Position title : Junior Mechanical Design Engineer
- Admirax St
- 5 Day A Week (9:00am - 6:00pm)
- SGD 4,000 - SGD 6,000/month (Based on experience and technical capability)
Responsibilities:
- Design mechanical systems and modules for TCB, flip-chip, die-bonding, and advanced semiconductor packaging equipment.
- Develop mechanical concepts, 3D models, detailed drawings, assembly drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
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Design equipment modules such as:
- Wafer handling systems
- Substrate, strip, panel, or glass-panel handling systems
- Die ejection, die pickup, and die transfer mechanisms
- Precision XY, XYZ, XYZT, and multi-axis positioning stages
- Bondheads and thermal bondheads
- Micro-Z, force-control, compliance, and tip-tilt mechanisms
- Heating, cooling, vacuum, gas, and thermal isolation structures
- Conversion kits, change parts, fixtures, tooling, nests, and bond tools
- Select suitable mechanical and motion components, including bearings, linear guides, motors, encoders, actuators, load cells, heaters, sensors, springs, and flexures.
- Conduct tolerance stack-up and design reviews for critical precision assemblies.
- Consider positioning accuracy, repeatability, structural stiffness, vibration, thermal expansion, force transmission, alignment, and serviceability in the design.
- Work closely with process, electrical, software, vision, motion-control, manufacturing, procurement, and service teams.
- Support machine assembly, alignment, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and customer qualification.
- Investigate machine problems and implement practical design improvements.
- Improve existing modules for better accuracy, reliability, cycle time, manufacturability, and cost.
- Maintain proper engineering documentation and design-change records.
Requirements:
Candidates will be considered from the following backgrounds, in order of preference:
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TCB equipment
- Thermo-Compression Bonding
- Chip-to-substrate, chip-to-wafer, or chip-to-panel bonding
- HBM, large-die, fluxless bonding, or advanced packaging equipment
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Flip-chip or die-bonding equipment
- Flip-chip bonders
- Die bonders
- Die attach or semiconductor pick-and-place systems
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Semiconductor handling equipment
- Wafer handling
- Substrate, strip, panel, or glass-panel handling
- Die ejection, die pickup, or die transfer
- EFEM, robot, aligner, elevator, buffer, or transfer mechanisms
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Precision positioning stages
- XY, XYZ, XYZT, or multi-axis stages
- Gantry systems
- Cross-roller-bearing stages
- Flexure-guided mechanisms
- High-accuracy motion platforms
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Bondhead or thermal module design
- Bondheads
- Thermal bondheads
- Force-control mechanisms
- Micro-Z systems
- Load-cell integration
- Heating and cooling assemblies
- Parallelism or tip-tilt correction systems
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Conversion kits, tooling, and fixtures
- Machine conversion kits
- Product change parts
- Vacuum tooling
- Bond tools
- Wafer, substrate, or panel fixtures
- Calibration and alignment jigs
Candidates are not expected to have experience in all the above areas. Strong design capability in one or more relevant modules is sufficient.
Requirements:
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Precision Engineering, Automation, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 2 or more years of mechanical design experience in semiconductor equipment, precision automation, machine building, motion systems, or related industries.
- Proficiency in 3D mechanical CAD software such as Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, NX, or equivalent.
- Able to prepare detailed manufacturing and assembly drawings.
- Good understanding of:
- Fits and tolerances
- GD&T
- Bearings and linear-motion components
- Machining and fabrication processes
- Material selection and surface treatment
- Mechanical assembly and alignment
- Able to develop practical mechanism concepts rather than only produce drawings from instructions.
- Willing to support machine assembly, debugging, testing, and continuous improvement.
- Experience in semiconductor packaging or semiconductor automation equipment.
- Experience designing precision, high-stiffness, or thermally stable machine modules.
- Knowledge of thermal expansion, heater integration, thermal isolation, and temperature uniformity.
- Experience with precision motion, force control, vacuum systems, pneumatics, or cleanroom-compatible equipment.
- Experience with tolerance analysis, FEA, thermal simulation, or structural analysis.
- Experience taking a module from concept through assembly, testing, and customer acceptance.
- Familiarity with DFM, DFA, cost reduction, and engineering change control.
- Experience with prototype, customised, or first-of-a-kind equipment development.