Senior Mechanical Equipment Design Engineer

Silfex, a Lam Research Company; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Silfex is seeking a Mechanical Equipment Designer to own the mechanical architecture and lifecycle of precision semiconductor manufacturing equipment. You will design using 3D CAD, qualify components, and drive reliability improvements across engineering, maintenance, and process teams.

The role requires deep knowledge in precision machining equipment, failure analysis, and design-for-reliability, with exposure to factory QA and equipment qualification activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years in mechanical equipment design or related field.
• 3D CAD and drawing capability in Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Inventor, or equivalent.
• Leadership or major contribution in multiple complex equipment failure investigations.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into equipment concepts, layouts, drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
• Perform analyses (free-body, kinematic, thermal, structural, fatigue, etc.) to support design risk.
• Lead design reviews addressing function, reliability, and safety, including supplier design quality.
• Support maintenance and life-cycle improvements through validated design changes.

Skills

Leadership

Root-cause analysis

Failure analysis

Design-for-reliability

Maintenance planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Creo

NX

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

Silfex is seeking a Mechanical Equipment Designer to own the mechanical architecture and lifecycle of precision semiconductor manufacturing equipment. You will design using 3D CAD, qualify components, and drive reliability improvements across engineering, maintenance, and process teams.

The role requires deep knowledge in precision machining equipment, failure analysis, and design-for-reliability, with exposure to factory QA and equipment qualification activities.