Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding
Listed on 2026-09-07
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Quality Engineering, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma -
Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding
Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE's power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding is the technical owner of Advanced Energy's wire bonding processes, equipment, and related manufacturing technologies. This role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining wire bonding operations used in the manufacture of advanced power electronics products. The engineer will drive yield improvements, process capability, equipment performance, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with operations, quality, and product engineering teams across multiple global business units.
This role directly supports the manufacture of advanced power conversion technologies used in semiconductor, industrial, healthcare, and critical infrastructure applications worldwide.
Assists with line capacity planning and drives yield improvements in collaboration with management and engineering teams across three global business units (BUs)
Investigate daily production issues and leads efforts to improve yield, enhance product quality, and reduce manufacturing costs
Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements
Develops corrective actions based on product quality feedback and monitors implementation for effectiveness
Drives continuous improvement projects to elevate product performance in manufacturing
Performs preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment
Creates and modifies manufacturing process documentation
Takes ownership of documentation related to the business unit within AE's Quality Management System (QMS), including document creation, revision, and obsolescence through Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
Implements manufacturing best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to increase production efficiency and effectiveness
Analyzes work content for distribution to work centers and capacity requirements
Recommends and implements process improvements that support manufacturing excellence
Assists product design teams to drive designs that meet all cost and quality goals
Reviews product requirements with design staff to ensure compatibility with processing methods
Performs Design for Manufacturability analysis on new products
Provides technical guidance and training to operators and technicians on manufacturability, process controls, and implementation of process improvements
Owns all aspects of the wire bonding process, including equipment programming, process development, troubleshooting, maintenance, qualification, and continuous improvement across multiple wire bonding systems
Owns training and qualification activities related to wire bonding processes and equipment
Collaborates with global business units to communicate process requirements, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
ISO 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom manufacturing environment approximately 75% of the time
Electronic test environment to include high voltage test stands and ancillary equipment
Standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment
Comfortable working with various manufacturing and electronics tools: vacuum reflow ovens, wire bonders, solder printers, and EFDs
Demonstrated hands-on experience owning or supporting wire bonding processes for Integrated Power Electronics Modules (IPEM) in electronics, semiconductor, or automotive manufacturing environments
Ability to design fixtures for soldering and wire bonding
Ability to design, execute, and manage multiple small-scale Design of Experiments (DOEs) concurrently
Proficient in 8 disciplines of problem solving…
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