Jobs at FormFactor, Inc.

Design production probe cards by translating customer specifications into electrical schematics, netlists, and routing requirements. Manage concurrent projects, schedules, quality, customer and vendor feedback, and cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing, PCB, substrate, and mechanical teams. Develop and improve design tools and processes, support automation efforts, and train new employees. Apply expertise in signal integrity, impedance, PDN, analog and digital circuits, physical routing, and semiconductor manufacturing.

Supports semiconductor probe-system applications by troubleshooting technical issues, setting up design-of-experiments studies, applying knowledge of optical engineering and laser fiber principles, and communicating findings with customers, sales, management, and global teams. The role requires logical problem solving, project coordination, technical reporting, and collaboration across equipment vendor, research, and high-volume manufacturing environments.

Serve as the local technical expert for silicon photonics testing, aligning strategy with headquarters and supporting customer opportunities with Sales. Present testing solutions, manage equipment applications and service activities, deliver solutions, troubleshoot customer issues, support demonstrations, and coordinate internal escalations. The role requires collaboration across customers, sales, management, and global technical teams, along with hands-on probe-system experience and engineering or physics expertise.

Lead architecture and integration of INFICON FPS Digital Twin and smart factory systems for semiconductor fabs. Design ETL pipelines from MES and equipment systems into data warehouses, support PROMIS MES implementation and upgrades, optimize system performance, troubleshoot complex high-availability issues, and collaborate with IT, operations, and engineering to drive automation and continuous manufacturing improvements.

Coordinates new product introductions from planning through first-article builds and manufacturing release. Owns product and manufacturing-system setup across PROMIS, Agile, Oracle, and related applications; coordinates routings, bills of material, work instructions, materials, tooling, quality requirements, readiness reviews, and factory acceptance. Supports MES implementation, resolves system and data gaps, manages launch actions, trains manufacturing personnel, and provides hands-on support during early production.

Leads VPS semiconductor manufacturing operations through startup, launch, and scale-up. Establishes standardized work, operational systems, workforce training and certification, shift structures, KPI controls, and manufacturing readiness. Manages supervisors and operators across multiple shifts while driving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, equipment utilization, and continuous improvement. Partners with Engineering, Facilities, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Systems teams, including MES implementation and factory stabilization.

Serves as the technical contact for silicon photonics testing, aligning strategies with headquarters, supporting customer equipment applications, presenting testing solutions, and assisting sales opportunities. Delivers testing solutions, supports customer issues, coordinates demos, prepares escalations, and collaborates with internal stakeholders to solve technical problems.

Serve as the local technical contact for silicon photonics testing, coordinating with headquarters, sales, customers, and internal teams. Present testing solutions, support demos and business opportunities, manage equipment application and service activities, deliver solutions, resolve customer issues, and prepare escalation summaries. Apply probe systems, laser fiber knowledge, and DOE-based problem solving to support customer engagements and technical requirements.

Leads product costing, standard cost development, variance analysis, profitability modeling, and financial support for new product introductions. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, product management, and finance to evaluate costs, yields, capacity, investments, and process improvements. Identifies cost-reduction opportunities, assesses operational performance, develops business cases and ROI analyses, and presents data-driven recommendations to management.

The Sales Account Director manages global hyperscaler account strategy and customer engagement, driving business growth and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Plans and schedules complex new product introductions from design release through production launch. Develops cycle-time models and manufacturing assumptions using product complexity, material readiness, factory capacity, bottlenecks, and process requirements. Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and production teams to identify risks, resolve readiness gaps, improve ERP/MRP planning parameters, and support capacity planning. Requires strong knowledge of probe card manufacturing and semiconductor production flows.

Supervise swing-shift semiconductor probe test and assembly operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, throughput, and WIP control. Lead hourly employees, manage staffing and production priorities, resolve manufacturing roadblocks with engineering, enforce quality procedures, support continuous improvement, and conduct employee coaching, training, and performance management. Coordinate closely with planning, quality, engineering, and downstream customers while supporting 24/7 factory operations.

Supervises night-shift semiconductor probe assembly and test operations, overseeing safety, quality, WIP management, production output, staffing, and delivery performance. Leads hourly employees, shift huddles, passdowns, training, employee relations, and performance management. Partners with engineering, quality, planning, and management to resolve production constraints, implement processes, and drive continuous improvement. Participates in emergency response, audits, hiring, onboarding, and talent development while supporting 24/7 manufacturing needs.

Supervises night-shift assembly and test production, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, throughput, and WIP coordination. Leads hourly employees, manages staffing and priorities, resolves production constraints with engineering, conducts shift communications, supports audits and continuous improvement, and handles training, performance management, employee relations, and emergency response responsibilities.

Leads strategic semiconductor customer engagements from technology evaluation through qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing. Serves as a technical authority in wafer probing, semiconductor test, and device characterization; resolves complex escalations, develops application methodologies, supports advanced technologies, influences product roadmaps, and mentors applications engineers. Partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service, and Manufacturing to improve yield, throughput, measurement accuracy, and customer adoption.

Leads strategic semiconductor customer engagements from technology evaluation through qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing. Serves as a technical authority in wafer probing, semiconductor test, and device characterization; resolves complex escalations, develops application methodologies, supports advanced photonics and packaging technologies, and influences product roadmaps. Partners with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service, and Manufacturing while mentoring technical teams and improving customer yield, throughput, measurement accuracy, and production productivity.

Responsible for designing and developing control software for precision manufacturing machines, involving C#/C++ programming, automation technologies, and collaboration with engineers.

Develops, characterizes, optimizes, and scales manufacturing processes from R&D through production. Responsibilities include DOE, statistical analysis, SPC, process qualification, NPI support, process transfers, equipment and supplier collaboration, troubleshooting, documentation, training, and continuous improvement. The role works cross-functionally to improve yield, quality, throughput, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for semiconductor-related products and technologies.

Leads architecture, development, modernization, testing, deployment, and support of software for semiconductor manufacturing and test systems. Migrates legacy MATLAB and LabVIEW applications to C#/.NET, integrates software with equipment and hardware, develops automation and testing frameworks, resolves complex defects, contributes to CI/CD, and mentors engineers. Collaborates across software, hardware, systems, manufacturing, quality, product, and customer support teams.

Leads mechanical architecture and system-level design for precision semiconductor wafer probing and test platforms. Responsibilities include developing motion, chucking, wafer handling, mechatronic, structural, thermal, and dynamic systems; conducting FEA and tolerance analysis; driving product development through production; resolving complex technical issues; supporting installations and qualification; and providing cross-functional technical leadership and mentorship.