Job Description

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Semicon Machine Design Engineer
n South Eveleigh, Sydney | Full time | Hybrid | $120k to $150k + 12% super + equity
n 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.
n It’s not maintenance.
n It’s not process integration from the sidelines.

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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
n • Lead mechanical and mechatronic design across structure, motion, metrology, controls, pneumatics, safety and cleanroom integration
n • Develop and own the machine design specification
n • Specify precision components including motion stages, sensors, actuators, frames, vibration isolation, enclosures, PLCs, HMIs and vision systems
n • Design for sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy under real-world force, thermal load, vibration and process disturbance
n • Make cleanroom-compatible decisions across materials, finishes, lubrication, outgassing, particle generation and contamination control
n • Produce complete documentation across drawings, schematics, BoMs, manuals and operator instructions
n • Coordinate internal fabrication, external vendors, system integration and commissioning
n • Walk tools through FAT, SAT and into stable operation
n • Work with process, yield, reliability and quality teams to hit throughput,



yield and uptime targets
n • 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
n • Personally led mechanical or mechatronic design of a production semicon tool or major subsystem
n • Proven experience designing machines that hold sub-micron placement or overlay accuracy
n • Experience dealing with force, thermal load, vibration, environmental factors or process disturbance
n • Cleanroom-compatible design experience, ideally ISO Class 3 or better
n • Deep understanding of particle generation, contamination control, fab integration and materials management
n • Robust familiarity with SEMI standards
n • Direct commissioning, FAT, SAT and production handover experience
n • Strong mechanical design capability across precision structures, kinematic mounting, mechanisms, pneumatics and tolerancing
n • 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
n • Lithography platforms
n • Nanoimprint lithography
n • Inspection or metrology tools
n • Electroplating, sputtering or CMP equipment
n • Wafer,



reticle or template handling systems
n • Die bonding or photomask manufacturing equipment
n • Photonics or optics equipment
n • Advanced microfluidics
n • MEMS production
n • Vacuum systems
n • E-beam tools
n • High-end medical imaging or scientific instrumentation

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Nice to Have

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• SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA or Fusion 360
n • EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
n • Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley
n • Cognex, Keyence or equivalent vision systems
n • SISTEMA or equivalent machine safety tools
n • SolidWorks PDM, Vault or similar PDM/PLM tools
n • 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.
n Lower energy use.
n Lower emissions and waste.
n High-speed, high-resolution metallisation in a single tool.

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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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