Silfex, Inc. - A Division of Lam Research Corporation

Engineer

• The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for creating, evaluating, implementing, and monitoring, manufacturing processes related to silicon and other materials.
• Responsible for across-the-board manufacturing processes including machining, lapping, polishing, and clean room processes.
• Will interact with all levels of the business to initiate, substantiate, and implement process improvements.
• The rapid prototype manufacturing (RPM) role is responsible for the launch of new products into the production environment using gated program launch tools.
• This key role provides the flawless launch of new products from concept/prototype through and including first article and production initiation.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the Company Quality Management System and apply Quality Procedures and Operating Procedures as appropriate.
• Apply lean manufacturing concepts, DMAIC, and other problem solving tools.
• Evaluates existing manufacturing methods and sequences and recommends/implements improvements that increase efficiency, reduce cost, reduce waste, etc.
• Evaluates and tests alternative products that improve Silfex’s technical manufacturing capabilities, resulting in throughput increase, cost reduction, and yield improvement.
• Participates in the Material Review Board (MRB) recommending alternate process configurations that result in the conservation of material.
• Creates manufacturing methods and inspection plans from prints provided by customers to achieve specifications.
• Understand concepts of CNC machining and CMM inspection.
• Coordinate with CNC and CMM programmers to achieve required specifications.
• Coordinates with customer on design changes for manufacturability.
• Responsible to ensure feasibility of manufacturing process.
• Work with cross-functional teams including business development, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations.
• Understands and can apply process control (SPC) and measurement systems analysis (MSA).
• Prepares reports/presentations by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

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