Machine Automation Engineer
About this role
Join Our Team as a Machine Automation Engineer!
We're currently seeking a talented Machine Automation Engineer to join our Semiconductor ALD Business Unit. In this role, you'll design the software and automation that brings our atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment to life - building control solutions for fully automated system clusters used in semiconductor manufacturing around the world.
Your Role and Responsibilities:
As a Machine Automation Engineer you will design, develop and maintain the automation software for Beneq ALD equipment. Alongside project deliveries, your work will drive the continuous development and maintenance of our existing automation systems — from the first line of code in our development laboratory all the way to commissioning at customer sites.
Key Responsibilities include:
Design, develop and maintain software solutions that meet high safety and reliability standards for controlling machines in a fully automated system cluster
Design and improve HMI applications and user interfaces for machine operations
Conduct and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements, translating them into technical specifications
Create and maintain technical documentation for the software systems
Conduct testing activities during tool delivery, including simulation testing in our development laboratory
Commission equipment at customer premises
Support our Software Application Support Engineers with questions coming from the field
Requirements
- To excel in this role, you should have:
- A strong engineering background with 4+ years of experience, typically a BSc or MSc degree in automation engineering.
- Experience with automation instrumentation and electrical drawings.
- Experience with structured text coding (IEC 61131-3) in a PLC environment.
- Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (Postgres, MSSQL).
- Familiarity with UML and