Automation System Design Engineer

1. JOB SUMMARY

• Averna’s products are automation equipment for semiconductors and consumer electronics factories. Averna is specialized in electrical and optics testing technology

• System design engineer perform the combine role of system architect and engineering project manager (EPM),

• System engineer interacts with customers, provides technical solution and support project manager/sale manager to acquire business opportunity.

• System design engineer leads project team consist of mechanical, electrical, optical and software engineers to research and design the solution concept into workable prototype. And develop the prototype into production-ready system according to customer requirement and project’s budget and timeline.

2. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. First tier technical contact with customer:

- Direct contact with customers to communicate product technical requirements

- Advise and discuss with customer to define details specification, scope and objectives

- Meeting, do presentation and persuade customer to accept solution concepts.

2. Lead the design and develop of the product according to accepted solution concept:

- Convey information to internal project team about scopes and requirements

- Provide system sequence and automation method, unify ME/EE/SW to create optimal solutions

- Lead and direct the design path to meet functional, time, and cost requirements, also satisfy manufacturability and serviceability.

- Collect and compile product technical document: part list (BOM), machine cycle chart (MCC), schematics, product specification…

- Create presentation and visualization of the products for demonstration, customer interaction, training or documentation

3. Building prototype:

- Lead the engineering team to participate in prototype mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, and software installation.

- Troubleshoot, calibrate and operate the prototype product.

- Support FAT. Support create manufacturing and testing work instructions

4. Onsite support for prototype system:

- Support setup prototype system.

- Support customer do product validation and SAT/system buy off.

5. Continuous product improvement

- Create tests method, DOEs. Perform data analysis to check product performance, accuracy, and reliability.

- Collect feedback from all sources regarding reliability, servicing, manufacturability, shipping…

- Provide improvement solutions to increase product quality, reliability, and lower production cost.

1. Education

- University

- Major: Mechatronics, Automation, Robotics

2. Experience

- Experience in providing automation/testing solution to electronics or semiconductor industry.

- Experience designing automation system, testing equipment for electronics factory or semiconductor fab.

- Experience designing Electrical/ Mechanical/ Optical for automation machince

- Experience in leading engineering group (with various disciplines) for design projects.

- Experience in various machining methods, material selection, coating and surface treatment processes.

- Experience in various system control platforms (PLC, PC based, SCARA), motion control, analog and digital sensors, communication protocols, and programming

- Experience working with optical testing, robotic material handling, wafer front end/back end processing or testing equipment

3.Knowledge & Skills

- Strong verbal, written, presentation skill in English to interact with customer/vendor/CMs.

- Must be able confidently negotiate, persuade, and convince customer to “buy in” the design proposal.

- Strong leadership skills to lead and manage project team.

- Strong analytical and statistical skills for troubleshooting and data assessment.

- Software tools proficiency: Solidworks, MS office