Freeform
Semiconductor Machinery
DesignEngineer(SemiconductorMachineryApplications)
“Design Engineer (Semiconductor Machinery Applications) at Freeform. Skills: Part design, Semiconductor machinery, Additive manufacturing. Drive part design. Drive part redesign”
Industry & Context.
Reason about manufacturability; Reason about materials; Reason about tolerances; Reason about performance tradeoffs; Reason about design tradeoffs; Reason about process capabilities; Reason about qualification pathways; Reason about production scalability
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, 5+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment, Intuition for part design, Design-for-manufacturing knowledge, Systems-level understanding of semiconductor hardware
Nice to Have
Experience designing wafer handling systems, Experience designing vacuum hardware, Experience designing thermal management components, Experience designing fluid delivery systems, Experience designing precision structural assemblies, Familiarity with metal manufacturing processes, Experience with additive manufacturing, Experience with casting, Experience with forging, Experience with advanced machining, Experience carrying hardware through development, Experience carrying hardware through qualification, Experience carrying hardware through production ramp, Ability to communicate complex technical concepts, First-principles reasoning, Comfort operating in ambiguous spaces, Comfort operating in fast-moving problem spaces, Strategic thinker, Instinct for technology value
What You'll Do.
Develop understanding of component requirements
Develop understanding of performance drivers
Develop understanding of system constraints
Identify where additive manufacturing enables new geometries
Identify where additive manufacturing enables consolidated assemblies
Identify where additive manufacturing enables improved performance
Identify where additive manufacturing enables reduced cost
Identify where additive manufacturing enables reduced lead time
Evaluate design concepts
Answer technical questions
Work with internal engineering teams
Work with operations teams
Engage with customer engineering teams
Understand application requirements
Present design solutions
Build technical credibility
Identify new application spaces
Pursue new application spaces
Provide field-informed feedback
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal engineering teams; Operations teams; Customer engineering teams
Communication Scope
Communicate complex technical concepts
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