Jobs at FormFactor, Inc.

Leads enterprise-level global HR strategy, partnering with executives on organization design, change management, leader effectiveness, talent and succession planning, workforce strategy, employee experience, inclusion, and people analytics. Oversees multi-region HR portfolios, translates business strategy into measurable people outcomes, strengthens leadership capabilities, and drives cross-functional alignment across HR centers of excellence and regional teams.

Develop Python-based AI and automation frameworks for signal integrity and power integrity simulation workflows. Build structured data models, LLM-assisted specification parsing, reusable libraries, and automated interfaces for Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS. Create proof-of-concept workflows that generate simulation setups, execute analyses, validate designs, extract results, and produce reports. Collaborate with electrical engineers and document software architecture, APIs, and engineering use cases.

Provide expert-level technical support and failure analysis for probe card products in production, drive root-cause investigations using ATE, microscopy and electrical measurements, collaborate with engineering and manufacturing on corrective actions, support NPI and onsite customer troubleshooting, and analyze wafer test data to produce technical reports and optimize yield.

Own and optimize SMT processes for advanced probe card PCB manufacturing. Responsibilities include developing recipes, managing stencil printers, pick-and-place machines, reflow ovens and inspection systems, improving yield and process capability, troubleshooting equipment and defects, maintaining documentation and preventive maintenance, supporting production and new product introductions, and leading Lean Six Sigma, DfX, equipment improvement, and cross-functional manufacturing initiatives.

Develops production-ready electrical designs for semiconductor wafer probe cards, translating customer requirements into manufacturable solutions. Performs circuit, signal integrity, power distribution, routing, schematic, and netlist analysis; manages projects through production release; collaborates with customers, vendors, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams; improves design tools and processes; and mentors engineers and designers.

Develops production-ready electrical designs for semiconductor wafer probe cards from requirements review through production release. Translates customer specifications into schematics, netlists, logical designs, and manufacturable layouts; applies signal integrity, impedance control, power integrity, and analog/digital circuit principles. Coordinates customer, vendor, manufacturing, and cross-functional activities while managing multiple projects. Improves design tools and processes, documents best practices, and mentors developing engineers and designers.

Designs, integrates, validates, and deploys precision automation equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and test systems. Supports motion control, machine vision, robotics, sensors, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and continuous improvement. Develops test plans, analyzes engineering data, performs root-cause analysis, and maintains technical documentation. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, systems engineering teams, suppliers, and technicians throughout equipment development and production deployment.

Develops, implements, qualifies, and improves automated manufacturing processes and equipment. Responsibilities include programming and scripting automation solutions, integrating robotics and hardware, qualifying processes, analyzing manufacturing data, troubleshooting equipment, supporting technicians, documenting results, training users, and driving continuous improvement. The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, vendors, and cross-functional teams in a hands-on semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Leads global internal audit and SOX compliance activities, including audit planning, risk assessments, process walkthroughs, control testing, ITGC evaluation, documentation, reporting, remediation validation, and advisory reviews. Partners with stakeholders and external auditors across Finance, IT, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and HR to improve risk management and internal controls in a global semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Designs and develops advanced wafer probe card electrical solutions from feasibility through completion. Responsibilities include circuit and PCB design, netlist preparation, routing, transmission line analysis, design verification, signal integrity considerations, customer collaboration, cross-functional coordination, schedule management, documentation, and continuous improvement of design processes and tools.

Provides technical leadership for semiconductor and MEMS reliability engineering, product qualification, failure analysis, and process quality. Leads reliability strategies, risk assessments, qualification testing, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. Partners across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams, presents technical findings to leadership, maintains laboratory capabilities, establishes engineering standards, and mentors engineers and technicians.

Leads development and advancement of MEMS probe technologies and ceramic guide plate materials for semiconductor wafer testing. Responsibilities include product innovation, material and process qualification, reliability testing, customer technical support, root cause investigations, continuous improvement, supplier collaboration, and cross-functional engineering leadership. The role influences product roadmaps, leads complex engineering programs, evaluates manufacturing processes, and mentors engineers while balancing technical risk, schedule, budget, and business objectives.

Leads mechanical design and development of semiconductor probe card components, tooling, and assembly processes. Creates drawings and BOMs, develops manufacturing instructions, performs performance characterization and structural analysis, and resolves production or customer issues through root cause analysis. The role collaborates with R&D, process integration, and operations teams while supporting documentation, technology transfer, training, qualification, and production testing.

Drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial agreements while advising cross-functional business teams on legal risk. Supports privacy, compliance, SEC reporting, corporate governance, employment matters, litigation, M&A, export controls, and semiconductor industry contracting. The role also improves legal workflows through templates, automation, training, and AI tools.

Leads architecture, layout, and implementation of complex multilayer PCBs for semiconductor test and probe card applications. Drives high-speed, RF, mixed-signal, HBM, signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and design execution from concept through release. Provides technical leadership and mentoring, improves design standards and automation, collaborates globally across engineering and manufacturing teams, and supports root-cause analysis and customer escalations.

The Sales Account Director manages global hyperscaler account strategy and customer engagement, driving business growth and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Leads strategic semiconductor customer engagements from technology evaluation through qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing. Serves as a technical authority in wafer probing, semiconductor test, and device characterization; resolves complex escalations, develops application methodologies, supports advanced technologies, influences product roadmaps, and mentors applications engineers. Partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service, and Manufacturing to improve yield, throughput, measurement accuracy, and customer adoption.

Leads strategic semiconductor customer engagements from technology evaluation through qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing. Serves as a technical authority in wafer probing, semiconductor test, and device characterization; resolves complex escalations, develops application methodologies, supports advanced photonics and packaging technologies, and influences product roadmaps. Partners with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service, and Manufacturing while mentoring technical teams and improving customer yield, throughput, measurement accuracy, and production productivity.

Responsible for designing and developing control software for precision manufacturing machines, involving C#/C++ programming, automation technologies, and collaboration with engineers.

Develop, qualify, implement, and sustain tight-pitch semiconductor manufacturing processes. Lead product conversions, optimize yield and cycle time, establish SPC controls, analyze manufacturing data, implement corrective actions, maintain engineering documentation, support equipment qualification and production ramp, train technicians, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, product engineering, and wafer engineering teams on troubleshooting and continuous improvement.