Description

Overview:

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, based in Horsham, PA, will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of complex wafer processing equipment involving wet processing technologies used in the manufacturing of advanced semiconductors, LEDs, displays, photonics, VCSELs, power electronics, compound semiconductors, hard disk drives, MEMS and wireless chips.  This is a key member of the R&D and Engineered to Order (ETO) team. The engineer will work closely with engineering leadership, cross functional engineering team members, and manufacturing operations. This role involves overall system design, automation/robotics, gas and fluid delivery, as well as many other engineering and design areas.

Responsibilities:

Act as lead team member for product development projects of wet processing technologies, with the responsibility for all mechanical design aspects of the equipment, subassemblies, and components
Provide mechanical engineering expertise, while focusing on design quality, reliability, effective cost, and ease of manufacturing
Perform analytical studies and theoretical calculations, requiring a variety of engineering knowledge, including analysis of vacuum vessels, heat transfer, material structural analysis, static and dynamic, fluids, motion mechanisms
Define mechanical design specifications based on customer requirements and company capabilities
Ensure that manufacturing processes are compliant with standard design practices and safety codes; ensure appropriate tests are in place to produce reliable products in a repeatable manner
Prepare presentations and present design concepts, ideas, and test results to internal and external customers
Provide expertise in mechanical engineering while participating in design reviews
Support procurement efforts in correlation with overall project deadlines
Provide “hands on” assistance and support to the manufacturing team
Develop test plans and design of experiments and is directly involved in prototype development and testing
Create and release engineering documentation through the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process
Support Program Management with project flow through the Product Life Cycle (PLC) Phase gates
Understand and adhere to various industry standards

Requirements

Qualifications:
BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience designing or manufacturing capital equipment, subassemblies and components, or an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of experience is required. MS degree preferred. Experience with SolidWorks and AutoCAD, or similar 3D CAD systems is required as is experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA), both structural and thermal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience with SAP, or similar PLM system is required
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team, able to take initiative, own full projects, and/or lead a small project team
General knowledge of electrical and software engineering disciplines
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of technological complexity
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including specification development; ability to make technical presentations and interface with all levels of management, suppliers, and customers
Knowledge of industrial control systems, sensors, automation, robotics, instrumentation, motion control, motor selection, encoders, electronic packaging, SEMI regulatory standards is a plus
Project management experience is a plus
Must be hands-on with devices, prototyping, and troubleshooting
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time to customer sites and/or vendors