Process Engineer Sustaining

Wolfspeed; North Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Paid parental leave

Continuing education assistance

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Wolfspeed is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Global Operations team at our Corporate Headquarters in Durham, NC. You will own grinding and surface finishing processes for Silicon Carbide wafers and drive improvements across multiple platforms.

The role requires a BS in engineering with process engineering experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to manage projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. A flexible schedule and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Engineering with Process Engineering focus or related internship/Co-op experience.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule to support critical tool issues in a manufacturing environment.
• Equipment and process troubleshooting skills with ability to rapidly learn new processes and toolsets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a positive professional attitude.
• Understanding and experience with Statistical Process Control.
• Excellent project management skills with ability to identify manufacturing improvements and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Operations to resolve daily manufacturing priorities.
• Drive process improvement initiatives for safety, quality, throughput and cost.
• Own the Grinding and Surface Finishing processes of Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers.
• Continuously improve across multiple platforms and processes.
• Monitor and respond to OOC conditions on multiple product lines and toolsets.
• Optimize preventative maintenance procedures and document best practices.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documents and procedures; oversee installation of new equipment.
• Maintain schedule to meet qualifications and project goals.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Change management

Communication skills

Statistical Process Control

Project management

Co-op/Internship experience

Education

BS Degree in Engineering

Job description

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

• Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
• Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
• Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
• Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
• Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here’s the Gist:

Wolfspeed’s Global Operations team is seeking a Process Engineer with a proven track record of successful execution in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This position will work directly with the Equipment and Process Engineering teams in ourSilicon Carbide (SiC) Global Operations manufacturing team located at the Corporate Headquarters in Durham, NC.

The Day-to-Day:

• Work with Operations team to resolve daily priorities as needed to support manufacturing
• Drive project initiatives forward in support of process safety, quality, throughput, and low cost
• Own the Grinding and Surface Finishing processes of Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers
• Continuous improvement across many new and existing platforms and processes
• Monitor and respond to all OOC conditions on multiple product lines and toolsets
• Optimize preventative maintenance procedures
• Document best known methods across areas of ownership
• Create and maintain manufacturing documents and procedures as necessary
• Facilitate and oversee the install of new manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain schedule to meet overall qualifications and project goals
• Sustaining support, troubleshooting, equipment acceptance and resolving technical issues that may arise in day to day manufacturing

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• BS Degree in Engineering with either Process Engineering, internship, Co-op, or industry experience
• Willing and able to work a flexible schedule as needed to support critical tool issues in a manufacturing environment,
• Equipment and process troubleshooting skills, along with the ability to rapidly learn new processes and toolsets
• Ability to identify process improvements, manage change, and implement solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have a positive, professional, energetic, can-do attitude
• Understanding and experience with Statistical Process Control
• Excellent project management skills with demonstrated ability to identify manufacturing improvements, manage change, andimplement solutions

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.