Onsite Austin: Senior Process Engineering Manager

KLA Industries, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Manager of Process Engineering to lead a seasoned team and drive new product transfers from design into production.

The role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic manufacturing input to support a broad pipeline across product lines. You will guide process development, set up tooling and automation, and ensure robust documentation and validation per quality systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in process/manufacturing engineering.
• 3+ years managing an engineering team.
• Machining background.
• New product introduction experience.
• Hands-on experience with CMMs, vision inspection systems and profilometers.
• Strong GD&T.
• Data analysis and statistics skills (Minitab preferred).
• Risk assessment experience (FMEA).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop manufacturing engineers and technicians.
• Serve as the primary process and manufacturing expert on cross-functional new product teams.
• Drive design transfer of new products into production, both in-house and at suppliers.
• Give design for manufacturability (DFM) input on engineering prints and communicate process limits and capabilities to design teams.
• Guide process capability assessments and prioritize and implement process improvements.
• Design and develop processes, tooling, fixturing and automation.
• Write and review process validation protocols and reports.
• Make sure documentation meets quality system requirements (BOMs, routers, FMEAs).
• Own deliverables tied to CAPA, project management and quality systems.
• Plan and lead manufacturing technical reviews and oversee development builds.
• Take part in lean reviews and Kaizen events, and contribute to intellectual property submissions.

Skills

10+ years experience

Team management

NPI experience

DFM input

GD&T

Minitab

FMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CMMs

Vision inspection systems

Profilometers

SolidWorks

Mastercam

Job description

KLA Industries, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Manager of Process Engineering to lead a seasoned team and drive new product transfers from design into production.

The role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic manufacturing input to support a broad pipeline across product lines. You will guide process development, set up tooling and automation, and ensure robust documentation and validation per quality systems.