Thin Film Manufacturing Engineer

Process Engineer

The Advanced Products Center (APC) Manufacturing Engineering organization is seeking a highly skilled and motivated process engineer 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 manufacturing engineer will play a critical role in optimizing process yields, addressing production challenges, and ensuring product quality by collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to factory operations, enhance efficiency, and implement process improvements to meet and exceed production goals. The selected candidate will work closely with design, product, 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.

What You Will Do:

• 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.
• Effective cross-functional communication of technical information.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience in one or more of the following Thin Film processes: Metal Deposition, Sputtering, Laser Drilling, Photolithography, Plating, and Wet Chemical Etching.
• Experience working with a multi-disciplined engineering team in resolving technical issues and root cause investigation.
• Experience with automated equipment used in manufacturing.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Process development and qualification experience.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC), Statistical data analysis experience, Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques.
• Technical writing experience for operator instructions, process and/or material qualification reports, equipment vendor statement of works, etc.
• Experience with material properties or automated equipment.
• Experience with MS Office 365

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