Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA (hybrid) Initially remote

Key Skills:

• BS - Engineering
• 4+ years of experience
• Preferred Experience: High Tech Manufacturing
• Prior Lithography experience preferred.
• Advanced experience using one or more of the following software packages: Excel, Word, MS Project.
• Experience with MRP system; SAP preferred.
• LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt Preferred.
• Systems engineering and interaction experience- hardware and software interface.
• Some software, controls experience preferred.
• Experience in executing improvement projects with LEAN Manufacturing concepts.
• In depth knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiarity with MS Project preferred.

Introduction to the job:

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide manufacturability oversite during the design phase thru new product introduction and serve as the "eyes of the customer" before we introduce new technologies and designs to our customers. The Manufacturing Engineer in EUV designs, develops implements, and maintains methods, operation sequence and processes in the manufacture, fabrication, testing and troubleshooting of parts, components, sub-assemblies, ensuring Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, final assemblies, and systems as well as system hardware and software interface and system controls.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates prototype and manufacturing practices to develop optimized process flows to ensure repeatability and quality.
• Partners with design engineering during prototype, piloting, final product, and tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability, quality, and reliability.
• Writes requirements documents and serves as advocate in design process for Design for Assembly/Design for Manufacturability principals.
• Responsible for introduction of new product into Pilot Manufacturing phase and transition to sustaining engineering.
• Leads and/or participates as a member of cross-functional and cross-site teams.
• Drives and tracks project progress and updates database to meet defined schedule.
• Develop and improve processes using LEAN/Six Sigma principals.
• Collects issues identified by technicians to define improvement areas. Utilizes structured problem solving for root cause analysis, corrective actions, and solution implementation.
• Participate in design and process FMEA.
• Transfer knowledge to volume factory responsible for executing builds and qualification.
• Validates build/test sequence and material allocations.
• Write and validate assembly and test processes and procedures to be used in manufacturing.
• Evaluates and analyzes data acquired during tests. Makes recommendations for process or design modifications based on analysis.
• Performs failure analysis, uses data for product industrialization changes.
• Serves as a mentor to less experienced team members on root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies and statistical analysis/process control.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, or Masters in Electrical Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience is preferred in Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Prior Lithography experience preferred.
• Advanced experience using one or more of the following software packages: Excel, Word, MS Project.
• Experience with MRP system; SAP preferred.
• LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt Preferred.
• Systems engineering and interaction experience- hardware and software interface.
• Some software, controls experience preferred.
• Experience in executing improvement projects with LEAN Manufacturing concepts.
• In depth knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiarity with MS Project preferred.