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(NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.\nRooted in our core values - Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People - we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.\nShift:\nThe regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:\nThe New Product Introduction (NPI) Manufacturing Systems Coordinator is the primary operational link between Engineering, the Integration Team, and Manufacturing during the introduction of new products and first articles. The role owns the coordination and accurate setup of new products in PROMIS, Agile, Oracle, and related factory applications; drives the cross-functional readiness and factory-acceptance process; supports engineers in converting technical requirements into executable manufacturing flows and documentation; and trains the Manufacturing organization before product release. You will be responsible for managing system configuration, troubleshooting IT issues, and supporting the implementation of MES solutions.\nKey Responsibilities:\nFactory Application and Product Setup\nOwn the end-to-end creation, maintenance, validation, and release of new-product and first-article setup in PROMIS, Agile, Oracle, and other manufacturing applications.\n\nReceive new-product introductions from the business unit and coordinate the initial review of existing designs, demand, product requirements, and source-factory information.\n\nCoordinate the creation and validation of manufacturing routings, operation sequences, part numbers, bills of material, product structures, revision levels, and supporting master data.\n\nWork with Process and Equipment Engineering by manufacturing area to define process steps, equipment requirements, toolsets, recipes, and required controls before creating the factory flow.\n\nVerify that each manufacturing operation references the correct work instruction, drawing, specification, recipe, material, tooling, inspection, and quality requirement.\n\nCoordinate required application changes with Engineering, Planning, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/Business Systems, and Manufacturing.\n\nDeliver high-level training and support end users, ensuring they are equipped to fully leverage the MES system.\n\nServe as the Manufacturing interface with IT and business-system owners for PROMIS, Xsite, INFICON, and other systems needed to execute and monitor the product flow.\n\nPerform readiness checks and resolve or escalate system and data gaps before first-article or production execution.\n\nMaintain configuration alignment across PROMIS, Agile, Oracle, released engineering documentation, and the approved factory flow.\n\nNPI Coordination and Factory Readiness\nCoordinate the cross-functional introduction of new products from initial planning through first article, learning cycles, and manufacturing release.\n\nDevelop and maintain NPI readiness plans, milestones, action registers, risk lists, and launch schedules.\n\nFacilitate NPI readiness reviews and ensure clear ownership, due dates, follow-up, and escalation of open actions.\n\nCoordinate design-for-manufacturability review and confirm that requirements are addressed before material is run.\n\nLead the preliminary review and secure formal factory acceptance of the proposed product flow before first-article material is released.\n\nConfirm readiness of applications, materials, tooling, equipment, documentation, quality requirements, production controls, and trained personnel before execution.\n\nCoordinate first-article builds, learning cycles, and early production activity; document issues, decisions, and lessons learned and drive actions to closure.\n\nFinalize and release the approved PROMIS flow after factory acceptance and completion of required changes.\n\nProvide clear status communication to functional leaders and stakeholders.\n\nProduct Data and Material Readiness\nCoordinate new-product bill-of-material introduction and ensure required components, consumables, and materials are identified before execution.\n\nCoordinate material changes and verify that approved revisions are reflected consistently in Oracle, Agile, PROMIS, work instructions, and production planning.\n\nPartner with Planning, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to establish ordering requirements, stocking strategy, and appropriate minimum/maximum inventory levels for new products.\n\nTrack material-readiness risks and escalate shortages, master-data gaps, or ordering constraints that could delay first articles or production release.\n\nEngineering and Documentation Support\nAssist engineers in preparing, formatting, routing, and releasing manufacturing work instructions and supporting documentation.\n\nTranslate released engineering requirements into clear, operator-ready execution steps while preserving engineering ownership of technical content and approval.\n\nCoordinate reviews to ensure work instructions accurately reflect process sequence, recipes, materials, tooling, safety requirements, inspection criteria, queue-time limits, and reaction plans.\n\nIdentify inconsistencies among engineering specifications, application data, work instructions, and actual factory execution and coordinate correction.\n\nSupport document and configuration change control throughout NPI and production release.\n\nManufacturing Training and Launch Support\nDevelop and coordinate training plans for manufacturing supervisors, technicians, and operators prior to product release.\n\nTrain the Manufacturing organization on new-product flows, application transactions, work instructions, documentation requirements, and critical quality expectations.\n\nPartner with Engineering and subject-matter experts to ensure technical training content is accurate and complete.\n\nMaintain training materials, attendance records, qualification checklists, and completion status.\n\nProvide hands-on floor support during first articles, learning cycles, and early production until the product is transferred to routine manufacturing ownership.\n\nGather operator feedback and coordinate improvements to documentation, systems, and training.\n\nPreferred Qualifications & Experiences:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.\n\nExperience in IT, PROMIS systems, or a related industry, with hands-on experience using PROMIS MES systems.\n\nExperience creating or maintaining product data, manufacturing routings, bills of material, work instructions, or factory master data.\n\nDemonstrated ability to coordinate work across multiple functions and drive actions to completion without direct authority.\n\nStrong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, written communication, and verbal communication.\n\nAbility to understand technical information and translate it into clear manufacturing execution and training content.\n\nAbility to work effectively with engineers, technicians, supervisors, operators, planners, quality personnel, and business-system teams.\n\nExperience with PROMIS or another manufacturing execution system (MES).\n\nExperience with Agile PLM, Oracle ERP, or comparable product-lifecycle and enterprise-resource systems.\n\nExperience with Xsite, INFICON, or comparable factory monitoring and manufacturing support applications.\n\nExperience supporting first articles, engineering builds, product transfers, or factory launches.\n\nExperience in semiconductor, probe-card, electronics, medical-device, aerospace, or another controlled manufacturing environment.\n\nExperience developing or delivering manufacturing training.\n\nWorking knowledge of configuration control, engineering change control, quality systems, and document-release processes.\n\nFarmers Branch, TX\nBenefits offered for this role include medical, dental, vision, EAP, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending and savings accounts, 401(k), ESPP and paid time off.\nSkills:\nCommunication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Standards, High Reliability, Manufacturing Systems, Prioritization, Structured Problem Solving, Taking OwnershipEducation & Experience:\nBachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience | RequiredEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nFormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation.\nFor roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. 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