Manufacturing Engineer​/NPI; Product Introduction) Vacuum Systems, Vacuum Robots & Atmospheric Systems

Brooks is a leading provider of automation solutions with over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, offering precision robotics, integrated automation systems, and contamination control solutions that empower chip manufacturers worldwide. Our product portfolio includes a range of automation solutions, including robots, vacuum systems, and atmospheric robots for semiconductor manufacturing (). Are you looking for a place where you can be part of a transformation?

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Provides senior Manufacturing Engineering technical leadership for highly complex, high-risk, or strategically important NPI programs. Defines manufacturing strategies early in product development and leads manufacturing process, technology, tooling, production-readiness, and risk-management activities through product maturation and transition to sustaining Operations. Influences product architecture and major engineering decisions based on manufacturability, integration, quality, serviceability, scalability, cost, and production risk. Serves as a senior Manufacturing Engineering technical authority and drives engineering standards, best practices, and manufacturing capability across NPI programs.

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering strategy for complex and strategically important NPI programs.
• Establish manufacturing concepts and strategies during early product development.
• Lead complex DFM/DFA activities and influence product architecture and significant engineering decisions.
• Define manufacturing technology, tooling, fixtures, equipment, automation, facility, and infrastructure requirements.
• Develop solutions where established manufacturing processes or methods may not exist.
• Lead development and qualification of critical manufacturing processes and technologies.
• Establish manufacturing-readiness strategies, criteria, and technical risk assessments.
• Provide senior technical leadership during critical NPI build events.
• Lead resolution of highly complex, multidisciplinary manufacturing problems.
• Identify systemic manufacturing risks across assemblies, products, or programs and establish mitigation strategies.
• Lead technical reviews and communicate major manufacturing risks, alternatives, and recommendations to engineering and program leadership.
• Drive manufacturing process maturation from early product development through pro duction readiness.
• Lead manufacturing aspects of major product transfers.
• Establish and improve NPI manufacturing engineering standards, methodologies, DFM/DFA guidelines, and best practices.
• Ensure lessons learned are deployed across products and programs.
• Mentor Manufacturing Engineers and develop broader organizational technical capability.
• Evaluate and introduce new manufacturing technologies, methods, equipment, and automation where appropriate.

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering or technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and substantial relevant technical experience.
• Minimum of 9 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience, including extensive experience with NPI, complex product development, or advanced manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success providing Manufacturing Engineering technical leadership for multiple complex NPI programs or major product introductions.
• Proven ability to establish manufacturing strategy early in product development and mature solutions through production readiness.
• Advanced DFM/DFA expertise with demonstrated ability to influence product architecture and major engineering decisions.
• Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing solutions where established processes, tooling, equipment, or methodologies may not exist.
• Proven ability to lead resolution of highly complex and multidisciplinary manufacturing problems.
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing risk management, process development and validation, configuration management, product maturity, and production readiness.
• Demonstrated experience developing and qualifying complex tooling, equipment, processes, or manufacturing technologies.
• Ability to identify systemic manufacturing risks and establish cross‑functional mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated experience developing and qualifying complex tooling, equipment, processes, or manufacturing…