Staff/senior Mechanical Design Engineer

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The stage R&D department develops new technologies and motion system products, also known as stages, for the semiconductor industry. Combining Akribis' industry-leading direct-drive motor technology with excellent mechanical design, the motion systems we build position payloads with precision well below a micron, stable within nanometers, all in the timespan of milliseconds.

DESIGNATION : Staff/Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for leading mechanical development of advanced precision and ultraprecision motion systems (either new standard product development or build-to-spec projects)
- Establish and document functional requirements for the product under development
- Carry out first-order calculations and/or simulations to compare competing design concepts/architectures durign concept selection phase
- Present technical concept proposal, supported by first-order calculation results, to achieve buy-in from key stakeholders (management, potential customers, etc.) - Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
- Carry out detailed design including structural component design, sensor and actuator selection, assembly plan, etc
- Validate design through FEA and/or other engineering calculations (e.g. tolerance stackup analysis)
- Generate and maintain detailed bill of materials
- Prepare fabrication drawings, assembly drawings
- Present detailed design and supporting simulations/calculations for review by key stakeholders - Critical Design Review (CDR)
- Release drawings for fabrication and assembly, providing engineering support when needed
- Collaborate with project manager to ensure projects run on-schedule and within budget
- Hands-on assembly and testing of prototype, including performance characterization with precison measuring equipment
- Regularly update customer and internal stakeholders on project progress

QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced degrees (Master's, PhD, EngD, etc.) in a relevant field are preferred.
- At least 4 years of working experience in precision machine design (e.g. semiconductor equipment, machine tools, advanced packaging equipment) and/or related field/industry is required for this position.
- At least 2 year of experience leading mechanical development projects from initial concept to prototype delivery.
- Experience/knowledge in mechatronics and controls engineering, to broaden scope as a mechanical design engineer, is an advantage.
- Applicants without experience but with good learning ability and demonstrated experience in precision machine design (e.g. from graduate-level research, internships, coursework, etc.) are welcome to apply.

OTHER INFORMATION
**Skillset(s) Requirement**:

- Understanding of precision machine design principles (stiffness, kinematics, dynamics, exact constraint principles, resonance frequency, vibration control, etc.)
- Knowledge in lightweight structure design, flexure design, etc
- Familiarity with precision motion system components (linear bearings, optical encoders, linear motors, etc.)
- Familiarity with precision measurement equipment (laser interferometers, autocollimators, LVDT, etc.)
- Error budgeting
- 3D CAD (Solidworks)
- FEA (ANSYS Mechanical, Static Structural, Modal, Harmonic Response, Transient, Thermal, etc.)
- BOM management
- Prepare and conduct design reviews at project milestones (PDR, CDR, POD, ATP)
- Strong project management and coordination capability

**Attributes**:

- Strong sense of accountability to drive the assigned project towards success
- Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
- Ability to coordinate and focus efforts from a multi-disciplinary project team towards a common goal
- Good hands-on skill and willingness to assemble, test, and debug prototype stages
- Openness to collaborate with teammates from different engineering disciplines (controls, electrical engineering, etc.) to come up with designs that are optimal from a multidisciplinary perspective
- Flexibility to adapt rapidly to shifting commercial and technical needs

**Job Highlights**:

- AWS
- OT Pay
- Flexi Benefits
- 5-days work week (8.30am to 6pm)