Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Location: Burnet, TX facility.

This role leads a team of engineers who sustain and continuously improve specialty chemical manufacturing processes for products used in semiconductor manufacturing. The leader will manage the Solids engineering team that supports solids production work cells, aiding growth of solid production lines in line with semiconductor industry growth.

• Drive a “Safety First” culture by overseeing the team’s safety inspections and recommending/implementing solutions to risks.
• Manage and prioritize projects for a team of 5-7 full time and rotational engineers, co‑ops, interns, and engineering technicians, including safety enhancements, capacity expansion, and customer requests.
• Provide regular coaching and feedback to the team and serve as the point contact for customer and product escalation support.
• Ensure individual growth by creating and identifying development opportunities through day‑to‑day projects and formal continuing education.
• Contribute to the larger engineering team’s strategy development and translate overarching strategy initiatives and site goals into short‑ and long‑term objectives for the solids team.
• Collaborate with production management, customer quality, and other support teams to develop improvement roadmaps and enhance customer engagement and audits.
• Guide the team in root cause identification by reviewing and approving findings, corrective/preventative actions, and material disposition to resolve internal and external non‑conformances. 8‑D methodology preferred.
• Track team progress on Key Performance Metrics and work to remove roadblocks or rectify gaps.
• Review and approve new product development handoffs for the solids engineering team, including resourcing requirements.

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in a technical manufacturing role with 4+ years in a managerial capacity in the semiconductor or chemical manufacturing industry, providing oversight and direct coaching to a team of engineers.
• Familiarity with transferring and/or scaling up new chemical manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) principles; experience with Minitab/JMP preferred.
• Lean/Black Belt certification preferred; competency in statistical process control methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to use structured problem‑solving tools such as 8‑D, FMEA, 5‑Why, RCA, etc.
• Experience working with customer‑facing teams to translate customer requirements to a manufacturing site.
• Aptitude for leadership to drive cross‑functional project execution and problem solving while maintaining positive and collaborative relationships.
• Ability to present technical data concisely to all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally in support of engineering projects or escalations (