Development Engineer, Automation - Livermore, CA, United States
$90,500 - $118,755 USD yearly
Originally posted 26 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
FormFactor is seeking a Development Engineer, Automation to support the design, development, integration, validation, and deployment of automation solutions used in the manufacture of semiconductor test and measurement products. This role contributes to automated equipment and systems combining mechanical design, motion control, machine vision, controls, and software technologies.
What you'll do
- Support the design, development, and integration of precision automation equipment, manufacturing systems, and machine subsystems. - Translate product and process requirements into automation, motion control, and machine vision solutions. - Configure, operate, and troubleshoot motion control systems, actuators, sensors, machine vision systems, and measurement equipment. - Support the procurement, assembly, integration, qualification, commissioning, and factory acceptance testing of prototype and production machines. - Develop and execute test plans to evaluate machine accuracy, repeatability, reliability, throughput, and overall system performance. - Create and maintain technical documentation, including assembly drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), calibration procedures, setup instructions, and test reports.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience, or an advanced degree without experience, or equivalent work experience. - Experience with mechanical design and drafting using SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, or Autodesk AutoCAD. - Technical capability in mechatronics, precision machine design, and robotics. - Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting motion control systems, robotic motion control, actuators, and automated vision systems. - Demonstrated experience in data analysis, failure analysis, and electrical testing for automated platforms.
Skills: motion control, machine vision, mechatronics, robotics, SolidWorks
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Motion Control Systems
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Open roles in category
33
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$146k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (33 roles · 9 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 33 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 124 | 10096 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 27 d | 48 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $146k |
Skills observed across this category: motion control, machine vision, mechatronics, robotics, SolidWorks
Who's hiring in this category
- ASML · 10 open roles · median 6 d
- KLA Corporation · 8 open roles · median 90 d
- Applied Materials · 7 open roles · median 74 d
- Onto Innovation · 3 open roles · median 59 d
- FormFactor (this employer) · 1 open role · median 52 d
- Kulicke & Soffa · 1 open role · median 6 d
How we counted: 33 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Motion Control Systems) roles from 9 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.