The Role:
We are currently seeking an experienced and versatile New Product Introduction Engineer to join our team. In this role, your primary responsibility will be to drive successful qualification s and startup of products, and ensure readiness for mass production at our Kaohsiung Science Park -South Manufacturing Site . The products would either be transferred from other existing facilities, or new products utilizing a Stage Gate Process from Development to Manufacturing stage.
You will use your skills/experience to influence product design teams to improve design for manufacturability, while ensuring the highest levels of quality. Achieving this goal will require the use of collaboration, influence, and individual skills to interface with all functions across the organization.
T he NPI Engineer will work closely with the Process Engineering team , Production cell team and other functional teams to ensure Manufacturing Readiness of the new product portfolio. You will engage with the Process engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Supervisors, Operators, and any other n ecessary personnel to drive the successful p roduct qualification and transition to mass production.
With the fast pace of innovations in semiconductors, you will be expected to manage multiple projects across the product portfolio.
We expect that you’ll collaborate, share and be ready to learn in a team that partners closely with its customers.
In this role you will:
Lead or s erve as one of core team member s for assigned new product development p rojects as the liaison between Development Engineering and Operations, pulling products to market.
Lead product transfer working with multiple teams/sites to ensure product performance is equal to POR .
Develop Manufacturing Plans for assigned projects. Topics include selection of manufacturing site , raw and finished goods material planning, chemical/waste plan, ramp/capacity planning, cost roadmap, etc. Also wo rk closely with Development Engineering to proactively influence product and process design for better manufacturability.
Manage customer sample production, working with Operations team and Development team to provide special instructions as required .
Lead planning and executing product qualification based on risk assessment from DFMEA and PFMEA
Become familiar with equipment for mass production, ensure production line is capable of producing the products at manufacturing level.
Monitor the production at pilot phase, lead ing to resolve the issues to ensure a smooth transition to high volume manufacturing phase.
Prepare Process Documentation to support Product Launch.
