Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer, Precision Automation

Brooks Automation

Livermore (CA)

Hybrid

USD 124,000 - 168,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Holidays
Flexible Vacation

Job summary

Brooks Automation is seeking a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer. You will own mechanical manufacturing processes, drive process readiness, and partner with Design Engineering during NPI to ensure manufacturability and robustness.

You will define critical process parameters, develop control plans, and lead validation, scale-up, and continuous improvement initiatives across global manufacturing.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 7+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience.
  • Experience owning complex manufacturing processes from development to production.
  • Ability to create PFMEAs, control plans, standard work, and reaction plans.
  • Experience with SPC/DOE/MSA and statistical problem solving.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration across design, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Lean Six Sigma methods applied to yield, cycle time and cost.

Responsibilities

  • Own and improve manufacturing processes for direct-drive motor products and precision components.
  • Define process parameters, tolerances, and acceptance criteria; lead pilot and scale-up.
  • Develop process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, and standard work.
  • Lead capability studies, DOE, MSA, and validation activities.
  • Monitor variation with SPC; drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
  • Specify equipment, tooling, and inspection methods; support NPI with DFM/DFA.
  • Lead process transfer, qualification, and overseas scale-up when needed.
  • Establish KPIs (yield, scrap, cycle time, equipment effectiveness) and drive improvements.
  • Train staff on process requirements and change-management practices.

Skills

Process ownership
PFMEA
Statistical methods
DOE / SPC
Root-cause analysis
Equipment qualification
Lean Six Sigma
Troubleshooting
Agile
Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Electrical/Materials/Industrial Engineering or related
Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred)
Black Belt (plus)
10+ years manufacturing process engineering (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Brooks Automation is seeking a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer. You will own mechanical manufacturing processes, drive process readiness, and partner with Design Engineering during NPI to ensure manufacturability and robustness.

You will define critical process parameters, develop control plans, and lead validation, scale-up, and continuous improvement initiatives across global manufacturing.

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