R&D Mechanical Design Engineer

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and develop high-precision semiconductor equipment to meet the processing and automation needs of customers. To succeed in this position, you need to: · Understand the design specification given to you by the design lead. · Understand the company’s design standards and best practices. · Understand the constraints within which your design must work. · Understand geometric tolerances and dimensional analyses. · Choose components based on an understanding of function, reliability, and costs. · Choose materials based on an understanding of materials science and engineering. · Understand design for manufacturability/assembly. · Work with the Electrical Engineer to choose drives and electrical components (if any). · Discuss with the Software Engineer on any interlocking logic requirements. · Lay the design concept down in the 3D CAD. · Perform DFMEA during the design process. · Submit the CAD module to the system integrator to check for interface issues. · Review the design with the design lead. · Put the part designs down on drawings, carefully specifying tolerances and specifications. · Build the module BOM. · Procure the module components. · Review the assembly of the physical module. · Perform design improvements where appropriate. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE · BE/BS Mechanical Engineering. · 0-3 years experience in designing and developing automated equipment. · 3D solid modeling, preferably Creo (others like Solidworks, NX are also acceptable). · Electro-mechanical module conceptualization and design. · Pneumatic/fluid circuit design. · Detail fabrication drawings, assembly drawings and layout drawings. · Selection and sizing of standard components available off the shelf. Preferred experience · Ultra high-precision machine design. · High-speed pick and place mechanism design. · Structural, kinematics and dynamic analyses and FEA simulations. · Geometrical tolerancing and dimensional analyses. · Engineering material selection. · Manufacturing process selection. · Application of analysis tools like FMEA, DOE.