Remote Manufacturing Process Technician Jobs
Remote Manufacturing Process Technician jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed manufacturing teams hiring for process improvement, quality oversight, and production support roles in sectors including medical devices, aerospace, electronics, and consumer goods. Employers hiring remotely right now include FormFactor, GE Vernova, and Ryerson. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (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.
Rooted 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.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
FormFactor is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer to support and improve photolithography and etch processes within a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. Working under general supervision, the Process Engineer will assist in sustaining manufacturing operations, executing process improvement initiatives, analyzing process performance, and driving continuous improvements in yield, quality, throughput, and cost.
This role partners closely with Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to characterize processes, investigate manufacturing issues, support new product introductions, and implement process enhancements that meet operational and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Engineering
- Support characterization, optimization, and control of photolithography and etch manufacturing processes.
- Monitor process performance and analyze data to identify trends, opportunities, and process variation.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods and process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk) to maintain stable processes.
- Assist with the design, execution, and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) activities.
- Investigate process excursions, defects, and yield losses using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Support process validation, qualification, and change management activities.
- Conduct risk assessments utilizing PFMEA, control plans, and related methodologies.
- Develop and maintain process documentation, operating procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
- Create and maintain process dashboards, KPIs, and manufacturing performance reports.
Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
- Participate in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives focused on efficiency and waste reduction.
- Support Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects.
- Identify opportunities to improve process capability, cycle time, throughput, and equipment utilization.
- Contribute to cost reduction and productivity improvement efforts.
- Assist with capacity planning and manufacturing optimization activities.
- Implement error-proofing (Poka-Yoke) solutions to enhance quality and reduce defects.
- Develop and sustain standard work practices that improve operational consistency.
Quality & Compliance
- Support compliance with quality management systems and applicable industry standards.
- Participate in change control activities, process audits, and documentation reviews.
- Assist in managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Support calibration programs and Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GR&R) activities.
- Ensure manufacturing processes comply with internal procedures and regulatory requirements.
Project & Cross-Functional Support
- Lead or support small-to-medium scope engineering projects.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to resolve technical challenges.
- Work with equipment vendors, suppliers, and contractors on process-related improvements.
- Support capital equipment installations, qualifications, process transfers, and technology transfers.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and engineering recommendations for stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience supporting semiconductor wafer fabrication, photolithography, etch, thin film, plating, metrology, MEMS, advanced packaging, assembly, test, or other precision manufacturing processes.
- Experience sustaining and improving manufacturing processes to achieve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and cost objectives.
- Experience supporting process transfers, technology transfers, new product introductions (NPI), or manufacturing scale-up activities.
- Experience implementing CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience working within documented quality systems and regulated manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, or similar quality management systems.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training.
Skills:
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Education & Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work | Required.
FormFactor Benefits:
Benefits 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor 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.
For 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. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (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.
Rooted 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.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
FormFactor is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer to support and improve photolithography and etch processes within a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. Working under general supervision, the Process Engineer will assist in sustaining manufacturing operations, executing process improvement initiatives, analyzing process performance, and driving continuous improvements in yield, quality, throughput, and cost.
This role partners closely with Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to characterize processes, investigate manufacturing issues, support new product introductions, and implement process enhancements that meet operational and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Engineering
- Support characterization, optimization, and control of photolithography and etch manufacturing processes.
- Monitor process performance and analyze data to identify trends, opportunities, and process variation.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods and process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk) to maintain stable processes.
- Assist with the design, execution, and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) activities.
- Investigate process excursions, defects, and yield losses using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Support process validation, qualification, and change management activities.
- Conduct risk assessments utilizing PFMEA, control plans, and related methodologies.
- Develop and maintain process documentation, operating procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
- Create and maintain process dashboards, KPIs, and manufacturing performance reports.
Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
- Participate in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives focused on efficiency and waste reduction.
- Support Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects.
- Identify opportunities to improve process capability, cycle time, throughput, and equipment utilization.
- Contribute to cost reduction and productivity improvement efforts.
- Assist with capacity planning and manufacturing optimization activities.
