Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding

Advanced Energy; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Energy, a global power solutions leader, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer specializing in wire bonding. You will own the wire bonding processes and equipment, drive yield and cost improvements, and work with operations, quality, and product engineering across multiple business units.

The role emphasizes designing for manufacturability, implementing improvements, and sustaining process documentation within a cleanroom manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience owning or supporting wire bonding processes in electronics manufacturing.
• Ability to design fixtures for soldering and wire bonding.
• Hands-on experience with DOEs and statistical thinking.
• Proficiency in problem-solving methods (8D) and process troubleshooting.
• SolidWorks proficiency for design and qualification tasks.
• Strong foundation in manufacturing engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Owns all aspects of the wire bonding process, including equipment programming and maintenance.
• Drives yield improvements, process capability, and cost reductions across global BUs.
• Creates and updates manufacturing process documentation and ECOs.
• Acts as technical mentor to operators and technicians on process improvements.
• Collaborates with design teams to ensure manufacturability and cost targets.
• Performs Design for Manufacturability analyses on new products.
• Supports line capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintains QMS documentation related to wire bonding processes.

Skills

Wire bonding

Design of Experiments

8D problem solving

Process troubleshooting

SolidWorks

Manufacturing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

Tools

Wire bonders

Solder printers

EFDs

SolidWorks

Vacuum reflow ovens

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding is the technical owner of Advanced Energy’s wire bonding processes, equipment, and related manufacturing technologies. This role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and sustaining wire bonding operations used in the manufacture of advanced power electronics products. The engineer will drive yield improvements, process capability, equipment performance, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with operations, quality, and product engineering teams across multiple global business units. This role directly supports the manufacture of advanced power conversion technologies used in semiconductor, industrial, healthcare, and critical infrastructure applications worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with line capacity planning and drives yield improvements in collaboration with management and engineering teams across three global business units (BUs)




• Investigates daily production issues and leads efforts to improve yield, enhance product quality, and reduce manufacturing costs




• Estimates manufacturing costs, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements




• Develops corrective actions based on product quality feedback and monitors implementation for effectiveness




• Drives continuous improvement projects to elevate product performance in manufacturing




• Performs preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment




• Creates and modifies manufacturing process documentation




• Takes ownership of documentation related to the business unit within AE's Quality Management System (QMS), including document creation, revision, and obsolescence through Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)




• Implements manufacturing best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to increase production efficiency and effectiveness




• Analyzes work content for distribution to work centers and capacity requirements




• Recommends and implements process improvements that support manufacturing excellence




• Assists product design teams to drive designs that meet all cost and quality goals




• Reviews product requirements with design staff to ensure compatibility with processing methods




• Performs Design for Manufacturability analysis on new products




• Provides technical guidance and training to operators and technicians on manufacturability, process controls, and implementation of process improvements




• Owns all aspects of the wire bonding process, including equipment programming, process development, troubleshooting, maintenance, qualification, and continuous improvement across multiple wire bonding systems




• Owns training and qualification activities related to wire bonding processes and equipment




• Collaborates with global business units to communicate process requirements, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• ISO 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom manufacturing environment approximately 75% of the time




• Electronic test environment to include high voltage test stands and ancillary equipment




• Standard office environment utilizing standard office equipment

QUALIFICATIONS

• Comfortable working with various manufacturing and electronics tools: vacuum reflow ovens, wire bonders, solder printers, and EFDs




• Demonstrated hands-on experience owning or supporting wire bonding processes for Integrated Power Electronics Modules (IPEM) in electronics, semiconductor, or automotive manufacturing environments




• Ability to design fixtures for soldering and wire bonding




• Ability to design, execute, and manage multiple small-scale Design of Experiments (DOEs) concurrently




• Proficient in 8 disciplines of problem solving (8D) analysis




• Demonstrated ability to design and test within the tooling feedback cycle




• Robust knowledge of SolidWorks required




• Ability to demonstrate good judgment in selecting best practice methods and techniques for manufacturing




• Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing engineering principles, industry best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies




• Knowledge of IPC-610 standards




• Understanding of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protocols




• Ability to solve complex technical problems independently




• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time




• Demonstrated interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills across all levels of the organization

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in electronics manufacturing, preferably within a microelectronics, semiconductor, or power electronics production environment




• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing automated wire bonding equipment




• Experience owning or supporting wire bonding processes, equipment, and process optimization




• Experience working with solder alloys, adhesives, encapsulants, and aluminum wire




• Experience with soldering, encapsulant, and adhesive processes and equipment




• Experience applying process capability index (Cpk) and statistical process control (SPC) methodologies during DOE development and execution




• Experience influencing and negotiating in complex situations




• Cleanroom experience preferred

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

COMPENSATION

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $100,000 to $130,000 per year.

BENEFITS

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan for eligible positions, and a discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from




• Short and long-term disability and life insurance




• Health savings and flexible spending accounts




• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays




• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off




• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads




• Company matched 401(k)




• Tuition reimbursement




• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs




• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities.