Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer – Customer-Facing

FormFactor Inc.; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer in Sacramento, California.

The role focuses on evaluating product applicability for new silicon devices, translating requirements into manufacturable solutions, and guiding cross-functional teams through customer engagements. The candidate should balance customer needs with product and manufacturing capabilities, providing technical guidance and data-driven problem solving to enable successful product adoption and scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain advanced knowledge of FormFactor’s products, technologies, manufacturing capabilities, and application requirements.
• Independently evaluate complex customer silicon devices and technical requirements to determine product applicability, feasibility, and manufacturability.
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical specifications, recommendations, and solutions.
• Identify technical risks, constraints, and potential integration challenges early in the application process.
• Apply engineering principles, product knowledge, and data analysis to resolve complex or ambiguous application challenges.
• Serve as a technical resource for application-specific questions and product capability assessments.
• Communicate technical recommendations, trade-offs, risks, and product capabilities clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Engage with customer engineering and procurement organizations as needed to clarify requirements and support technical alignment.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Management to evaluate customer requirements and develop solutions that can be successfully manufactured and supported.
• Lead or support technical discussions related to complex customer applications, product capability, manufacturability, and issue resolution.
• Support the technical evaluation and introduction of new customer devices, applications, and product configurations.
• Identify opportunities to improve application readiness, technical evaluation methods, and handoffs between customer-facing and manufacturing organizations.
• Provide technical input that helps accelerate customer qualification and successful product introduction.
• Identify and lead improvements to application engineering tools, test methods, technical documentation, workflows, and integration processes.
• Analyze recurring technical issues and customer requirements to identify opportunities for product, process, or capability improvements.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, application guidelines, best practices, and other documentation that supports consistent execution.
• Share technical knowledge and best practices with engineering and customer-facing teams.
• Contribute technical insight to product and process improvements that enhance manufacturability, scalability, quality, and the overall customer experience.

Skills

Abstract Thinking

Autodesk AutoCAD

CAD Tools

Communication

Microsoft Office

Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer in Sacramento, California.

The role focuses on evaluating product applicability for new silicon devices, translating requirements into manufacturable solutions, and guiding cross-functional teams through customer engagements. The candidate should balance customer needs with product and manufacturing capabilities, providing technical guidance and data-driven problem solving to enable successful product adoption and scalable