- Implement error-proofing (Poka-Yoke) solutions to enhance quality and reduce defects.
- Develop and sustain standard work practices that improve operational consistency.
Quality & Compliance
- Support compliance with quality management systems and applicable industry standards.
- Participate in change control activities, process audits, and documentation reviews.
- Assist in managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Support calibration programs and Measurement System Analysis (MSA/GR&R) activities.
- Ensure manufacturing processes comply with internal procedures and regulatory requirements.
Project & Cross-Functional Support
- Lead or support small-to-medium scope engineering projects.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to resolve technical challenges.
- Work with equipment vendors, suppliers, and contractors on process-related improvements.
- Support capital equipment installations, qualifications, process transfers, and technology transfers.
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and engineering recommendations for stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience supporting semiconductor wafer fabrication, photolithography, etch, thin film, plating, metrology, MEMS, advanced packaging, assembly, test, or other precision manufacturing processes.
- Experience sustaining and improving manufacturing processes to achieve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and cost objectives.
- Experience supporting process transfers, technology transfers, new product introductions (NPI), or manufacturing scale-up activities.
- Experience implementing CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience working within documented quality systems and regulated manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, or similar quality management systems.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement training.
Skills:
.
Education & Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work | Required.
FormFactor Benefits:
Benefits 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor 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.
For 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. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Electronics & Hardware
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote manufacturing process technician jobs.
- Associate degree or technical diploma in manufacturing technology, engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience operating and maintaining production or process equipment
- Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications
- Experience documenting processes using SOPs and completing change control records
- Knowledge of quality systems such as ISO 9001, GMP, or similar regulatory standards
Tips for Your Remote Manufacturing Process Technician Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote manufacturing process technician openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Show your async communication skills upfront
Remote manufacturing employers need technicians who document clearly and communicate across time zones without constant check-ins. Write your resume and cover letter to show how you've used written updates, process documentation, or digital reporting tools to keep distributed teams aligned.
Build a remote-ready process improvement portfolio
Put together a short document or PDF showing two or three process changes you led, the problem, your method, and the measurable result. Remote hiring managers can't observe you on the floor, so concrete evidence of your work replaces that visibility.
Prepare for remote technical interviews with screen sharing
Remote manufacturing process technician interviews often include walkthrough exercises where you explain a process flow, interpret SPC charts, or review a process failure scenario via shared screen. Practice narrating your thinking out loud while working through data or diagrams, since remote interviewers judge both your reasoning and your communication.
Remote Manufacturing Process Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote manufacturing process technician job?
Target companies with distributed engineering teams or digital manufacturing operations, since those are the employers most likely to have fully remote manufacturing process technician roles. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear written communication, and proficiency with tools like PLM software, statistical process control platforms, and virtual collaboration tools. Candidates who can show documented process improvement results and experience working across time zones without in-person supervision stand out the most.
Which companies hire remote manufacturing process technicians?
Remote manufacturing process technician roles are posted by FormFactor, GE Vernova, and Ryerson and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first manufacturers, medical device companies, electronics firms, and aerospace suppliers that run distributed engineering and quality teams.
Can you get a remote manufacturing process technician job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles are harder to land because employers expect you to troubleshoot and make process decisions independently from day one. Companies in medical devices and electronics sometimes hire junior remote technicians for documentation, data analysis, or quality monitoring work. Showing proficiency with process control software, completing relevant certifications, and demonstrating strong written communication can open the door when hands-on experience is limited.
Do you need a degree for remote manufacturing process technician jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about demonstrated skills in process improvement, quality systems, and manufacturing software than a specific degree. Certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, or specific PLM platforms carry real weight. Candidates who can point to measurable process outcomes, such as reduced defect rates or cycle time improvements, often compete effectively against degree holders.
Which industries hire the most remote manufacturing process technicians?
The sectors hiring the most remote manufacturing process technicians are Manufacturing and Electronics & Hardware, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed engineering and quality teams that can manage process documentation, supplier oversight, and continuous improvement work without requiring technicians to be on the production floor daily.
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