Senior Equipment Design Engineer

About the role

The company is looking for experienced Equipment Design Engineers / Systems Architects to lead the end-to-end mechanical, structural and system-level design of next-generation high-precision automated machinery. You will own the architectural vision of complex equipment, balancing structural rigidity, thermal stability, motion dynamics and manufacturability to achieve sub-micron performance levels.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the conceptualization and architectural layout of high-precision automated equipment, setting baseline system layouts, module sizing and overall footprint.
• Design precision mechanical subsystems, gantry frameworks, motion stages and structural frames using advanced CAD tools, ensuring optimal stiffness-to-weight ratios.
• Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for static, dynamic and thermal performance, and develop error budgets covering Abbe errors, thermal drift and mechanical compliance.
• Drive technical alignment across electrical, software, optical and process engineering teams so that cabling, pneumatics, sensors and end-effectors integrate seamlessly.
• Oversee tolerance stack-up analysis, component selection and engineering change orders (ECOs) to move designs from concept through prototype to volume production.

Required profile

• Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing complex, high-precision automated equipment such as semiconductor manufacturing tools, advanced packaging, precision metrology or high-end pick-and-place automation.

Required skills

• Expert 3D CAD (e.g. SolidWorks, Creo or NX).
• Strong GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• FEA simulation tools (ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation) for thermal and structural optimization.
• Precision motion elements (linear motors, air bearings, ball screws, harmonic drives) and vibration isolation.
• Cleanroom design constraints and low-outgassing materials.