Advanced Commercialization Engineer IV (ACE Engineer IV)

**This role is onsite in Austin TX

The Advanced Commercialization Engineer IV for the New Product Commercial team (NPC)acts as a senior technical authority driving early commercialization offirstinworldsemiconductor equipment by shaping architecture manufacturability cost intent and supply readiness before design lock.

Operates at the front end of the product lifecycle to ensure design intent supplier capability and manufacturing strategy are aligned while leverage is highest.

Solves complex ambiguous problems with asystemslevelperspective to enable scalable execution downstream

Provides technical program leadership across engineering supply chain and manufacturing to ensure early technical decisions translate into executable scalableresults.

Exercises significant judgment in balancing technical commercial and operationaltrade-offs.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads front-end commercialization engineering engagement during concept architecture and early design phases to influence manufacturability cost scalability reliability and serviceability.

• Provides advanced Design for Excellence (DFx) leadership (DfMDfADfCDfSDfR ITO transportability) to drive early design decisions and prevent downstream issues.

• Engages suppliers as key technical partners leading capability assessments co-development discussions and Technical Roadmap (TRM) alignment.

• Acts as a technical co-owner of product definition challenging architecture material selection tolerances modularity andintegrationdecisions using data modeling and build experience.

• Applies should-cost principles and manufacturing process economics to identify and eliminate cost risk in design before it becomes a supplier negotiation problem; uses knowledge of process sequencing GD&T implications and feature complexity to challenge design decisions and prioritizeDFxactions with the highest cost and producibility impact. Collaborates with Product Cost Engineering tovalidatecost assumptions and align onDFxrecommendations.

• Defines and drives the Master Layout (MLO) strategy when design maturity is incompletedeterminingtheminimumviablelayout content and interface definitionto enable Virtual Analysis(VA)progression.

• Executes Virtual Analysis(VA)using partial models and evolving designs preserving design intent whileidentifyingmanufacturability serviceability and producibility risks; clearly documents assumptionsconstraints anddesign clarifications.

• Influences Design Engineering to resolve ambiguity that blocks commercialization readiness ensuring manufacturing strategy producibility considerations and supplier constraints arecomprehendedand reflected in the forward design path.

• Analyzes complex mechanical and electrical designs to ensure producibility and scalability; leads virtual analysis including Master Layout (MLO)andvalidatesdesigns through early physical builds.

• Identifiesand mitigates commercialization risks including RTM readiness SPOFs capacity constraints long-lead components cost risk and quality exposure.

• Influences manufacturing and sourcing strategies in partnership with Design Engineering Supply ChainDFx and Materials teams.

• Participates in and leads design reviews providing authoritativeDFxand commercialization input focused on cost quality cycle time and scalability.

• Drives engineering build and ELS learning cycles ensuring issues are capturedreviewedand mitigated while preservingDFxintent through launch and transition to NPI.

• Partners with Program Management and Materials Program Management to trackDFxand commercialization inputs as tangible program deliverables.

• Supports change control activities (ECOs NSRs SPSs ESWs) andperformsroot cause corrective analysis (RCCA) and long-term corrective actions (LTCA) as needed.

• Mentors less-experienced engineers andcontributesto best-known methods (BKMs) tools and processes.

• Develops and drives technical execution plans forDFxand commercialization workstreams from concept through early builds aligned with overall programobjectives.

• Provides technical execution leadership acrossDFxand commercialization workstreams: coordinates cross-functional resources tracks and mitigates technical risks and delivers grounded status and readiness assessments to Program Management and leadership in partnership with TPMs and MPMs.s.

• Establishes and governs the approach for progressing commercialization and virtual validation when designs are incomplete ensuring early decisionspreservearchitectural intent while enabling forward manufacturing and supplier strategies.

Functional Knowledge

Demonstrates depth and/or breadth ofexpertisein mechanical and/or electrical engineering disciplines with strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes including machining sheet metal frames plastics and precision fabrication DFx and supplier engagement practices. Possesses working knowledge of should-cost principles and manufacturing process economics as applied to producibility and cost risk assessment; uses cost awareness to challenge design decisions and prioritizeDFxactions. Possesses broad understanding of the product lifecycle from concept through commercialization.

Business Expertise

Interprets internal and external business challenges and market drivers; recommends product process or service improvements to enhance competitiveness cost structure and scalability.

Leadership

May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements risk and complexity. Acts as a technicalinfluenceracross engineering supply chain and manufacturing organizations.

Problem Solving

Leads crossfunctional teams to resolve complex multidisciplinary technical issues with programlevel impact balancing performance cost risk and timetomarket.Forgesa path forward in high ambiguity by translating incomplete design artifacts into a defensible MLO strategy and virtual validation plan balancing design intent with commercialization manufacturability and supplier reality.

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