Senior Mechanical Design Engineer: Vacuum & Automation

KLA-Belgium; Newport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension scheme

Cash health plan

Cycle to work scheme

Global bonus plan

Share scheme

Rewards scheme

Life assurance

Shift allowance & overtime

Job summary

KLA’s SPTS division in Newport is seeking a Platform Mechanical Design Engineer to design and support core mechanical, structural and thermal systems for wafer processing equipment.

You will work in a highly regulated, fast-moving environment, collaborating with engineers across disciplines to meet tight deadlines and deliver robust solutions. The role includes travel and mentoring junior engineers, with a comprehensive rewards package on offer.

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering or related.
• 3D CAD experience with Solid Edge or similar is essential.
• Proven experience working in a development and design environment.
• Design experience for CNC machining and fabrication is essential.
• Experience using FEA (Finite Element Analysis) analysis tools.
• Excellent knowledge of GD&T

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design projects from concept to release as product.
• Designing mechanical components to operate in a vacuum environment.
• Working in multi-disciplined project teams for systems design.
• Pneumatic systems design.
• Obsolescence engineering.
• Producing key reports from first principles to meet regulation requirements.
• Other documentation –Service Bulletins, Procedures, Reports, Engineering Drawings.
• Support other areas of the business such as Manufacturing, Commodity and NPL departments.
• Bill of material cost control
• Supplier contact
• Building and testing prototypes
• Leading small projects from concept to implementation
• Mentoring to junior engineers

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritisation

Autonomy & teamwork

IT skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering or related

Tools

Solid Edge

FEA tools

Job description

KLA’s SPTS division in Newport is seeking a Platform Mechanical Design Engineer to design and support core mechanical, structural and thermal systems for wafer processing equipment.

You will work in a highly regulated, fast-moving environment, collaborating with engineers across disciplines to meet tight deadlines and deliver robust solutions. The role includes travel and mentoring junior engineers, with a comprehensive rewards package on offer.