Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Position Overview

The Advanced Products Center (APC) Manufacturing Engineering organization is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Engineering Technician to support manufacturing operations and drive advancements in the thin film process area. This role is centered on manufacturing support and process development of custom multilayer products and processes. Processes include thin film metal deposition, laser drill, photolithography, electroless/electroplating, and wet chemical etching.

Responsibility for factory and engineering support, creating and maintaining documentation. The Senior Engineering Technician will play a critical role in optimizing process yields, addressing production challenges, and ensuring product quality by collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The selected candidate will work closely with design, process, and test teams to support manufacturing processes and ensure seamless system integration. This role provides a platform to develop advanced technical expertise in thin film processes while contributing to the overall success of the APC Manufacturing Engineering organization.

• Provide engineering and production support for multiple thin film processes including PVD metal deposition, laser drilling, photolithography, electroplating, electroless plating, and wet chemical etching.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support manufacturing operations and process development from a materials perspective, including failure analysis, and materials qualifications.
• Support process improvements activities utilizing statistical process control (SPC) techniques and experimental designs.
• Support materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes, including qualification, acceptance testing, and specification development.
• Support process and design improvements through Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), lessons learned, and defect analysis.
• Provide equipment and process training to manufacturing operators, ensuring alignment with materials and process requirements.
• Support production with on-site responsiveness to factory equipment, process, materials, and product problems.
• Factory production execution support includes developing and implementing well-controlled processes using data-driven methods such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) and writing shop process documentation.
• Develop and execute new product builds typically with automated equipment, often requiring creative solutions for next-generation product designs.
• Process improvement projects to improve factory productivity through leveraging new technologies, investigating and qualifying new materials, and more Capital equipment down-selection and integration to meet current and future business needs.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM).
• Minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Knowledge of thin film equipment including PVD deposition, laser drilling, photolithography, plating or wet chemical etching.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with experience in process optimization and defect mitigation.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

• Preferred degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Process development and qualification experience.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC), Statistical data analysis experience, Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques.
• Ability to work with a multi-disciplined engineering team in resolving technical issues and investigation thereof.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point).

• Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• No Relocation benefits attached to this role.

The salary range for this role is 66,800 USD - 127,200 USD. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program,…