From smartphones to solar panels, innovative technology is needed to create the devices we use every day. Silfex’s silicon components help make that technology a reality.
Silfex Inc., A Lam Research Company is the leading provider of precision silicon components used to make and operate semiconductor tools, which enable the trillion-dollar global electronics industry. Our company’s products are integral to the semiconductor equipment and optical markets. The outstanding team at Silfex makes that possible – through our people, we are advancing the world.
The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.
Our Perks and Benefits
At Silfex, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits that start on your first day of employment.
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Job Description:
Position Summary
The Mechanical Equipment Designer is responsible for the mechanical architecture, detailed design, component selection, troubleshooting, qualification, and lifecycle improvement of equipment used to manufacture precision semiconductor components. The equipment portfolio may include CNC machining and grinding systems, small-hole drilling platforms, lapping and polishing equipment, wet cleaning and chemical process tools, laser processing systems, material handling, automation interfaces, precision fixtures, fluid delivery, vacuum-compatible assemblies, and process-monitoring hardware.
This role combines hands-on machine design with component-level reliability analysis. The designer converts manufacturing requirements into robust equipment, diagnoses recurring performance and downtime problems, verifies failure mechanisms using evidence, and translates findings into controlled design changes and risk-based maintenance strategies. The person will work across manufacturing, process engineering, maintenance, quality, controls, EHS, facilities, metrology, and equipment suppliers.
Success requires design decisions substantiated by engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, physical inspection, test data, and disciplined failure analysis rather than trial-and-error replacement of parts.
Equipment and Process Scope
Precision machining of silicon, quartz, ceramics, silicon carbide, and other brittle or high-purity materials.
CNC grinding, milling, turning, drilling, ultrasonic or laser-assisted feature generation, and precision fixturing.
Lapping, polishing, edge finishing, dimensional inspection, and surface-quality control.
Wet cleaning, chemical handling, rinsing, drying, filtration, exhaust, leak containment, and contamination-controlled material handling.
Automation, robotics interfaces, load/unload devices, guarding, interlocks, sensors, motion systems, and machine vision interfaces.
Utilities and subsystems including vacuum, pneumatics, hydraulics, process water, cooling, lubrication, electrical cabinets, and facilities connections.
Essential Responsibilities
1. Mechanical Design and Design Assurance
Translate user, process, quality, safety, cleanliness, throughput, and maintenance needs into measurable equipment requirements and acceptance criteria.
Develop concepts, trade studies, layouts, 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, bills of material, component specifications, tolerance schemes, and assembly documentation.
Perform or direct free-body, kinematic, tolerance-stack, thermal, structural, fatigue, vibration, fluid-flow, and pressure-drop analyses appropriate to the design risk.
Select bearings, seals, fasteners, motors, gearboxes, couplings, guides, actuators, pumps, valves, filters, sensors,…