Manufacturing Engineer

$79,500 - $132,500/Yr

Unclassified - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

About the position

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide manufacturability oversight during the design phase through new product introduction and serve as the "eyes of the customer" before we introduce new technologies and designs to our customers. This position requires highly motivated, very organized, and self-driven individuals. The Manufacturing Engineer in EUV designs, develops, implements, and maintains methods, operation sequences, 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. The role involves evaluating prototype and manufacturing practices to develop optimized process flows to ensure repeatability and quality. The Manufacturing Engineer will partner with design engineering during prototype, piloting, final product, and tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability, quality, and reliability. Responsibilities also include writing requirements documents and serving as an advocate in the design process for Design for Assembly/Design for Manufacturability principles. The engineer will be responsible for the introduction of new products into the Pilot Manufacturing phase and transition to sustaining engineering. Additionally, the Manufacturing Engineer will lead and/or participate as a member of cross-functional and cross-site teams, driving and tracking project progress while updating databases to meet defined schedules. The role requires developing and improving processes using LEAN/Six Sigma principles, collecting issues identified by technicians to define improvement areas, and utilizing structured problem-solving for root cause analysis, corrective actions, and solution implementation. Participation in design and process FMEA is also expected. The engineer will transfer knowledge to the volume factory responsible for executing builds and qualification, validate build/test sequences and material allocations, and write and validate assembly and test processes and procedures to be used in manufacturing. The role also involves evaluating and analyzing data acquired during tests, making recommendations for process or design modifications based on analysis, performing failure analysis, and using data for product industrialization changes. The Manufacturing Engineer will serve as a mentor to less experienced team members on root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies and statistical analysis/process control. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturability oversight during the design phase through new product introduction.
• Serve as the "eyes of the customer" before introducing new technologies and designs.
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequences, and processes in manufacturing.
• Evaluate prototype and manufacturing practices to develop optimized process flows.
• Partner with design engineering during prototype, piloting, final product, and tooling design reviews.
• Write requirements documents and advocate for Design for Assembly/Design for Manufacturability principles.
• Introduce new products into the Pilot Manufacturing phase and transition to sustaining engineering.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional and cross-site teams.
• Drive and track project progress and update databases to meet defined schedules.
• Develop and improve processes using LEAN/Six Sigma principles.
• Collect issues identified by technicians to define improvement areas.
• Utilize structured problem-solving for root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Participate in design and process FMEA.
• Transfer knowledge to volume factory responsible for executing builds and qualification.
• Validate build/test sequences and material allocations.
• Write and validate assembly and test processes and procedures for manufacturing.
• Evaluate and analyze data acquired during tests and make recommendations for modifications.
• Perform failure analysis and use data for product industrialization changes.
• Mentor less experienced team members on root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Physics.
• At least 4 years of relevant work-related experience in Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Lean Six Sigma experience - Green/Black Belt preferred.
• Advanced experience using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio).
• Experience with MRP system; SAP preferred.
• Experience with Configuration Management.
• Ability to define Bill of Material structure in support of defined build sequence.
• Experience using statistical software preferred (JMP, Minitab, etc.).
• Ability to analyze and translate data to effectively report problems through written and/or graphical format.
• Excellent customer service skills and understanding of customer relationship and network building.
• Ability to read technical drawings and interpret specifications.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Prior Lithography experience preferred.
• Experience in executing improvement projects with LEAN Manufacturing concepts.
• Experience with MS Project preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $79,500-$132,500 based on role, level, and location.
• Bonus program and equity options available.
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives and policies.
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.