Staff Engineer / Senior Engineer, Product Design

About the role

Kulicke and Soffa is looking for a Staff Engineer / Senior Engineer, Product Design, to design, develop, document and test mechanical subsystems of a high-performance semiconductor assembly machine under development. The engineer takes a leading role in communicating with the development partner and coordinating joint development in the mechanical and mechatronic areas.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a design team to carry out root cause analysis of escalations related to process or machine problems and recommend solutions
• Serve as technical expert on multiple subsystems or aspects of machine performance
• Coordinate designs and documentation from concept to production, and plan project budgets
• Analyze, design and test electro-mechanical systems for multi-axis robotic semiconductor manufacturing equipment
• Perform analysis and calculations so designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost targets
• Create product validation, test prototypes, analyze data, write reports and lead the build of prototype and production systems
• Lead or coordinate cross-functional groups to achieve module performance
• Manage the Bill of Materials and integrate subsystems into the overall CAD model of a machine with more than 2,000 components
• Provide customer-facing troubleshooting and support, perform risk assessments and carry out other assigned duties

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of precision mechanical engineering design or related experience
• Minimum 3 years in a senior position within a design team
• Full design cycle experience, from proof of concept through prototyping, development and commercial realization
• Ability to supervise and lead teams, and to travel upon request

Required skills

• 3D CAD solid modeling (e.g., NX or ProEngineer)
• Finite Element Modeling (e.g., Nastran or equivalent)
• Analysis of thermal, fluid, motion, vibration and pneumatic systems
• Motion systems, servo, stepper and other drive/sensing methods
• GD&T and low-volume manufacturing knowledge