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

FormFactor Inc.; Thiendorf; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

FormFactor Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of semiconductor test and measurement products, including MEMS probe cards and wafer probers. The Triton platform drives high-volume silicon photonics testing in cutting-edge fabs, with a focus on reliability, MTBF, and NPI-to-sustaining handoffs.

The role leads a cross-functional engineering team, drives field issue resolution, and partners with supplier quality and DFx practices to improve product designs for manufacturability.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Lead the multi-disciplinary sustaining engineering team (mechanical, electrical, software, systems).
• Own 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

Release product ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Geographical teamwork

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Forming Our Future together

Shape your future with a hidden champion of the high-tech industry. FormFactor is 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