FPA Lead Technician- T5

RTX•Goleta, CA

4d•$66,000 - $125,400•Onsite

About The Position

An Operation’s Lead Technician (T5) within Focal Plane Operations works under minimal supervision, provides advanced technical skills/techniques for manufacturing operations and continuous improvement initiatives. They work collaboratively with area leads to use their moderate to extensive experience to perform training, hands-on hardware processing, assigned tasks while serving as a technical resource for operations. Lead Technicians are recognized as subject matter experts within multiple work cells or stages and routinely execute complex assignments with minimal supervision and evaluate workmanship inside the work cell. They demonstrate exceptional problem-solving, communication, planning, and organizational skills while supporting process improvements, documentation accuracy, factory readiness, and production flow. This is a 100% onsite position.

Requirements

Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training)
US Citizenship
Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
Has experience in MS Office (Excel)

Nice To Haves

More than eight years of production experience in cleanroom fabrication, assembly, manufacturing or equivalent.
Experience in Hybridization, Thin Film Deposition, Photolithography, Wet Etch, or other cleanroom Focal Plane Array, fabrication work cells.
Ability to multitask.
Extensive knowledge/certifications for multiple work cells in the FPO area
Significant experience with the EYELIT WIP tracking database.
The flexibility to work occasional, voluntary overtime on weekends to meet the factory’s needs is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in a Safety-First work environment.
Work in a Class 100 cleanroom while wearing a full bunny suit under yellow lighting.
Work collaboratively with area leads.
Serve as a technical resource for operators, engineers, and support organizations.
Provides hands-on support for hardware processing
Factory liaison for TAKT goals on Tier boards.
Where certified review plannings and Base OIs prior to release to help catch errors; and/or review released documents and bring attention to errors ahead of WIP being impacted.
Execute/coordinate Engineering and Lab Work Orders (EWOs and LWOs) to facilitate quick turn processing and increased cycles of learning.
Perform inspections to aide process engineering in steps that require trained assessments and perform 2nd inspections where needed
Assist Process Engineering on special projects with supervisor approval
Factory POC for relevant holds to facilitate closure with the appropriate function
Locate missing material and implement improvements to mitigate missing material occurrences
Expand their certifications to technically cover more work cells.
Factory POC for value stream mapping efforts and time studies
Monitor work cell processing supplies and tooling (examples ARC masks, LCCs, Dice blades, frame handlers).
Execute preparation for factory audits
Work to resolve paperwork issues for planning, Eyelit, Change Orders, EWOs and LWOs