Senior Engineer, Equipment Engineering

Job Summary

Equipment Engineering is seeking a highly skilled, multidisciplinary Wafer Fab Automation Engineer to support the deployment, integration, and reliability of automation technologies within our semiconductor manufacturing facility. This role uniquely combines robotics engineering, factory automation support and AMHS (OHT) system engineering, serving as the technical bridge between wafer fab operations, equipment engineering, and the Automation & Robotics development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Robotics & Tool Tending Automation: Act as the primary liaison between wafer fab operations and the Robotics Development Team. Provide engineering oversight for tool tending robotic systems (cobots, mobile robots, manipulators), support integration, programming, testing, deployment, and optimisation of robotic automation. Troubleshoot robot behaviour, uptime issues, and interoperability with fab equipment. Conduct feasibility assessments, simulations, and prototype evaluations.
• OHT AMHS Engineering: Provide engineering ownership and support for the Overhead Transport (OHT) system and related factory AMHS infrastructure. Monitor system performance and material flow, identifying bottlenecks or failure modes. Manage escalations, root cause investigations, and corrective actions for AMHS events. Collaborate with vendors and integrators on upgrades, maintenance planning, and system enhancements. Support track/trace technologies, wafer carrier logistics, and flow optimisation.
• Cross Functional Collaboration: Work with manufacturing, equipment engineering, and IT/automation teams to align automation capabilities with fab needs. Translate fab workflow and process requirements into actionable automation specifications. Participate in design reviews, safety assessments, and installation planning. Communicate technical updates, system changes, and project status to stakeholders.
• Design, Documentation & Continuous Improvement: Develop system requirements, test plans, bills of materials, and technical documentation. Use CAD tools to review mechanical interfaces and robot tool layouts. Support process simplification, automation strategy improvements, and throughput optimization. Ensure compliance with SEMI standards, fab safety protocols, and ADI engineering best practices. Stay informed on emerging automation, AMHS, and semiconductor handling technologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree (NFQ Level 7) or Honours (NFQ Level 8) in Mechatronics, Robotics, Automation, Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering.
• Experience: 5+ years as a Maintenance Technician or Engineer in a highly regulated environment or semiconductor equipment maintenance. Experience with factory automation systems, robotics, or AMHS/OHT systems, knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, HMI, industrial control systems. Strong mechanical/electrical aptitude, ability to read schematics, layouts, and CAD drawings. Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.

Desirable / Advantageous Skills

• Hands on experience with robot programming or robotic manipulators (mobile or collaborative).
• Experience with OHT AMHS systems, wafer carriers, FOUP handling, semiconductor logistics.
• Experience with equipment maintenance, diagnostics, reliability engineering, automation integrators, commissioning activities.

Personal Attributes

• Continuous improvement mindset, desire to innovate, ability to simplify complex system interactions.
• Strong ownership mentality, proactive problem solving, and capacity to work in a high reliability, fast paced wafer fab environment.

Location

Limerick, Ireland

Export Licensing Statement

Analog Devices, Inc. may need to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State for positions requiring access to technical data. Applicants, except U.S. Citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), may have to undergo an export licensing review process.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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