Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire BondingABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

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.

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years.

We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together.

At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

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)
• Investigates 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…