Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Motion Systems

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We design, develop, manufacture, and service highly complex, cutting-edge machines used by our customers to create the essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. Along with the world’s leading technology companies, many of which are household names, we help solve their most difficult material science challenges, enabling technologies for a more connected, sustainable, and convenient world.

We’re looking for material difference-makers to join our growing team. Interested? Learn more at .Overview:

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, based in Horsham, PA, will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of complex wafer processing equipment involving wet processing technologies used in the manufacturing of advanced semiconductors, LEDs, displays, photonics, VCSELs, power electronics, compound semiconductors, hard disk drives, MEMS and wireless chips. This is a key member of the Engineered to Order (ETO) team.

The engineer will work closely with engineering leadership, cross functional engineering team members, and manufacturing operations. This role involves overall system design, automation, gas and fluid delivery.

Responsibilities:

Lead product development projects of wet processing technologies, with responsibility for all mechanical design aspects of the equipment, subassemblies, and components

Provide mechanical engineering expertise, while focusing on design quality, reliability, effective cost, and ease of manufacturing

Perform analytical studies and theoretical calculations, requiring a variety of engineering knowledge, including analysis of vessels, heat transfer, material structural analysis, static and dynamic, fluids, motion mechanisms

Define mechanical design specifications based on customer requirements and company capabilities

Ensure that manufacturing processes are compliant with standard design practices and safety codes; ensure appropriate tests are in place to produce reliable products in a repeatable manner

Prepare presentations and present design concepts, ideas, and test results to internal and external customers

Provide expertise in mechanical engineering while participating in design reviews

Support procurement efforts in correlation with overall project deadlines

Provide “hands on” assistance and support to the manufacturing team Develop test plans and design of experiments and is directly involved in prototype development and testing

Create and release engineering documentation through the ECO process

Support Program Management with project flow through the Product Life Cycle (PLC) Phase gates.

Understand and adhere to various industry standards

Qualifications:

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of experience designing or manufacturing capital equipment, subassemblies and components, or an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of experience is required. MS degree preferred.

Experience with Solid Works and AutoCAD, or similar 3D CAD systems is required as is experience with SAP, or similar PLM system. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team, able to take initiative, own full projects, and/or lead a…