Lead Process Engineer - SiC​/GaN Power Modules

Job Description Summary

The Lead Process Engineer will play a critical role in the development, optimization, and scaling of manufacturing processes for SiC/GaN power modules. This position partners closely with design engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams to lead rapid prototyping, improve process capability, increase manufacturing efficiency, reduce waste, and support the successful transition of products from development into production.

This role is highly hands-on and requires deep experience in cleanroom-based electronics manufacturing, power module assembly, test methods, and lean process improvement. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who can identify process gaps, solve complex manufacturing problems, drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost, and collaborate across functions to build robust, scalable processes that meet customer and business requirements.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

* Lead SiC/GaN power module prototyping, assembly, and test activities in a cleanroom manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on process repeatability and production readiness

* Drive process development, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve yield, throughput, cycle time, quality, and manufacturability

* Identify process bottlenecks, variation drivers, and waste across manufacturing flows, and implement corrective and preventive actions

* Apply lean manufacturing principles and problem-solving methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance

* Lead root cause investigations on product and process issues and implement sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence

* Troubleshoot existing SiC power module products and manufacturing processes, identify failure mechanisms, and improve process capability

* Evaluate new materials, process parameters, tooling, and manufacturing methods to improve product performance, reliability, and ease of manufacture

* Support qualification activities for power semiconductors, materials, assembly processes, and test methods

* Develop, refine, and standardize manufacturing methods to support consistent execution from prototype through production transition

* Perform and interpret acceptance testing, including pass/fail analysis, trend review, and out-of-range condition assessment

* Conduct failure analysis on defective components and assemblies using destructive and non-destructive techniques to drive process learning and corrective action

* Operate and support process equipment such as die bonders, wire bonders, stencil printers, reflow/soldering systems, plasma cleaners, and ovens

* Program and optimize automated assembly tools, including bonders, dispensers, and pick-and-place systems, to improve consistency, repeatability, and efficiency

* Use advanced test and inspection equipment such as acoustic microscopy (CSAM), electrical curve tracers, pull-shear testers, and other characterization tools to assess product and process performance

* Measure and analyze components and assemblies to identify variation, failure mechanisms, and opportunities to improve process robustness

* Maintain and improve bills of materials (BOMs), process travelers, reference documents, work instructions, and test/process instructions to ensure clear standard work and manufacturing discipline

* Establish and sustain process documentation that supports training, repeatability, traceability, and production control

* Communicate technical status, process risks, improvement opportunities, and recommendations clearly to management and cross-functional stakeholders

* Train, mentor, and support technicians and assemblers to ensure safe, standardized, high-quality, and on-time execution

* Partner with sustaining, electrical, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure products meet customer requirements, derived technical requirements, and manufacturing readiness expectations

* Champion a culture of lean manufacturing, standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement across module development and assembly activities

Required Qualifications

Education

* Bachelor's or…