Process Engineer II (25795)

NEOTech's Chatsworth facility runs microelectronics and electronics assembly manufacturing for its customers. This Process Engineer II owns the processes behind that production equipment — screen printer, pick & place, reflow, wave, selective soldering, AOI, and 5DX — developing, optimizing, and sustaining microelectronics assembly processes to meet yield, reliability, and customer requirements.

Hands-on microelectronics process engineering experience is a requirement, not a nice-to-have. The last sourcing round surfaced strong general manufacturing and chemical/industrial process candidates, but none with direct microelectronics or SMT assembly experience — this job description and the sourcing channels should screen for that specifically going forward.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, and maintain manufacturing process equipment referenced in the Summary section.
• Develop, optimize, and sustain microelectronics assembly processes to meet yield, reliability, and customer requirements.
• Support engineering initiatives evaluating solders, fluxes, epoxies, and new equipment installations; recommend solutions both tactically and strategically.
• Monitor and maintain aqueous cleaner and ionic contamination testing equipment to acceptable standards, conforming to customer/IPC requirements.
• Initiate process improvements through evaluation of test/yield data and manufacturing defects, and make adjustments to process equipment accordingly.
• Create, present, and obtain approval for capital investment programs.
• Work with Production to develop and direct opportunities that affect revenues, costs, and processes.
• Prepare and submit reports as required.
• Provide guidance to machine operators and production employees; show alternate methods of solving or preventing process, business, or technical problems.
• Interact with other functional and business groups or outside vendors.
• Comply with Environmental Health and Safety regulations.
• Support and follow all ISO standards related to NEOTech's Quality Management Systems (quality, environment, health, safety, and security).
• Support all corporate and site 6S objectives.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.