Semicon Machine Designer Engineer

Job Description

Semicon Machine Design Engineer
South Eveleigh Sydney Full time Hybrid $120k to $150k 12% super equity
Relocation and visa support available for the right person

The Mission

Design the machine that makes the breakthrough possible.

Syenta is building next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment using Localised Electrochemical Manufacturing combining patterning and metallisation into a single tool.

This role is not field service.
Its not maintenance.
Its not process integration from the sidelines.

Its end-to-end machine design for semiconductor capital equipment from concept through build commissioning FAT SAT and stable production.

What Youll Work On

Own the full machine lifecycle from requirements capture to production handover
Lead mechanical and mechatronic design across structure motion metrology controls pneumatics safety and cleanroom integration
Develop and own the machine design specification
Specify precision components including motion stages sensors actuators frames vibration isolation enclosures PLCs HMIs and vision systems
Design for sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy under real-world force thermal load vibration and process disturbance
Make cleanroom-compatible decisions across materials finishes lubrication outgassing particle generation and contamination control
Produce complete documentation across drawings schematics BoMs manuals and operator instructions
Coordinate internal fabrication external vendors system integration and commissioning
Walk tools through FAT SAT and into stable operation
Work with process yield reliability and quality teams to hit throughput yield and uptime targets
Ensure machines comply with SEMI standards and relevant machine safety requirements

What Matters Here

8 years designing and delivering semiconductor capital equipment or directly comparable high-precision tools
Personally led mechanical or mechatronic design of a production semicon tool or major subsystem
Proven experience designing machines that hold sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy
Experience dealing with force thermal load vibration environmental factors or process disturbance
Cleanroom-compatible design experience ideally ISO Class 3 or better
Deep understanding of particle generation contamination control fab integration and materials management
Strong familiarity with SEMI standards
Direct commissioning FAT SAT and production handover experience
Strong mechanical design capability across precision structures kinematic mounting mechanisms pneumatics and tolerancing
Solid cross-disciplinary fluency across electrical controls safety production quality and maintenance

The Background That Fits

You may have designed equipment across:

Semiconductor capital equipment
Lithography platforms
Nanoimprint lithography
Inspection or metrology tools
Electroplating sputtering or CMP equipment
Wafer reticle or template handling systems
Die bonding or photomask manufacturing equipment
Photonics or optics equipment
Advanced microfluidics
MEMS production
Vacuum systems
E-beam tools
High-end medical imaging or scientific instrumentation

Nice to Have

SolidWorks Inventor CATIA or Fusion 360
EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
Beckhoff TwinCAT Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley
Cognex Keyence or equivalent vision systems
SISTEMA or equivalent machine safety tools
SolidWorks PDM Vault or similar PDM/PLM tools
Experience with ASML Canon Nikon KLA or comparable semicon equipment environments

Why This Role Is Different

Some engineers design machines.

Fewer have designed machines that need to hold sub-micron accuracy inside a cleanroom survive real process conditions and then run reliably in production.

Thats the bar here.

Youll own the machine not just a module. The design the build the standards the commissioning the handover and the hard decisions in between.

The Opportunity

Syenta is taking a fundamentally different approach to semiconductor manufacturing.

Lower cost.
Lower energy use.
Lower emissions and waste.
High-speed high-resolution metallisation in a single tool.

Youll be joining early enough to shape the equipment platform the engineering standards and the way these machines move from breakthrough science into production reality.

Apply Now

If youve designed complex semiconductor capital equipment or something genuinely close to it this is a rare chance to build the machine behind a new manufacturing category.