Process Engineer-Vacuum Lamination and Stack Alignment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead R&D projects to qualify new materials for use in vacuum lamination and roll-to-roll manufacturing, ensuring robust stack alignment and process compatibility.
• Design, implement, and optimize testing pipelines that evaluate material behavior, stack integrity, and process performance under vacuum lamination conditions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new materials into existing and future manufacturing lines, focusing on seamless transition from R&D to production.
• Develop and document best practices for material stack alignment, lamination parameters, and web handling techniques.
• Analyze test data to assess material compatibility, identify process improvements, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Work hands-on with high-volume manufacturing and R\&D equipment, qualifying next-generation tools and processes for flexible circuit production.
• Identify opportunities for automation and digitalization within material qualification and lamination processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to material handling, stack alignment, and vacuum lamination in a fast-paced R\&D environment.

Experience/Education

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Deep expertise in vacuum lamination, material stack alignment, and roll-to-roll (web handling) processes.
• Experience qualifying new materials (especially polymers) for compatibility with advanced manufacturing processes.