Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering (m/f/d)

FormFactor GmbH; Thiendorf; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

FormFactor’s Triton is the industry leading silicon photonics test platform for insertion 1 PIC testing in high-volume production test at leading semiconductor fabs. This role with support released products in the field and enable our NPI organization to focus on next-generation development.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary sustaining engineering team, manage the customer change process, and drive field issue resolution and reliability improvements across distributed teams.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of engineering experience in semiconductor capital equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, or comparable high-reliability complex systems.
• Demonstrated experience owning released products in production environments, field issue resolution, and continuous improvement programs.
• Experience working across geographically distributed teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred.

Aufgaben

• Leading the multi-disciplinary sustaining engineering team (mechanical, electrical, software, systems).
• The customer change process for Triton released products.
• Field issue resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Reliability performance of fielded systems — MTBF tracking etc.
• Cost-down and design-for-manufacturability programs on released products.
• Component obsolescence management and supplier qualification changes.
• Acceptance criteria and gate review participation for NPI-to-sustaining product handoffs.

Kenntnisse

Engineering leadership

Field issue resolution

Cross-functional teamwork

NPI coordination

DFx practices

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

silicon photonics

wafer probe

test & measurement

FMEA

Jobbeschreibung

Forming Our Future together Shape your future with a hidden champion of the high-tech industry.FormFactoris a leading global manufacturer of semiconductor test and measurement products, including advanced MEMS probe cards, engineering probe stations and probes, metrology systems, as well as quantum cryogenic measurement systems.Globally, FormFactor Inc. has locations in all markets relevant to the semiconductor industry. In Germany, we develop and manufacture wafer probers for a wide range of applications. Our products and solutions contribute significantly to the development and productions of new technologies. From AI to 5G, from autonomous driving to quantum computing, almost every breakthrough innovation today has its form factor. That looks good.

Your future at FormFactor:

• Hello future!As part of our large FormFactor family, you will play an active role in shaping current and upcoming technologies.
• Bye-bye monotony!The challenging, varied tasks in the field of artificial intelligence and infrared applications as well as flat hierarchies offer you a lot of freedom for design and innovation.
• Your thing.In small teams, you will work independently and close to the product. You will find your solutions and accompany the entire production cycle.
• Just get started.With our New Hire training plan, you will arrive relaxed your new tasks.
• It’s fun.We offer you an attractive remuneration package as well as a share in the company's success.
• Being human.30 days of vacation, flexible working hours and home office are our tools for your family and work-life balance.
• Motivated.Our pleasant, friendly working atmosphere and international collegiality are a real feel-good factor.
• Progress.Internal training, exchange programs and an open transfer of knowledge open horizons for you.
• Perspective.As the market leader, we are operating in an incredibly exciting and crisis-proof industry of the future.

Job Description:

FormFactor’s Triton is the industry leading silicon photonics test platform for insertion 1 PIC testing in high-volume production test at leading semiconductor fabs. This role with support released products in the field and enable our NPI organization to focus on next-generation development.

Responsibilities

• Leading the multi-disciplinary sustaining engineering team (mechanical, electrical, software, systems)
• The customer change process for Triton released products
• Field issue resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Reliability performance of fielded systems — MTBF tracking etc.
• Cost-down and design-for-manufacturability programs on released products
• Component obsolescence management and supplier qualification changes
• Acceptance criteria and gate review participation for NPI-to-sustaining product handoffs

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience in semiconductor capital equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, or comparable high-reliability complex systems
• Demonstrated experience owning released products in production environments, field issue resolution, and continuous improvement programs
• Experience working across geographically distributed teams
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ideally including sustaining, NPI, or product engineering functions.
• Direct experience with silicon photonics, wafer probe, or related test and measurement technologies
• Exposure to reliability engineering methods (FMEA, accelerated life testing, MTBF modeling) and DFx practices

Core Competencies

• Can recruit strong senior engineers into the function
• Brings calm, structured judgment to customer escalations and production
• Maintains strong partnerships with the NPI
• Builds feedback loops from field into design decisions, making sustaining a learning engine for the broader engineering organization
• Documentation, process, and configuration management

Education & Experience

Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience| Required

Our Mission

We enable our customers to revolutionize semiconductors with advanced packaging bringing tomorrow's electronics to life.

Our Values

Our values were collaboratively created to reflect the essence of who we are as a company and as a team of people. The values are created for us, by us. Our people designed the FORM acronym and imagery as a constant reminder to live these values daily. Together, we embrace these guiding principles, fostering a positive and united environment for all. Focus on the Customer Ownership & Accountability Respectfully & Effectively Communicate Motivate & Develop People Learn more by visiting HERE.