Industrial Engineer

Company Overview

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO
9001 international quality standard and ISO
14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status or veteran status or any other legally protected status.

The Industrial Engineer will be responsible for analysis of manufacturing data and project implementation that increase throughput, decrease cycle time and decrease cost at MACOM’s Durham, NC manufacturing site. This individual will also take the lead on administration of the factory lot dispatch scheduling software. This work will be done in close partnership with Fab production teams, Process, Device and Integration Engineers.

Knowledge of semiconductor processing, exceptional communication skills, and an optimistic, can‑do approach are essential to success in this role. The MACOM operations are of a high product mixture in dynamic wafer fab environments, requiring good prioritization and excellent judgement. You will be expected to set deliverables and achieve desired results.

• Administer the Manufacturing FAB lot dispatch software. Partner with operations to optimize the scheduling software parameters to maximize throughput and minimize cycle time.
• Own manufacturing reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), KPI mathematical definitions and database query accuracy.
• Create and maintain manufacturing tool capacity models to be used in strategic CAPEX planning and tactical weekly constraints mitigation, then lead team to implement solutions.
• Analyze existing production processes, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to improve cycle time, throughput and work in progress.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through process improvements, waste reduction and better prioritization of resource utilization.
• Optimize manufacturing areas through implementing lean principles like 5S, value stream mapping, JIT, and Six Sigma.
• Create and maintain Power BI reports to visualize factory performance, capacity, and key metrics.

• BS or MS degree Industrial Engineering, or Engineering degree equivalent with minimum of 5 years of Industrial Engineering experience. Job title and pay will be commensurate with level of experience.
• Strong understanding of data mining and statistics, SPC, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving.
• Familiarity with basic SQL code writing to efficiently query large volume of MES data.
• Experience with data analysis tools like MS Excel Pivot Tables, Power Bi, Mini Tab, JMP or other data visualization and analysis software.
• Must display a strong sense of ownership, drive, and dedication to continuous improvement.
• Must possess the ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams to improve processes.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including technical writing for summarizing data and findings, creating process and work instructions for other engineers and for technicians in the manufacturing.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent…