Lead System Architect - Semiconductor Equipment

Darwin Quantum; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Job summary

Darwin Quantum is seeking a System Architect to own the complete architecture of an advanced semiconductor deposition platform. The role focuses on mechanical, vacuum, thermal management, and motion subsystems, ensuring integration with electrical, controls, and software systems.

You will decide what is developed in-house, outsourced, or purchased, balancing cost, lead time, IP, and risk. You will collaborate with specialists in plasma physics, materials science, and source technology to

Qualifications

• Broad experience designing high-precision systems at production scale.
• Proven ownership from prototype to industrialisation.
• Deep vacuum expertise in HV/UHV architectures.
• Experience designing semiconductor equipment for fabs or OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture of a complex semiconductor processing machine.
• Define and integrate mechanical, vacuum, thermal, and motion subsystems.
• Manage interfaces between mechanical, electrical, controls, and software systems.
• Drive the transition from prototype to industrialisation and volume manufacturing.
• Make build-versus-buy decisions for components and subsystems.
• Optimise designs for reliability, manufacturability, assembly, cost and serviceability.
• Manage technical risks and subsystem maturity.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver a fully integrated platform.

Skills

End-to-end architecture

Mechanical design

Vacuum systems

HV/UHV systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MSc or PhD in Mechanical Engineering / related

Job description

Darwin Quantum is seeking a System Architect to own the complete architecture of an advanced semiconductor deposition platform. The role focuses on mechanical, vacuum, thermal management, and motion subsystems, ensuring integration with electrical, controls, and software systems.

You will decide what is developed in-house, outsourced, or purchased, balancing cost, lead time, IP, and risk. You will collaborate with specialists in plasma physics, materials science, and source technology to