Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Wire Bonding 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. 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. Assists with line capacity planning and drives yield improvements in collaboration with management and engineering teams across three global business units (BUs) Investigate 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. 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 Comfortable working with various manufacturing and electronics tools: vacuum reflow ovens, wire bonders, solder printers, and EFDsDemonstrated 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 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 equipmentExperience 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 equipmentExperience applying process capability index (Cpk) and statistical process control (SPC) methodologies during DOE development and execution Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.