Production Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Production Engineer to support precision cleaning processes within a semiconductor cleanroom manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining cleaning methods to ensure high-quality, repeatable servicing of semiconductor parts and subassemblies.

The ideal candidate combines strong mechanical engineering fundamentals with hands-on manufacturing experience and a solid understanding of cleanroom operations, contamination control, and process discipline.

Key Responsibilities

Process Development & Optimization

• Develop, document, and maintain cleaning processes and mechanical assembly and testing processes for semiconductor equipment and precision subassemblies.
• Create and update work instructions, process flows, and assembly standards.
• Implement Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives within cleanroom operations.

Production Support

• Provide hands-on engineering support to cleanroom assembly and cleaning teams.
• Troubleshoot assembly issues, cleaning effectiveness issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) by transitioning designs into stable production processes.
• Evaluate tooling, fixtures, and equipment to improve ergonomics, repeatability, and throughput.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure assembly processes meet engineering specifications and quality standards.
• Ensure cleaning processes provide the correct and repeatable results for cleanliness and critical dimension stability.
• Provide recommendations to improve throughput and efficiency for new and existing processes utilizing automation, fixturing , or other creative methods.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to support inspections, nonconformance investigations, and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Establish and monitor critical process parameters (CPPs) and quality metrics.
• Maintain compliance with ISO standards, ESD controls, and cleanroom contamination-control protocols.

Documentation & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Design Engineering to review drawings for manufacturability (DFM).
• Interpret and validate mechanical drawings, GD&T, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Customer Process Change Requests (PCRs) and revision control processes.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Quality, and Production teams to ensure alignment and on-time delivery.

Cleanroom & Safety Compliance

• Adhere to semiconductor cleanroom standards, including gowning procedures and ESD controls.
• Ensure tools, fixtures, and processes meet contamination control requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement within the manufacturing environment.