Automation Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Onsite in Tainan, Taiwan; travel to customer and supplier sites required 25% of the time. Relocation is not eligible.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and services equipment used to manufacture semiconductor chips and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement automation and control systems for front-end, ICAPS, and advanced-packaging processes.
• Integrate automation and control solutions into IPC digital lithography, optical patterned wafer inspection, and contamination and defect inspection systems.
• Troubleshoot automation, control, and data-connectivity issues and perform root-cause analysis to maintain equipment uptime and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and define requirements across substrate-handling processes.
• Develop documentation for automation, control, and data-connectivity systems and processes.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, drive continuous improvement, and support the automation roadmap.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in automation, control, or semiconductor equipment engineering.
• BSEE, BSME, or a related engineering degree.
• EFEM application expertise from front-end through advanced packaging, including substrate handling for wafers and panels of varying sizes, shapes, and properties, plus loadport, OHT, AGV, and conveyor integration.
• Experience with industrial robotics applications, including Kawasaki, Yaskawa, Rorze, Hirata, or Daihen, and system integration for automated substrate handling.
• PLC programming, HMI development, and SCADA development on EFEM and substrate-transfer platforms.
• Electrical automation design covering control systems, sensors, actuators, electrical circuits, power systems, and control theory.
• Familiarity with SEMI standards and automation-equipment compliance requirements, including SECS/GEM E30, E84, and E87.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills focused on equipment uptime and reliability.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, time management, and adaptability skills.

Nice to have

• MS degree in engineering.
• Mechanical engineering design experience, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, mechanism design, material selection, and structural or thermal analysis.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Inventor, or NX.
• Industry 4.0 experience with IoT, AI/ML, cyber-physical systems, or AI in robotics.
• Business-process analysis skills for identifying automation opportunities and assessing financial trade-offs.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive work culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Employee health and wellbeing programs supporting personal and professional development.
• Regular employment with a full-time work model.