Manufacturing Engineer II — Vacuum & High-Voltage

Hitachi; McMinnville (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Physics Technologies, a Hitachi Group Company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II in McMinnville, OR. This role focuses on the technical health, reliability, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment used to produce thermionic and field-emission cathodes and related assemblies.

You will diagnose process and equipment issues, implement containment during line-down events, and drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, materials, or related engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years in manufacturing, process engineering, or similar technical roles.
• Experience with vacuum systems and high voltage is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for complex manufacturing processes, equipment, materials, testing, and product assembly.
• Troubleshoot process, equipment, tooling, and product-performance issues using root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process controls.
• Lead or support engineering changes, CAPAs, nonconformances, risk assessments, and validations.
• Support transfer of new or modified products into production and assist line-down containment.

Skills

Vacuum systems

High voltage

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical schematics

Lean manufacturing

Safety compliance

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Materials)

Tools

CAD

Test equipment

Process qualification

Instrumentation

Job description

Applied Physics Technologies, a Hitachi Group Company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II in McMinnville, OR. This role focuses on the technical health, reliability, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment used to produce thermionic and field-emission cathodes and related assemblies.

You will diagnose process and equipment issues, implement containment during line-down events, and drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.