About the Role Perform a variety of engineering work in planning and developing products, tools, fixtures, equipment, and processes. Products and projects will be focused on the in-chamber semiconductor space affecting the processing of semiconductor wafers. Primary focus on new product development and taking those projects from concept phase to pilot production. Your Key Responsibilities * Working closely with customer engineering teams to develop in-chamber bonding solutions * Design and development necessary tooling for NPD projects * Ability to develop products and processes with varying customer requirements in mind * Focuses on improving products or processes that impact one or more technical areas or across multiple locations/facilities * Identifies opportunities for new products or processes * Interacts with internal customers and existing and potential external customers/suppliers * Works independently or in teams under general direction or minimum supervision * Ability to work on and solve very complex problems with occasional assistance of peers and/or technical leaders * Arranges for review of own technical work product as needed * Directs and monitors the work of less experienced employees * Encourages and assists less experienced engineers with knowledge capture * Models desired Watlow Way and lean product development values, principles and behaviors * Ability to lead major projects and minor projects at the same time * Defines scope, objectives, vision and activities of assigned projects based on user needs, and leads project activities * Coordinates activities of team members working projects * Determines scope, budget, and implementation timeframes of assigned projects * Owns the results of projects served and encourages other project participants to own project results * Understands the financial aspects of projects (resulting value stream profitability) and acts accordingly * Demonstrates in-depth technical expertise in assigned area * Knows and applies broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of multiple technical specialty areas * Assists more junior engineers with the capture of new knowledge * Advanced mastery of advanced systematic/ creative problem-solving tools * Assists more junior engineers in the use of creative problem-solving tools * Advanced understanding of lean product development tools and principles * Has in-depth level of understanding of the business or function being supported and shares this knowledge with others * Participates in environment of customer and voice of customer activities to influence identification of customer needs/opportunity * Assures customer needs are central to projects served Product & Process Development: * Identify applicable agency and market needs and define appropriate design specifications * Support market research * Perform cost analysis of designs * Lead the application of lean product development methods and tools in the completion of projects * Lead the creation of new knowledge and the conversion of new learning into explicit knowledge for others to use Product & Process Design and Testing: * Understand customer needs and design new products and processes to serve those needs * Define and specify product architecture and design approaches * Propose and develop new design automation tools and systems * Define test requirements and specify test plans * Manage agency certification activities for new products (UL, CE, CSA, VDE, etc.) * Conduct analysis and evaluation of competitive products and services * Develop or revise appropriate safety policies and procedures based on new product/process designs Quality Assurance: * Perform technical peer review of new designs and processes * Approve analyses of failed or returned materials and corrective action plans and procedures * Define disposition criteria for non-conforming products, materials, and components * Qualify new sources of products, materials, and components * Develop and improve relationships with suppliers and subcontractors Technical Support: * Train inside and outside sales personnel on product applications Coaching / Mentoring: * Actively develop other employees through coaching and feedback, job assignments and rotation, and on-the-job training * Coach teams on application of the scientific method, systems thinking, creative problem solving and the development of trade-off curves Required Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related engineer degree with 4 or more years of experience working in NPD/NPI * Preferred: Experience working in the semiconductor industry