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Elve, Inc. · 5 months ago

Senior Process Development / Manufacturing Engineer

Davis, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$70K/yr - $120K/yr

10+ years exp

Elve, Inc is a deep-tech startup specializing in the design and manufacturing of high-efficiency lightweight millimeter-wave and near-THz RF power amplifiers. The company is looking for a Senior Process Development / Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize manufacturing processes, streamline workflows, and support process validation and troubleshooting activities.

ElectronicsManufacturingProduct DesignWireless

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Developing and optimizing manufacturing processes

Work closely with the design and production teams to streamline workflows

Improve yields

Reduce lead times

Designing and conducting experiments

Analyzing data

Performing failure analysis

Designing and implementing tooling

Reviewing and recommending equipment and services

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful transfer of new products and processes into production

Support process validation, troubleshooting, and training activities

Qualification

Manufacturing processesData analysisPrecision assemblyRF electronicsProcess validationMaterials processingAnalytical skillsCuriosityProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsSelf-motivation

Required

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, materials, chemistry, or manufacturing engineering, or relevant experience

10+ years of work experience in a commercial environment

Familiarity with a range of manufacturing processes (how stuff is made)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with SPC, data analysis, design of experiments/Taguchi, 6 sigma, etc. for characterizing and optimizing manufacturing processes

Basic hands-on tools experience

Hands-on experience with precision assembly and materials processing/fabrication within a discrete electromechanical hardware manufacturing environment

Impeccable communication and eagerness to collaborate

Self-motivation and deep curiosity

To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), to work in this role you must be one of the following: a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

Experience with one or more of the following: RF electronics

Robotics / process automation

Coding for statistics and data analysis (python, R, etc)

Manufacturing process validation and qualification

Materials manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing, brazing, vacuum processing, heat treating, thin film deposition, semiconductor processing, etc

Working in a cleanroom environment

Manufacturing standards and quality management systems (ISO e.g.)

Failure analysis, cross-sectioning, and metallography

Ultra-high vacuum systems

Hard tech startup company