Head of Sustaining Engineering – Semiconductor Equipment / Photonics (m/f/d)
Industry: Semiconductor Equipment | Silicon Photonics | Advanced Test & Measurement
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Head of Sustaining Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the performance, reliability and continuous improvement of advanced semiconductor equipment.
This is a senior leadership opportunity within a highly innovative technology environment, with responsibility for managing released products throughout their lifecycle, resolving complex technical challenges and driving engineering excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, software and systems engineering.
- Take ownership of released semiconductor equipment, ensuring product performance, reliability and continuous improvement.
- Manage engineering change requests and customer-driven product modifications.
- Lead field issue investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Drive reliability engineering initiatives, including MTBF tracking and performance optimisation.
- Deliver cost-reduction, design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and product improvement programmes.
- Manage component obsolescence, supplier changes and product lifecycle risks.
- Collaborate with NPI teams to ensure successful transitions from product development into sustaining engineering.
- Establish robust engineering processes, documentation and configuration management standards.
- Support critical customer escalations and provide technical leadership across international teams.
Your Profile
- 7–10+ years' engineering experience within semiconductor capital equipment, semiconductor manufacturing or similarly complex high-reliability systems.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong background in sustaining engineering, product engineering, NPI or engineering management.
- Experience managing released products, field failures and continuous improvement programmes.
- Understanding of semiconductor equipment reliability, manufacturing processes and engineering change management.
- Knowledge of FMEA, MTBF, root cause analysis, accelerated life testing and DFx methodologies.
- Experience working with international engineering teams and suppliers.
- Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving capabilities.
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Particularly Interesting Experience
Candidates with experience in any of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Wafer Probing & Semiconductor Test Equipment
- Optical Metrology & Precision Measurement
- Semiconductor Inspection & Capital Equipment
- Complex Electromechanical Systems
- NPI, Product Lifecycle Management & Reliability Engineering
What's on Offer?
- Senior engineering leadership position within an advanced technology environment.
- Opportunity to shape and develop a multidisciplinary sustaining engineering function.
- Exposure to cutting-edge semiconductor and photonics technologies.
- International collaboration and technically challenging projects.
- Competitive remuneration and long-term career progression.
Interested?
If you have a strong background in semiconductor equipment engineering, sustaining engineering or technical leadership, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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