What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Mattson Technology?
Title: Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Company: Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.
Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits. Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide. Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.
In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing’s E-Town Capital. Our new investor’s vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers. In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai’s STAR Exchange. As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.
The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering leads a team responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes, improving production efficiency, and supporting new product introductions. This role partners closely with operations, quality, and design engineering to ensure products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and with high quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies
- Oversee manufacturing process design, validation, and documentation
- Support new product introduction (NPI) by ensuring manufacturability (DFM/DFA)
- Identify and implement cost reduction and efficiency improvement opportunities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, quality, supply chain, and R&D
- Partner with maintenance and production teams to resolve process issues and minimize downtime
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
- Analyze production data and KPIs to drive data-based decision-making
- Manage capital equipment projects including planning, budgeting, and execution
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and production methods.
- Lead root-cause analysis and corrective action activities for manufacturing and quality issues.
- Establish and maintain SOPs, work instructions, PFMEA, control plans, and process documentation.
- Support automation and smart manufacturing initiatives where applicable.
- Monitor manufacturing performance including throughput, yield, scrap reduction, cycle time, and OEE.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
- 7–10 years of manufacturing engineering experience
- 3 years of experience leading teams or projects
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes (e.g., assembly, machining, automation)
- Experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA
- Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt)
- Experience in high-volume or highly regulated industries (e.g., medical device, aerospace, semiconductor)
Skills & Competencies
- Leadership and team development
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving
- Strong project management capabilities
- Data analysis and process optimization
- Effective communication and stakeholder management
- Change management and influence