Equipment Engineering Manager

FormFactor, Inc.; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

EAP

Disability (short/long-term)

Life Insurance

401(k)

ESPP

Paid time off

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. in Farmers Branch, TX seeks an Equipment Engineering Manager to lead a shift-based team of supervisors and technicians.

You will drive maintenance excellence, reliability, and tool availability across compress day and night shifts, partnering with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, EHS, and IT to optimize uptime and readiness. The role emphasizes leadership development, data-driven decision making, and safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in a technical role with a Bachelor's degree; advanced degrees considered.
• Experience leading frontline supervisors in semiconductor or high‑volume manufacturing.
• Strong background in maintenance, reliability, and equipment availability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Equipment Engineering Supervisors and technicians across multiple shifts.
• Set safety and execution expectations, coach staff, and ensure pass-down quality.
• Respond to downtime, maintenance needs, and escalation of critical issues.
• Improve MTBF/MTTR, maintenance compliance, and readiness for production ramp.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce operational risk.
• Develop supervisors and technicians through coaching and succession planning.
• Establish maintenance standards, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Support installation, qualification, capacity expansion, and tech transfer.
• Use data dashboards and manufacturing systems to drive decisions.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Leadership

Equipment Troubleshooting

Data-Driven Decision Making

Lean Manufacturing

Preventive Maintenance

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS

MES

SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

MES

SPC

FDC

Power BI

Excel

SQL

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Forming Our Future together

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor's products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Rooted in our core values - Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People - we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.

Shift

The regular hours for this position are day shift.

Job Description

The Equipment Engineering Manager leads the shift-based equipment support organization for FormFactor's advanced manufacturing operations, providing leadership for Equipment Engineering Supervisors and technician teams across multiple compressed day and night shifts. This role is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of manufacturing equipment by driving maintenance excellence, equipment reliability, troubleshooting effectiveness, technician development, and operational readiness. The manager oversees daily support operations while establishing standards, processes, and performance expectations that enable world-class equipment availability and manufacturing execution. Working closely with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Facilities, EHS, IT/Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain, and external suppliers, the Equipment Engineering Manager develops and executes strategies to improve uptime, reduce equipment-related risk, enhance maintenance effectiveness, and support factory growth. This leader is accountable for building a high-performing organization through strong supervisor development, workforce planning, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making while fostering a culture of safety, quality, accountability, technical excellence, and operational discipline. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with a practical understanding of manufacturing equipment, enabling them to manage through supervisors while remaining engaged in the operational challenges and opportunities that drive business results.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Equipment Engineering Supervisors and technician teams supporting four compressed day and night shifts.
• Set expectations for safe work, shift execution, escalation discipline, technician coaching, pass-down quality, and cross-shift accountability.
• Ensure timely response to equipment downtime, preventive maintenance needs, equipment qualifications, tool recovery, and production-critical escalations.
• Improve equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance compliance, repeat downtime, technician utilization, and manufacturing readiness.
• Partner with Equipment Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, EHS, IT / Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain, and vendors to resolve issues and reduce operational risk.
• Develop supervisors and technicians through coaching, performance management, training plans, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Establish and sustain maintenance standards, troubleshooting documentation, escalation procedures, shift pass-downs, equipment support metrics, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support equipment installation, startup, qualification, capacity expansion, factory ramp, new product introduction, and technology transfer activities.
• Use maintenance systems, manufacturing data, dashboards, SPC / FDC outputs, work-order information, and technician feedback to drive data-based decisions.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, urgency, ownership, teamwork, technical discipline, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications & Experiences

• Experience leading supervisors, leads, or frontline technical teams in semiconductor, electronics, cleanroom, precision manufacturing, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Experience working in a quality-certified manufacturing organization (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, or similar) with demonstrated adherence to quality systems, documentation, and change control processes.
• Experience supporting multi-shift or 24/7 manufacturing operations, including compressed day and night shifts.
• Strong knowledge of equipment troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment recovery, qualification, reliability improvement, and manufacturing readiness.
• Experience with automated production tools, metrology, inspection, test, handlers, probers, robotics, motion control, vacuum, pneumatics, controls, sensors, electrical, chemical, thermal, laser, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience using CMMS, MES, SPC, FDC, dashboards, Power BI, Excel, SQL, JMP, Minitab, or similar manufacturing data tools.
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, kaizen, standard work, structured problem solving, FMEA, CAPA, DOE, or reliability-centered maintenance methods.
• Working knowledge of EHS, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, chemical safety, machine safety, cleanroom protocols, quality systems, documentation control, change control, audits, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, automation, electronics, materials science, applied science, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent technical leadership experience may be considered.
• Preferred certifications include Lean Six Sigma, CMRP, OSHA safety training, electrical / electronic certification, PLC / controls training, robotics training, project management, or equivalent credentials.

Farmers Branch, TX

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• EAP
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending and savings accounts
• 401(k)
• ESPP
• Paid time off

Skills

• Cleanroom Operations
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Corrective Maintenance
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Engineering Management
• Equipment Engineering
• Equipment Qualification
• Equipment Reliability Improvement
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Escalation Management
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FMEA
• Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Analytics
• Manufacturing Equipment
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Performance Management (PM)
• Preventive Maintenance
• Production Ramp Up
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Safety Compliance
• Semiconductor Manufacturing

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 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation. For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.

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.

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