Senior / Staff Engineer, AS Mechanical Engineering (Tooling Team)

About the company

Founded in 1951, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) specialize in developing cutting-edge semiconductor and electronics assembly solutions enabling a smarter and more sustainable future. Ever-growing range of products and services supports growth and facilitates technology transitions across large-scale markets.

Your tasks

The Senior/ Staff Tooling Engineer will develop and deliver high-performance application tooling solutions in support of the Advanced Solutions Business Unit. The role works across engineering disciplines and functions to ensure tooling solutions meet customer, quality and business requirements, while driving continuous improvement in tooling design, performance, cost and lead time.

• Own and manage end-to-end tooling requests to meet business requirements, project timelines and customer deliverables.
• Select, design, develop and qualify application tooling to meet customer requirements and optimize performance on K&S high-precision automated semiconductor assembly and bonding equipment.
• Define tooling solutions across machine platforms and assembly processes, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and subject matter experts to resolve technical challenges and develop new solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement in tooling design, manufacturing methods, materials and processes to enhance performance, quality and manufacturability.
• Maintain and improve tooling quality assurance processes to ensure application tooling meets quality requirements prior to shipment.
• Partner with suppliers to optimize tooling cost, quality, manufacturability and lead time.
• Develop and maintain tooling design guidelines, selection criteria, technical standards and the tooling catalogue.
• Establish and track key metrics for tooling quality and turnaround time, driving improvements where required.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, Marketing and Field Operations to ensure tooling solutions are delivered on time and to required quality standards.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, based on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related discipline is preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant engineering experience, with a proven track record in the end-to-end development of complex mechanical systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to drive technical issues through to closure.
• Strong multidisciplinary engineering knowledge and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with process, mechanical and software engineering teams.
• Experience working in a collaborative, multi-site and matrixed engineering environment.
• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and materials.
• Hands-on experience with 3D CAD, finite element analysis (FEA) and parametric drawing creation.
• Experience in quality assurance or quality management systems is an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of materials science, surface treatments and coatings is an advantage.
• Results-oriented with strong ownership and accountability for projects, deliverables and technical issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an open, positive and collaborative working style.

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Please refer to the website for more details: www.kns.com.

Equal Opportunity Kulicke & Soffa recruits on the basis of merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job), regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.