Chemical Process Engineer

The Process Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining new and improved manufacturing systems to improve methods as it relates to printed circuit boards. Area of focus include - photopolymer thin film, thermally cured photomask, epoxy fill applications, direct imaging, circuit pattern etching, and external optical inspection controls used to produce multi-layer printed circuit boards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining new and/or improved manufacturing systems, processes, methods, equipment, strategies, technologies, and facilities in order to improve manufacturability and produce products within a reasonable schedule and budget. 

• Ensures cost-effective design, installation, and method of monitoring and modifying of manufacturing processes. 

• Resolve problems in processes and materials. 

• Evaluate alternative approaches to manufacturing if a product, as designed, cannot meet product requirements. 

• Interface with internal and external customers, suppliers and/or equipment vendors to resolve manufacturing issues. 

• Develop budgets for capital equipment, product start-up and development projects. 

• Develop project plans for implementation of new processes, existing process modification, capacity improvements and throughput enhancements. 

• Perform cost/benefit analysis on new and existing manufacturing process improvement opportunities. 

• Perform capacity and capability analysis on manufacturing processes. 

• Develop experiments to diagnose and correct manufacturing problems utilizing statistically valid methodologies. 

• Identify yield improvement opportunities and leads the development of action plans to improve yields. 

• Perform defect characterization analysis to construct root cause effect relationships for defect reduction leading to yield enhancements. 

• Provide critical process/parameters data for PFMEA manufacturing tables.

• Participate in project implementation and defect reduction teams.

• Provide investigation, analysis, containment and solutions for yield excursions.

• Document all tests and process changes – permanent and temporary – through a change control system that is ISO compliant.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience preferred.

• 5 years’ experience in related field. Printed Circuit board or similar Electronic Manufacturing preferred.

• Experience in value-add manufacturing with chemical, mechanical, imaging, or polymer processes is preferred

• Adept in using MES systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, and a working knowledge Minitab, PowerPoint. Application coding (eg. Python, VBA) is beneficial.

• Familiar with world class manufacturing principles of: DOE, FMEA, Jidoka/Andon, TPM, 6S.  Experience with machine automation and Factory 4.0 concepts is preferred.

• Highly technical communications capabilities are preferred to successfully exchange with suppliers, customers, and internal functions

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