Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Own and enhance end-to-end factory capacity models, including tool-level throughput, labor modeling, and fab constraints.
- Conduct detailed bottleneck analysis and scenario modeling to guide capital planning, staffing strategies, and product mix decisions.
- Translate model outputs into clear recommendations for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Lead development of dashboards, KPIs, and analytical frameworks to monitor fab performance, cycle time, OEE, utilization, and yield.
- Use statistical methods and predictive analytics to identify trends, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Champion automation of data collection and analytics workflows to expand visibility and accuracy.
- Lead factory-wide continuous improvement projects targeting cycle time reduction, WIP optimization, tool utilization, and throughput gains.
- Partner with engineering and operations teams to evaluate process changes, propose layout or workflow optimizations, and validate improvement results.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and industrial engineering principles to drive sustainable operational enhancements.
- Serve as the program lead for high-impact yield and capacity improvement initiatives.
- Develop program charters, timelines, milestones, and cross-functional communication plans.
Education & Experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience as a industrial engineer/manufacturing engineer/process engineer preferably in semiconductor wafer fabrication environment
- BS degree relevant fields
- MS degree in industrial engineering is preferred.
Skills
- Familiarity with MES (e.g. CAMSTAR) and PDM systems (e.g. Agile)
- Expertise with MySQL
- Familiarity with PowerBI
- Excellent analytical skills
- Customer Oriented attitude
- Expertise in MS Excel; proficiency in MS Access preferable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Be concise, consistent, and persistent in each daily communication.
Working Conditions
- On-site job function
- May be required to attend early or late meetings to accommodate our global teams
Physical Requirements
- Able to stand and work for most of the workday
Safety Requirements
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality and Environmental Responsibilities
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.