Job Description

About Syenta

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As AI drives demand for high-bandwidth, high-density advanced packaging, the industry needs new manufacturing approaches that can scale beyond the limitations of conventional lithography-based metallisation. Syenta is building the tool, process, and engineering capability required to bring our LEM technology from demonstrated process technology into a robust, high-volume manufacturing platform.

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About Syenta

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As AI drives demand for high-bandwidth, high-density advanced packaging, the industry needs new manufacturing approaches that can scale beyond the limitations of conventional lithography-based metallisation. Syenta is building the tool, process, and engineering capability required to bring our LEM technology from demonstrated process technology into a robust, high-volume manufacturing platform.

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We are now seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering organisation responsible for delivering this platform. This is a senior technical leadership role at the intersection of first of a kind semiconductor tool development, high precision hardware, electrochemical deposition, and scaling to high volume manufacturing.

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If you are an experienced engineering leader who has delivered complex manufacturing tools or high-precision hardware/software automation systems, and you can both develop a first of a kind tool, and transform it into a production ready manufacturing platform for next generation large area advanced packaging, this is the role for you.

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The Role

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We Are Seeking a Head Of Engineering To Lead And Own The Development Of Our Semiconductor Manufacturing Tool. You Will Be Tasked ToAbout YouDesirable ExperienceWhy Syenta?

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- Own and drive engineering delivery of Syenta's manufacturing tool.
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- Translate company-level goals and CTO technical vision into engineering goals, project plans, milestones, resourcing, and delivery plans.
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- Communicate delivery status, risks, blockers, trade-offs, and confidence clearly to the executive team.
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- Collaborate across Engineering, Materials, Process, Software, Product, Commercial, Operations, external partners, and customers.
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- Own key technical decisions for tool design, fabrication, subsystem development, integration, testing, and productisation.
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- Oversee the design and integration of all critical tool subsystems across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, process, metrology, current delivery, fluid delivery, and automation.
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- Manage critical suppliers, OEMs, and subcontractors required to deliver the tool.
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- Build and lead a high-performing Engineering team.
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- Set expectations and standards for engineering process, decision-making, technical discipline, communication, and accountability.
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- Hire, mentor, and coordinate a growing engineering group, filling skills gaps and setting clear objectives and KPIs.
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- Champion rapid but rigorous development cycles, combining startup speed with disciplined design, testing, documentation, and data-driven decision-making.
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- Create a culture of moving fast, technical clarity, quality, direct reporting, and early communication of problems.
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- You have independently led engineering teams responsible for the design, development, integration, or delivery of semicon manufacturing tools.
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- You can translate ambitious technical goals into realistic project plans, milestones, resourcing plans, risk registers, and delivery schedules.
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- You have experience delivering hardware systems on aggressive timelines.
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- Broad semicon process and manufacturing technical fluency.
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- You have designed, developed, integrated, or delivered complex hardware/software automation systems, involving precision motion, sensing, control, process equipment, metrology, data acquisition, or industrial automation.
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- You are comfortable getting close to the technical work and understanding engineering reality, while also being senior enough to lead through people, systems, delegation, and process.
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- You are motivated by building working systems that meet real customer and company needs, not only by interesting technology.
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- You can balance immediate delivery requirements with longer-term platform development.
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- You are excellent at communicating with executives, engineers, external partners,



and customer-facing teams.
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- A strong track record in designing, developing, and integrating semiconductor manufacturing tools (or equivalent). Both taking a tool or hardware product from concept to working prototype, and from prototype through to a productised system in volume production.
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- Direct experience with high-throughput wafer-level processing, metallization, high precision alignment, or advanced packaging is highly desirable.
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- Hands-on exposure to advanced semiconductor processes (electrochemical deposition, photolithography, wafer-level redistribution, TGV, interposer fabrication, etc.).
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- Scaling engineering teams from early-stage/informal to structured and repeatable.
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- Experience working in customer-driven product environments, not only research or technology-push environments.
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About

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We're passionate about building a diverse, people-first company. We believe that our culture of collaboration and mutual respect fuels the kind of innovation that can redefine an industry. Here's what you can expect:

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- Equity opportunities – We're happy to discuss ownership stakes so that our success becomes your success.
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- Work-life balance – Flexible leave policies and an understanding that meaningful work can coexist with a fulfilling personal life.
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- Professional growth – We're scaling fast, so responsibilities can expand significantly in tandem with the business.
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- Global reach – We welcome international candidates and encourage diverse perspectives to help drive our mission forward.
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What We Offer

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Salary Range: $200-250k (negotiable)

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- Early-stage equity opportunities
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- 12% superannuation contributions
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- Flexible leave policies and a solid work-life balance
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- Professional growth in a high-impact, fast-growing deep-tech startup
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- Team events and collaborative culture, including company-wide gatherings in Australia
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If you're excited to tackle this one-of-a-kind challenge, let's talk! This role is based full-time in our Sydney office. We welcome applications from candidates currently located both within Australia and internationally. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are available.

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Apply here or send your CV and a short note to [email protected].

📌 Head of Engineering -- Semiconductor Tooling & Manufacturing (New South Wales)
🏢 Syenta
📍 New South Wales