Senior Fab Automation Engineering Manager

aoi • Greater Houston

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Lead a team of automation engineers to design, develop, and sustain factory systems for compound semiconductor and transceiver assembly lines, improving Quality, Delivery, Cost, and production capacity. Oversee equipment automation, MES interfaces, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives while managing cross-functional projects and team performance. Requires deep technical expertise in semiconductor automation and supervisory experience in a cleanroom environment.

Key Highlights

Lead a Fab Automation section with multiple fab locations, managing engineers and project execution

Drive productivity improvements, cost savings, and automation-enabled capacity planning

Design and sustain SECS/GEM, recipe, and data collection interfaces for semiconductor equipment

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team of Fab Automation engineers, assigning work, reviewing designs, and developing team capabilities

Collaborate with vendors, production, process, and equipment engineering to deliver automation solutions

Determine and maintain section metrics and dashboards for equipment automation health and production impact

Drive projects to increase productivity, reduce lead time, improve quality, and achieve cost savings

Design, implement, and sustain SECS/GEM, recipe, interlock, and data collection interfaces for fab/assembly equipment

Improve labor productivity through Lean Manufacturing principles and error-proofing in automated operations

Support automation equipment acceptance, buy-off, spare strategy, and restocking follow-up

Provide training to engineers, technicians, and production users of automation tools and procedures

Coordinate first-level response and troubleshooting for fab incidents, including safety alarms and equipment repairs

Coordinate with the group to ensure timely completion of tasks and projects

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Technical Skills Required

Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation MES/ERP Interfaces (SECS/GEM) Lean Manufacturing and Process Optimization

Benefits & Perks

Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans

Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals

Unused PTO payout at end of the year

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Nice to Have

Masters or PhD in Engineering

Experience with SQL and programming languages (Python, C#)

LabVIEW, PLC, or industrial control programming experience

Job Description

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

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