Senior System Architect - Semicon Capital Equipment

Bespoke Careers; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Equity

12% super

Job summary

Syenta is seeking a Semicon Machine Design Engineer in Sydney to own the full lifecycle of semiconductor capital equipment from concept through to production handover. This role demands leadership in mechanical and mechatronic design across structure, motion, metrology, controls and cleanroom integration.

You will specify precision components, manage internal fabrication and external vendors, and drive FAT/SAT readiness while ensuring SEMI compliance and production reliability in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing semiconductor capital equipment or comparable high-precision tools.
• 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, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Semiconductor capital equipment design

Mechanical design

Mechatronic design

Sub-micron accuracy

Cross-disciplinary fluency

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

CATIA

Fusion 360

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Siemens TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley

Job description

Syenta is seeking a Semicon Machine Design Engineer in Sydney to own the full lifecycle of semiconductor capital equipment from concept through to production handover. This role demands leadership in mechanical and mechatronic design across structure, motion, metrology, controls and cleanroom integration.

You will specify precision components, manage internal fabrication and external vendors, and drive FAT/SAT readiness while ensuring SEMI compliance and production reliability in a hybrid work