Semicon Machine Design Engineer
South Eveleigh, Sydney | Full time | Hybrid | $120k to $150k + 12% super + equity
Relocation and visa support available for the right person
The Mission
Design the machine that makes the breakthrough possible.
Syenta is building next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment using Localised Electrochemical Manufacturing, combining patterning and metallisation into a single tool.
This role is not field service.
It's not maintenance.
It's not process integration from the sidelines.
It's end-to-end machine design for semiconductor capital equipment, from concept through build, commissioning, FAT, SAT and stable production.
What You'll Work On
Own the full machine lifecycle from requirements capture to production handover
Lead mechanical and mechatronic design across structure, motion, metrology, controls, pneumatics, safety and cleanroom integration
Develop and own the machine design specification
Specify precision components including motion stages, sensors, actuators, frames, vibration isolation, enclosures, PLCs, HMIs and vision systems
Design for sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy under real-world force, thermal load, vibration and process disturbance
Make cleanroom-compatible decisions across materials, finishes, lubrication, outgassing, particle generation and contamination control
Produce complete documentation across drawings, schematics, BoMs, manuals and operator instructions
Coordinate internal fabrication, external vendors, system integration and commissioning
Walk tools through FAT, SAT and into stable operation
Work with process, yield, reliability and quality teams to hit throughput,



yield and uptime targets
Ensure machines comply with SEMI standards and relevant machine safety requirements
What Matters Here
8+ years designing and delivering semiconductor capital equipment or directly comparable high-precision tools
Personally led mechanical or mechatronic design of a production semicon tool or major subsystem
Proven experience designing machines that hold sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy
Experience dealing with force, thermal load, vibration, environmental factors or process disturbance
Cleanroom-compatible design experience, ideally ISO Class 3 or better
Deep understanding of particle generation, contamination control, fab integration and materials management
Strong familiarity with SEMI standards
Direct commissioning, FAT, SAT and production handover experience
Robust mechanical design capability across precision structures, kinematic mounting, mechanisms, pneumatics and tolerancing
Solid cross-disciplinary fluency across electrical, controls, safety, production, quality and maintenance
The Background That Fits
You may have designed equipment across:
Semiconductor capital equipment
Lithography platforms
Nanoimprint lithography
Inspection or metrology tools
Electroplating, sputtering or CMP equipment
Wafer,



reticle or template handling systems
Die bonding or photomask manufacturing equipment
Photonics or optics equipment
Advanced microfluidics
MEMS production
Vacuum systems
E-beam toolsHigh-end medical imaging or scientific instrumentation
Nice to Have
SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA or Fusion 360
EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley
Cognex, Keyence or equivalent vision systems
SISTEMA or equivalent machine safety tools
SolidWorks PDM, Vault or similar PDM/PLM tools
Experience with ASML, Canon, Nikon, KLA or comparable semicon equipment environments
Why This Role Is Different
Some engineers design machines.
Fewer have designed machines that need to hold sub-micron accuracy inside a cleanroom, survive real process conditions and then run reliably in production.
That's the bar here.
You'll own the machine, not just a module. The design, the build, the standards, the commissioning, the handover and the hard decisions in between.
The Opportunity
Syenta is taking a fundamentally different approach to semiconductor manufacturing.
Lower cost.
Lower energy use.
Lower emissions and waste.
High-speed, high-resolution metallisation in a single tool.
You'll be joining early enough to shape the equipment platform, the engineering standards and the way these machines move from breakthrough science into production reality.
Apply Now
If you've designed complex semiconductor capital equipment, or something genuinely close to it, this is a rare chance to build the machine behind a new manufacturing category.
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