Senior Mechanical Engineer

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, advanced packaging lithography, process control metrology, and data analysis systems and software used by microelectronic device manufacturers worldwide.

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with demonstrated experience working with commercial product development. The engineer will work in a multi-disciplinary product development team to facilitate the successful development, characterization, production and support of wafer inspection and probe card test and analysis products to support the semiconductor manufacturing market.

* Follow the established Rudolph Technologies’ product development process with responsibilities from concept development through to manufacturing release and sustaining of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. * Mechanical Engineering design using precision components custom designed components in complex electro-mechanical systems. * Design analysis including tolerance analysis and finite element analysis. * Deliver designs meeting schedule, budget and technical requirements. * Participate in prototype builds, system level characterization, validation and compliance test work * Provide technical support to sales and service teams as needed to promote customer adoption and use of Rudolph Technologies products. * Provide excellent written and verbal communication of concepts, plans, status, proposals, designs, etc. to hardware and software team members. * Responsible for applying applicable design principles and ensuring the designs comply with SEMI, CE, FCC, UL and other applicable standards.

* BS or MS Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of five years' experience in a product development environment. * Mechanical design experience using 3D CAD software and experience creating part and assembly drawings for production * Strong Mechanical Engineering fundamentals * Tolerance analysis, Finite Element Analysis, GD&T * Knowledge of common engineering materials and finishes * Familiarity with semiconductor wafer processing, defect inspection equipment, automated test equipment and/or probe cards is a plus. * Familiarity with relevant compliance standards is a strong plus (SEMI, CE, UL, CDRH) * Ability to study and understand the functional relevance of existing RTEC product designs quickly and contribute meaningfully to support product development and support needs. * Knowledgeable of product development concepts, practices and procedures. * Experience with precision mechanical engineering, motion systems or mechanisms is a plus. * Ability to work in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment. * Professional attitude and the ability to communicate and work across many levels of the organization including Management, Technical Support, Applications and Customers. * Ability to lead small teams in hardware development projects is a plus