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



yield and uptime targets
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Ensure machines comply with SEMI standards and relevant machine safety requirements
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What Matters Here
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8+ years designing and delivering semiconductor capital equipment or directly comparable high-precision tools
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Personally led mechanical or mechatronic design of a production semicon tool or major subsystem
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Proven experience designing machines that hold sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy
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Experience dealing with force, thermal load, vibration, environmental factors or process disturbance
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Cleanroom-compatible design experience, ideally ISO Class 3 or better
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Deep understanding of particle generation, contamination control, fab integration and materials management
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Strong familiarity with SEMI standards
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Direct commissioning, FAT, SAT and production handover experience
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Strong mechanical design capability across precision structures, kinematic mounting, mechanisms, pneumatics and tolerancing
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Solid cross-disciplinary fluency across electrical, controls, safety, production, quality and maintenance
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The Background That Fits
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You may have designed equipment across:
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Semiconductor capital equipment
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Lithography platforms
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Nanoimprint lithography
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Inspection or metrology tools
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Electroplating, sputtering or CMP equipment
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Wafer, reticle or template handling systems
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Die bonding or photomask manufacturing equipment
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Photonics or optics equipment
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Advanced microfluidics
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MEMS production
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Vacuum systems
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E-beam toolsHigh-end medical imaging or scientific instrumentation
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Nice to Have
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SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA or Fusion 360
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EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
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Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley
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Cognex, Keyence or equivalent vision systems
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SISTEMA or equivalent machine safety tools
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SolidWorks PDM, Vault or similar PDM/PLM tools
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Experience with ASML, Canon, Nikon, KLA or comparable semicon equipment environments
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Why This Role Is Different
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Some engineers design machines.
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Fewer have designed machines that need to hold sub-micron accuracy inside a cleanroom, survive real process conditions and then run reliably in production.
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That's the bar here.
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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.
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The Opportunity
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Syenta is taking a fundamentally different approach to semiconductor manufacturing.
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Lower cost.
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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.
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Apply Now
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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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📌 Semicon Machine Designer Engineer (New South Wales)
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