System Architect

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
• Strong 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 tools
• High-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.