Production Engineer

About Nearfield Instruments

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 380 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

Where will you be working?  

You will be working within the Production Engineering team in close collaboration with D&E and System Engineering with the end goal to improve the production and CT. 

What will you be doing?  

Production Engineering

• Act as a key technical interface between Production, Design & Engineering (D&E), Supply Chain, Quality, and Service.

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing operations, ensuring stable, efficient, and scalable production processes.

• Serve as a technical point of contact for production-related issues and facilitate effective collaboration across functions.

Production Support & Troubleshooting

• Provide hands-on engineering support during assembly, testing, qualification, and ramp-up activities.

• Investigate and resolve production issues using structured problem-solving methodologies in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Perform root cause analyses and implement effective corrective and preventive actions to minimize disruptions and improve process robustness.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges and ensure timely issue resolution.

• Support the introduction of new products, manufacturing processes, and design changes into production.

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Monitor production performance and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

• Develop, maintain, and optimize manufacturing processes, work instructions, process flows, and control plans.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, quality, yield, and cycle-time reduction.

• Promote standardization and the adoption of manufacturing best practices across production operations.

Change Management

Participate in Change Control Boards (CCBs) and support decision-making related to product and process changes.

Coordinate the industrialization and implementation of engineering changes within the manufacturing environment.

Assess the impact of design and process changes on manufacturing, quality, and supply chain performance, ensuring production readiness prior to release.

Support validation activities and ensure all changes are properly documented, controlled, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.

Training & Documentation

• Train operators, technicians, and other stakeholders on manufacturing processes, procedures, and best practices.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, process specifications, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.

• Capture, document, and share lessons learned to support knowledge retention and continuous improvement across the organization.

Why is the position interesting for you?  

• You will take full ownership of a high-tech module in a cutting-edge metrology system, giving you deep technical responsibility and visibility.  

• You’ll work in a multidisciplinary environment where engineering meets innovation, contributing directly to the performance of machines used by the world’s leading chipmakers.  

• You’ll have the opportunity to drive improvements, implement changes, and shape the future of production processes in a fast-growing scale-up.