As the Senior Engineer, Product Design, you will be responsible for the design, development, documentation and testing of mechanical subsystems that is part of a high-performance semiconductor assembly machine under development. You will take a leading role in communicating with our development partner and coordinating the joint development activities in the mechanical and mechatronic area.

Responsibilities:

Manage a design team to perform root cause analysis on escalation related to process/machine problem affecting application by providing and recommending solutions
Serves as technical expert in multiple subsystem or aspect of machine performance.
Coordinate the completion of designs and documentation from concept to production stage
May plan budgets in relation to projects
Analyzes, designs, and tests electro-mechanical systems for high-performance multi-axis robotic semiconductor manufacturing equipment and process equipment.
Performs analysis and calculations necessary to ensure designs meet requirements including performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets.
Create product validation and evaluates prototype designs against requirements, performs testing, documents and analyses data and write reports.
Lead fabrication/build of prototype and production systems
Lead or coordinate of cross functional business groups to achieve module performance
Manage overall Bill of Materials for the machine, as well as related accessories and kits.
Manage and coordinate integration of multiple subsystems and modules into the overall CAD model of a large machine with 2,000 unique components
Leverage various software tools and lab equipment to collect data
Provides customer facing troubleshooting and support
Performs risk assessments and analysis
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of precision mechanical engineering design or related experience
Minimum 3 years in a senior position within a design team
Capable of using 3D CAD solid modeling tools (such as NX or ProEngineer), Finite Element Modeling (Nastran or equivalent), and MS Office tool4
Ability to perform analysis related to thermal, fluid, motion, vibration, and pneumatic systems.
Ability to perform testing, write reports, and evaluate prototype designs against product requirements.
Knowledge and application of system design involving multiple axes, servo, pneumatic actuators, stepper and other drive/sensing methods.
Ability to interpret requirements and Design tooling according to customer's specifications and requirements
Full design cycle experience, from proof of concept through prototyping, development, and commercial realization.
Strong ability to perform machine trouble shooting and testing
Knowledge of materials and production methods.
Knowledge of low volume manufacturing methods and mechanical engineering standards including GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance).
Ability to perform detailed analysis related to motion systems and mechanism designs.
Ability to supervise and lead teams
Ability to travel upon request

Company Overview

Founded in 1951, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) specialize in developing cutting-edge semiconductor and electronics assembly solutions enabling a smarter and more sustainable future. Ever-growing range of products and services supports growth and facilitates technology transitions across large-scale markets.

Please refer to the website for more details: www.kns.com.

Equal Opportunity

Kulicke & Soffa recruits on the basis of merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job), regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.