Responsibilities:

• Serve as a core team member for assigned NPI projects as the liaison between R&D and Manufacturing, realizing products and processes for operations.
• Work closely with development engineers to proactively influence product and process design for better manufacturability.
• Development and execution of manufacturing plans for assigned projects, including material planning, selection of tools, qualification criteria, cost roadmap, scaleup planning, etc.
• Drive manufacturing improvement projects (yield, process optimization, etc.).
• Assists with analyses and audits on processes to make recommendations on such items as quality, cost, efficiency, safety, etc.
• Prepare process documentation to support production release.
• Maintain Process Sheets and document changes as needed.
• Develop new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)’s and Process Sheets as necessary.
• Monitor processes on a daily basis. Assist with equipment and process validations, optimizations, and characterizations to reduce cost and increase capacity.
• Work with team members independently with a high degree of initiative to support and maintain good manufacturing processes and continuous improvements.
• Communicate production status and issues on time to team members and management.
• Train personnel on equipment, maintenance, and safety practices.
• Assist other teams in ensuring an adequate production environment whenever needed.
• Position requires successful candidate to be onsite.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required in a related technical field, preferably material science and engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, etc. Advanced degree candidates are also welcome to apply.
• 4+ years of related experience in high-volume manufacturing is highly desired.
• Ability to manage multiple projects cross-departmentally.
• Skilled in project management and problem-solving.
• Ability to extract and analyze data using tool such as SQL,Python and statistical software such as JMP.
• Experience in fabrication processes/reactor growth environment is a plus.
• Knowledge about production quality metrics is desired.
• Ability to perform critical tasks with a high level of accuracy per procedures.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and technical writing skills.