Senior Process Engineer — Systems Architect & Innovator

Kulicke & Soffa; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kulicke & Soffa is seeking a Process Engineer to drive concepts through to mass production readiness. You will define system architectures with Product Managers and collaborate with the System Engineering team to turn ideas into actionable project plans.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of R&D or product engineering experience in semiconductor equipment, strong modeling skills, hands-on testing, and leadership for cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Above 12 years of experience in R&D or Product Engineering, Semiconductor equipment experience is must
• Proficient in Visual Basic, MS Excel, MATLAB, Python, and Mathcad for modeling
• Experience with solid modeling CAD software is preferred

Responsibilities

• Creates new projects from a broad and multidisciplinary architectural viewpoint
• Conceptualizing the required components
• Oversees the entire system aspects and manages unavoidable tradeoffs
• Delivers a complete and complex framework, system or product
• Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
• Conceives system interfaces and business application prototypes
• Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
• Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives
• Support on tasks such as: part failure analysis & generate report
• machine setup and system level testing
• Contributes to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways
• Guides and teaches lower-level employees to solve complex issues

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Visual Basic

MS Excel

MATLAB

Python

Mathcad

Solid modeling CAD software

Job description

Kulicke & Soffa is seeking a Process Engineer to drive concepts through to mass production readiness. You will define system architectures with Product Managers and collaborate with the System Engineering team to turn ideas into actionable project plans.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of R&D or product engineering experience in semiconductor equipment, strong modeling skills, hands-on testing, and leadership for cross-functional teams.