As a Staff / Principal Automation Integration Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for driving factory-wide automation transformation, labor productivity improvements, and advanced manufacturing digitalization across semiconductor manufacturing operations. This role leads the design, integration, deployment, optimization, and production release of complex automation solutions spanning robotics, AMHS, AGV/AMR, ASRS, machine integration, MES connectivity, AI-enabled automation, and smart manufacturing systems.

You will partner closely with AT Auto,Manufacturing, Process, Equipment, Operations Improvements, Smart Systems, IT, Facilities, Global Central Teams, and external automation suppliers to identify opportunities, define technical solutions, build business cases, and execute scalable automation initiatives that improve safety, quality, cost, cycle time, and labor efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Strategy & Technical Leadership

Define and drive site-level automation integration strategies aligned with manufacturing capacity expansion, labor efficiency, quality, safety, and factory modernization objectives.

Serve as a senior technical authority for automation architecture, solution design, system integration, and production readiness.

Establish automation standards, design rules, governance practices, and scalable deployment models across manufacturing areas.

Mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams through technical guidance, structured problem solving, and decision-making leadership.

Opportunity Identification & Business Case Development

Collaborate with Site Manufacturing and Engineering teams to identify operational gaps, labor-intensive workflows, bottlenecks, safety risks, and automation opportunities.

Analyze process flows, product movement, equipment layouts, operator assignments, dispatching logic, and material handling methods to uncover labor inefficiencies.

Lead brainstorming and ideation sessions with cross-functional teams to generate high-impact automation improvement concepts.

Evaluate automation proposals based on ROI, labor productivity, cycle time, quality, safety, ergonomics, maintainability, and scalability.

Prepare and present compelling business cases and technical recommendations to management for approval.

System Architecture, Design & Integration

Architect end-to-end automation solutions integrating AMHS, AGV/AMR, ASRS, robotics, machine vision, sensors, equipment interfaces, and factory applications.

Ensure automation systems are compatible with MES, dispatching, scheduling, material tracking, reporting, and equipment control systems.

Translate manufacturing requirements into robust automation concepts, functional specifications, design rules, test plans, and production release criteria.

Provide automation design feedback to support new product introductions, capacity expansion, and future factory readiness.

Project & Program Execution

Lead complex automation projects from idea generation, feasibility evaluation, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, production release, and sustainment.

Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations.

Coordinate engineering activities related to development, procurement, installation, calibration, validation, and release of automation equipment, instruments, and control devices.

Define test conditions and oversee operational, functional, safety, and performance validation phases.

Analyze and interpret test data, summarize validation results, and prepare technical reports for engineering and management review.

Vendor, Supplier & Technology Management

Benchmark industry-leading automation technologies and assess applicability to semiconductor manufacturing environments.

Lead supplier selection using structured decision-making tools, technical evaluations, proof-of-concept results, and commercial considerations.

Serve as the primary interface with automation vendors throughout the project lifecycle.

Drive vendor performance, design quality, installation readiness, issue resolution, documentation completeness, and successful deployment outcomes.

Production Ramp, Sustainment & Continuous Improvement

Partner with process, equipment, production, and shift teams to ensure automation objectives are achieved during ramp-up and steady-state operation.

Conduct regular cross-functional reviews to monitor project readiness, production release status, risk closure, KPI performance, and adoption progress.

Establish and monitor automation KPIs such as labor hours saved, cycle time improvement, uptime, utilization, safety improvement, quality impact, and ROI achievement.

Drive continuous improvement using data analytics, structured problem solving, and lessons learned from production operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automation, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.

10+ years of semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor engineering, or semiconductor equipment/process integration experience.

5+ years of hands-on automation-related experience, including factory automation, equipment automation, automation integration, robotics, AMHS, AGV/AMR,Smart manufacturing systems.

Proven experience leading medium-to-large scale automation projects from concept through production release.

Strong understanding of semiconductor Assembly, Test, advanced packaging, HBM, wafer manufacturing, or related advanced manufacturing operations.

Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders across Manufacturing, Process, Equipment, IT, Facilities, Operations Integration, and external vendors.

Strong structured problem-solving capability and ability to make data-driven technical decisions.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentation skills.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-complexity manufacturing environment.

Knowledge & Technical Skills:

Automation Systems

AMHS, AGV, ASRS, robotics, PLCs, motion control.

Backend Applications

CMF MES, MAM, CSM, SAP, RMS, ET, etc.

Productivity & Collaboration Tools

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, JMP, etc.

Leadership & Soft Skills

Strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs into robust automation roadmaps.

Strong leadership presence and ability to influence across global, cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, technical decision making, and risk management skills.

High ownership mindset with strong tenacity to drive issues through closure.

Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical topics for senior stakeholders.

Collaborative working style that builds trust with Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, vendors, and operations teams.

Core Values Alignment

People - Respect, develop, and empower others.

Innovation - Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking.

Tenacity - Show grit, ownership, and determination to deliver results.

Collaboration - Build trust and foster teamwork across functions and sites.

Customer Focus - Deliver excellence and value to manufacturing and business partners.

Speed - Act with purpose, remove barriers, and set the pace for execution.

Staff/Principal Automation Integration Engineer