Manufacturing Engineer - US-CA-Santa Clara-Bldg 4-Keysi, United States
$110,660 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 April 2026 by the employer.
Support precision position measurement systems based on laser interferometry and mature HeNe laser tube products.
About the role
This Manufacturing Engineering position supports the Santa Clara Order Fulfillment group in the manufacture of high-precision position measurement systems based on laser interferometry. The role sustains mature HeNe laser tube products and manufacturing processes to maintain product quality, reliability, and yield.
What you'll do
- Sustain and improve mature HeNe laser tube products and manufacturing processes. - Perform hands-on calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of production test tools and process equipment. - Provide technical support to Production personnel, executing root cause analysis and corrective actions for yield, quality, and reliability issues. - Own manufacturing process documentation, including work instructions, routings, and control plans, while originating and reviewing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). - Apply statistical process control (SPC) techniques to monitor performance and conduct experiments for process optimization. - Support supplier quality for components and materials, and assist with new product introduction (NPI) activities and production readiness.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field. - 5+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience in a precision manufacturing environment. - Demonstrated troubleshooting, diagnostic, and root cause analysis skills in a production environment. - Experience with manufacturing documentation, such as work instructions, routings, control plans, and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
Nice to have
- Experience with scientific glass processing equipment, optical-grade glass properties, and glass coatings. - Knowledge of vacuum processing, partial pressure analysis, and chemical composition analysis. - Background in mechanical component inspection, metrology, and process automation. - Understanding of gas laser theory, particularly HeNe lasers. - Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods and analysis.
Skills: laser interferometry, production test, process equipment, root cause analysis, statistical process control, supplier quality
This role has been open 184 days — well above the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3866
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (3866 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 43 | 3866 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 123 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 46 d | 55 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: laser interferometry, production test, process equipment, root cause analysis, statistical process control, supplier quality
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 619 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 572 open roles · median 38 d
- KLA Corporation · 288 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 278 open roles · median 48 d
- ASML · 186 open roles · median 75 d
- ASM International · 156 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 3866 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 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.