Manufacturing Engineer - Bar Process

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

$85K — $100K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline
  • Experience in semiconductor wafer processing and related operations
  • Hands-on experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment
  • In-depth knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes
  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities
  • Proficiency in Excel for data analysis
  • Familiarity with LabVIEW is advantageous
  • Effective communication skills for vendor interactions
  • Ability to work in a cleanroom environment
  • Capacity to lift or move items up to 20 pounds

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot production issues in cleaving and dicing operations
  • Resolve equipment and work order issues to reduce downtime
  • Support daily production for smooth operations
  • Perform daily calibration of cleaving and dicing equipment
  • Monitor equipment performance and oversee preventive maintenance
  • Conduct root cause analysis for manufacturing issues
  • Analyze production data to identify opportunities for process enhancements
  • Implement corrective actions and develop process recipes for new products
  • Monitor and investigate daily production quality
  • Collaborate with Quality Engineering to resolve issues
  • Develop and maintain SOPs and train technicians
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to improve efficiency
  • Manage new tool qualifications and documentations

Benefits

  • Flexible and competitive health insurance plans
  • Employer matching for 401(k) contributions
  • Unused PTO payout at year-end
  • Relocation package available within the US
  • Immigration sponsorship available for qualified candidates
Full Job Description
Summary

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the cleaving, bar stacking/unstacking and dicing operations within our semiconductor manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for maintaining production flow by troubleshooting equipment and process issues, performing routine calibration and maintenance of equipment, monitoring product quality, and driving continuous process improvements to improve yield, quality, and throughput.

Primary Responsibilities

Production Support
  • Troubleshoot production issues affecting cleaving, bar stacking/unstacking and dicing operations
  • Resolve equipment and work order issues to minimize production downtime
  • Support daily production activities to ensure smooth manufacturing flow

Equipment Ownership
  • Perform daily calibration of cleaving and dicing equipment
  • Monitor equipment performance and coordinate preventive maintenance
  • Identify equipment-related problems and implement corrective actions

Process Improvement
  • Perform root cause analysis on manufacturing issues
  • Analyze production data to identify process improvements
  • Improve yield, throughput, and process stability
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
  • Develop process recipes for new products

Quality
  • Monitor daily production quality for abnormalities
  • Investigate defects related to cleaving and dicing processes
  • Collaborate with Quality Engineering to resolve manufacturing issues

Documentation & Training
  • Develop and maintain SOPs and work instructions
  • Train manufacturing technicians and operators
  • Maintain engineering documentation

Cross-functional Support
  • Collaborate with Production, Quality, Process Engineering, Production Control, and IT to improve manufacturing efficiency
  • Perform other duties as assigned

New Equipment Qualification
  • Intensively collaborate with vendor for new tool design proposal
  • Make FAT and SAT documents for new tools
  • In charge of new tool move in, installation, modification and qualification

Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
  • Experience with semiconductor wafer processing, cleaving, dicing, or precision manufacturing
  • Experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment
  • Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes
  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
  • Experience using Excel for data analysis
  • Familiarity with LabVIEW is a plus
  • Ability to work in a cleanroom environment
  • Strong ability in communication. Good at efficiently communicating with vendors on technical terms and negotiations
  • Ability lift or move items weighing up to 20 pounds


Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

  • Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
  • Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
  • Unused PTO payout at end of the year
  • Relocation package available within US
  • Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)

We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.

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