Manufacturing Engineer
$65,500 - $90,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 3 November 2026.
About the role
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.
- Interface with engineering functions to coordinate product improvements or new product releases, including launching and issuing engineering change requests.
- Estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards, recommend tooling and process requirements, and apply DFx principles to reduce costs and improve product quality.
- Develop test procedures, evaluate operational and test data, assist in test specification definitions, and coordinate with test engineering on fixture design and development.
- Determine root cause and corrective action for issues arising during system assembly or test, providing failure analysis reports.
- Perform Process Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (PFMECA) for New Product Development programs.
What you'll need
- Conceptual knowledge and technical capabilities in manufacturing engineering processes and fabrication methods.
- Experience applying DFx principles to manufacturing cost reduction and quality improvement.
- Experience developing test procedures, evaluating test data, and executing root cause and corrective action analysis.
- Experience conducting Process Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis for product development.
- Familiarity with engineering change request workflows supporting design engineering and operations.
Skills: methods, operation sequence, fabrication of parts, manufacturing costs, DFx principles, Process Failure Mode
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This role has been open 66 days — well above the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2447
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Median days open
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (2447 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 256 | 2447 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1175 | 10074 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 54 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: methods, operation sequence, fabrication of parts, manufacturing costs, DFx principles, Process Failure Mode
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 326 open roles · median 70 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 253 open roles · median 42 d
- Entegris · 214 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 75 d
- Infineon Technologies · 101 open roles · median 42 d
- ASML · 67 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 2447 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.