have
- Strong software engineering: Python plus a systems language, and comfort driving geometry kernels and libraries through their APIs (Shapely, Clipper, OpenCascade, CGAL, or similar).
Compensation
- $200,000 - $250,000 USD
Company info
- Founded by Jeff Holden - serial entrepreneur, ex-Amazon SVP and Uber's first Chief Product Officer - the company has raised $250 million to date.
- We are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including for individuals with disabilities.
- This posting is not tied to a specific level and spans early career through Staff, or L4 to L6. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience or a PhD in a related field.
Equal opportunity
- Atomic Machines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate based on characteristics protected by applicable law.
- To request an accommodation, contact rc@atomicmachines.com.
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