Process Engineer

Job Description

Salary range for position: $90,000 - $110,000, commensurate with experience.

Position Summary:

Process Engineer-I will play a key role in sustaining and supporting the existing 24/7 Back-End Assembly production, driving continuous improvement to support quality, cost and delivery goal, as well as supporting next generation product development and various R&D projects. This role will utilize engineering and statistical approaches to perform problem solving, process optimization and identifying key parameters for the process.

Knowledge:
Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.

Job Complexity:
Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Builds productive internal/external working relationships.

Supervision:
Normally receives general instructions on routine work (with minimal supervision for day-to-day production support), detailed instructions on new projects and assignments.

Experience:

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support day-to-day production, e.g. interacting with supervisors, technicians, operators, and other engineers to dispose of lots, identify faulty tools, provide technical support, and correct processing errors.
• Continuous process monitoring (SPC, yield), including data analysis, identifying trends, finding root causes on excursions and finding solutions to correct the problem and improve the process
• Drive use of problem-solving methodologies (e.g. FMEA, SPC, Control Plans, QFD and Design of Experiments) across manufacturing community
• Work with Failure Analysis group to analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
• Prepare/update process documentation and provide operator training and qualification
• Work closely with development engineering and manufacturing to drive process improvements for Assembly Operations for improvement in yield, output, cost and safety
• Manage the automation of current and new manufacturing processes, including outsource management of tooling and fixture design, development and build; and coordination with internal resources on tooling and fixture design and development.
• Work with manufacturing, process development, facilities, quality assurance groups in developing requirements and recommendations for system modifications.
• Develop project scopes, plan and manage the projects including schedules and budgets within area of expertise
• Facilitate problem solving and brainstorming activities and participate in and support cross-functional teams.
• Monitor material performance and evaluate material performance/fit for use
• Support new product development and make recommendations for material selection, process requirements for assembly process
• Good interpersonal skills, including working with cross-functional teams, productions, supervisors, peers, and management.
• Capability in integrative thinking, results oriented, self-awareness, mentoring others, and willingness to make changes
• Good communication skills. Can produce clear data, presentations, and reports, as well as oral presentations

Qualifications:

• BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or related field
• 2 or more years' experience with high precision assembly/manufacturing, including extensive experience with process automation
• Must be hands-on
• Requires on-site presence
• Engineering approach and SPC knowledge
• Organizational skills to track and coordinate multiple concurrent projects
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with production technicians, supervisor/leads, other engineers, as well as management
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including, but not limited to, presentations, reports, and process documentation
• Ability to leverage and delegate responsibility when managing capable professionals
• Good problem identification and problem-solving skills

• Experience in dispense systems, such as Asymtek/Nordson dispense system
• Experience in pick and place tool, e.g. Datacon
• Familiar with statistical analysis software, such as JMP, Minitab

Physical Demands:

• Standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear under one-third of the time.
• Sitting one-third to two-thirds of the time.

Work Environment:

• Normal office environment. Dress as appropriate, business-casual is the "default".
• Works in manufacturing, clean room, and engineering lab environment (at least 60% in cleanroom)
• Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
• May potentially handle hazardous waste in accordance with the safe work practices defined in Hazardous Communication and Hazardous Waste training programs. Initial training is required upon hiring status and every 3 years…