ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop, optimize, and sustain SMT and mechanical assembly processes, with a primary focus on through hole components.
- Lead process characterization activities, including DOE planning/execution and in鈥慸epth root cause analysis, to drive yield, quality, and process robustness improvements.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams鈥攊ncluding manufacturing, quality, and NPI engineering鈥攖o support new product introduction and smooth transition to sustaining mode.
- Evaluate, select, and implement new equipment, tooling, and manufacturing technologies to enhance capability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Create, maintain, and continuously improve process documentation such as work instructions, control plans, PFMEAs, and standard operating procedures.
- Provide technical guidance and training to production operators and engineering teams to strengthen manufacturing competency.
- Monitor key process KPIs and drive structured continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven methodologies.
- Support internal and external customer audits, technical reviews, and process capability assessments.
- Drive process capability (CPK) improvements to meet minimum CPK > 1.67 and stretch target > 2.0.
- Achieve and sustain first-pass yield (FPY) improvement targets of > 99.5%.
- Define and maintain comprehensive troubleshooting procedures, ensuring all process-related alarms have clear OCAPs (Out-of-Control Action Plans), and validate effectiveness of each OCAP through proper verification.