Director of Development Engineering

Rudolph Technologies • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

The Director of Systems Engineering plays a key role throughout all phases of a product's life cycle, making critical contributions to new product development efforts, product improvement programs, and customer escalation resolution efforts. This is enabled through a deep understanding of the entirety of the technology which enables an inspection tool's functionality.

Requirements

• Masters degree (PhD preferred) in optical engineering, physics, EE or other relevant disciplines
• 5-10 years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment industry
• Thorough knowledge of optical inspection techniques
• Strong technical background and ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with customers, engineers, designers, and stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to integrate and lead diverse corporate cultures while delivering results
• Passionate about technology, innovation, and customer satisfaction
• Strong organizational, human resource management, and planning skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile, and dynamic environment, perform under stress, and be a team player
• Strong interpersonal, teaming, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership on the optics, optimization, and technical problem solving for industry leading laser and UV based optical inspection
• Lead a team of engineers to drive productization of Onto Innovation's PrimaScan and Celero products
• Lead a group of optical engineers whose duties are to characterize new and alternative optical components
• Drive the development of new technology platforms for the next generation of advanced optical inspection products
• Demonstrate cross functional leadership skills with corporate marketing, customer facing groups, manufacturing and service organizations and R D groups
• Drive the New Product Introduction and customer qualification processes for high volume manufacturing customer adoption
• Act as the key point of contact to interface with suppliers, both internal and external, of critical components, such as advanced light sources, lasers and other optical components

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 401K plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Health & wellness initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree