Staff Equipment Engineer (Advanced Packaging)

Lumilens Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career advancement

World-class team

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Lumilens is building essential photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. The role leads lifecycle management of advanced semiconductor tools, from procurement to optimization, ensuring high uptime and yield.

The candidate will own equipment performance, drive FAT/SAT sign-offs, and implement predictive maintenance strategies to minimize downtime. Required are strong hands-on skills with packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment, plus experience in vendor selection and defining equipment

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining advanced packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment.
• Experience designing predictive maintenance programs to optimize uptime and yield.
• Proven track record of equipment specifications, vendor selection, and FAT/SAT sign-offs.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Lifecycle Management: lead evaluation, procurement, setup and qualification of new manufacturing equipment and facilities.
• Advanced Tool Ownership: own back-grinders, dicers, expanders, bonders, pick-and-place, reflow ovens and solder printers.
• Uptime Optimization: own uptime, minimize unscheduled downtime on the production floor.
• Maintenance Strategy: design and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all production equipment.

Skills

Equipment troubleshooting

Predictive maintenance

Vendor management

Root-cause analysis

Mechatronics

Education

Bachelors in ME

Job description

About Lumilens

At Lumilens, we are building the essential photonics infrastructure that will drive tomorrow’s AI supercomputing. From chip-to-chip optical interconnects to scalable photonic engines, Lumilens is ushering in a new era of computing that is faster, cooler, and dramatically more efficient. We’re a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield and led by veterans who have built and scaled some of the industry’s most transformative technologies.

About the Role

This is a critical technical role responsible for the lifecycle management and operational excellence of our advanced semiconductor manufacturing tools. You will serve as the overarching owner of equipment performance, driving everything from the initial procurement and facility setup to ongoing optimization. The ideal candidate brings deep, hands-on expertise in wafer-level assembly machinery and thrives on minimizing downtime through robust predictive maintenance strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Equipment Lifecycle Management: Lead the evaluation, selection, procurement, set-up, and qualification of new manufacturing equipment and the necessary facility infrastructures.
• Advanced Tool Ownership: Serve as the subject matter expert for advanced packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment, specifically handling back-grinders, stealth dicers, expanders, flip-chip bonders, pick-and-place systems, reflow ovens and solder paste printers
• Uptime Optimization: Take overall ownership of maintaining high equipment up-time and proactively minimizing unscheduled down-time across the production floor.
• Maintenance Strategy: Design, implement, and execute highly effective periodic and predictive maintenance programs for all production equipment to ensure consistent operational efficiency and yield.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive hands-on experience operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining advanced packaging and wafer-level assembly equipment.
• Proven track record of defining equipment specifications, driving vendor selection, and completing successful machine buy-offs (FAT/SAT).
• Strong analytical skills for root-cause analysis of equipment failures and the ability to implement permanent corrective actions.
• Experience establishing predictive maintenance protocols in a high-tech manufacturing or cleanroom environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Work with a world-class team solving cutting-edge challenges
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

Lumilens is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.