Engineer 2 Manufacturing Engineering

**Job Title:** Engineer II, Manufacturing Engineering **Job Description:** **The Role:**  * As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for sustaining and improving manufacturing processes for CMP Pad production, ensuring stable, efficient, and high-quality output to meet overall production targets. This role spans process control, equipment performance, yield improvement, and issue resolution in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will work closely with cross-functional and global teams, and support new product introductions to ensure smooth transition into manufacturing.  **In this role you will:**  * Monitor and maintain process stability using SPC and data analysis tools  * Ensure smooth production flow and resolve issues to meet output and production targets  * Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance yield, quality, and productivity  * Perform equipment troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and process tuning  * Lead safety-related actions and execute OCAP for abnormal conditions  * Investigate customer complaints and manufacturing issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions  * Maintain and update Work Instructions (WI) and process documentation  * Resolve production line bottlenecks and optimize overall manufacturing performance  * Collaborate with NPI teams to support new product introduction and ramp-up  * Manage engineering projects and qualification activities  * Ensure product quality compliance and manage BOM-related changes  * Work closely with cross-functional teams and global sites  **Traits we believe make a strong candidate:**  * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset  * Understanding of statistical analysis and DOE concepts  * Team player with effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills  * Hands-on, proactive, and able to perform in a fast-paced manufacturing environment  * Strong ownership with the ability to drive issues to closure and deliver results  * Experience with data tools (e.g., Excel Macro, Power BI), Statistical Tools (e.g. Mini Tab, JMP, SAS) and  manufacturing systems is a plus  **Your success will be measured by:**  * Consistent achievement of production targets and manufacturing plan execution  * Process stability and yield performance (SPC, Cpk, yield improvement)  * Speed and effectiveness of issue resolution and root cause analysis  * Measurable impact of continuous improvement initiatives (cost, productivity, quality)  * Successful collaboration across teams and contribution to overall manufacturing performance  * Effective support of new product introduction and ramp-up