Summary
The purpose of this position is to manage a Fab Automation section of automation engineers supporting compound semiconductor fab and transceiver assembly line. The role leads a team of automation engineers to design develop, deploy, and sustain equipment automation, MES interfaces, and factory systems that improve Quality, Delivery, Cost, and production capacity.
Responsibilities
- Lead a section consisting of Fab Automation section managers and engineers, assigning work, reviewing designs, and developing team capability and performance. Automation teams will be involved with multiple Fab locations.
- Collaborate with automation equipment vendors, production line, process, and equipment engineering to understand operations and deliver automation solutions that meet capability, Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals.
- Determine section metrics and maintain dashboards that communicate equipment automation health, project status, and production impact to the Fab Automation Manager.
- Drive section projects that increase productivity, reduce lead time, improve quality, and achieve cost savings.
- Identify equipment and process automation capabilities and limitations; calculate automation-enabled capacity and coordinate with production control.
- Design, implement, and sustain SECS/GEM, recipe, interlock, and data collection interfaces for assembly and fab equipment.
- Improve labor productivity through deployment of best-known methods, error-proofing, and Lean Manufacturing principles in automated operations.
- Support incoming automation equipment acceptance, automation buy-off, spare strategy, and restocking follow-up for automation hardware and software.
- Provide training and instruction to engineers, technicians, and production users of automation tools and procedures.
- Coordinate section first level response and troubleshooting to fab incidents, including safety alarms, environmental abnormalities, and equipment or host-system repairs.
- Working extended hours in a cleanroom environment. (cleanroom suit with full body coverings)
- Coordinate with group to get tasks and projects completed on time and perform other work-related tasks as required and assigned by your supervisor.
Qualifications
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (Masters and PhD preferred).
- Five or more years of experience in semiconductor, compound semiconductor, and/or transceiver and semiconductor manufacturing automation; prior supervisory experience preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and develop strategies based on data.
- Knowledge of MES, ERP, and equipment automation interfaces (SECS/GEM) preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with SQL and other programming languages (Python, C#, or similar) preferred.
- LabVIEW, PLC, or industrial control programming experience is a plus.
- Experience in a semiconductor manufacturing and cleanroom environment is required.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, planning, and time management skills, including the ability to lead a team of section managers and engineers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels of management and diverse functional teams.
- Effectively report up and down on progress of tasks and projects.
- Ability to work in a cleanroom environment while wearing full body covered gowns and to perform effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Location
This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.
WHY AOI?
- Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
- Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
- Unused PTO payout at end of the year
- Relocation package available within US
- Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)
We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
- Five or more years of experience in semiconductor, compound semiconductor, transceiver, or semiconductor manufacturing automation
- Experience in a semiconductor manufacturing and cleanroom environment
- Strong analytical skills and ability to develop data-driven strategies
- Strong organizational, prioritization, planning, and time-management skills
- Ability to lead automation engineers and section managers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to report progress across management and functional teams
- Ability to work on-site in a cleanroom while wearing full-body protective garments
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of MES, ERP, and equipment automation interfaces such as SECS/GEM
- Familiarity with SQL and programming languages such as Python or C#
- LabVIEW, PLC, or industrial control programming experience
- Prior supervisory experience
- Master's or PhD degree
What We Do
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | NASDAQ: AAOI AOI is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. We primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. We are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. All three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. To address this increased demand, CATV and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. Rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. As a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our target markets to meet these needs. Our vertical integration, broad product lines, and in-house design capability uniquely position AOI to serve these markets and offer us the flexibility to address tomorrow's fiber optic applications. To learn more about our company and products, we invite you to visit our website. Website www.ao-inc.com Facebook tinyurl.com/ycxcsbwx Instagram tinyurl.com/rqsbpk5 Twitter tinyurl.com/rd6dtvn
