Equipment Engineering Manager

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Chandler, AZ

21h•$133,000 - $145,500

About The Position

EMD Electronics is seeking an Equipment Engineering Manager to lead engineering for semiconductor delivery equipment. The role can be based in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania; Chandler, Arizona; or Austin, Texas. The manager will lead execution of new semiconductor equipment offerings distributed globally and work with internal quality, operations, engineering, sales, site services, and sourcing teams. The position prioritizes safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency, and translates customer needs into engineering solutions and valued offerings. The role leads and develops the equipment engineering team; owns product lifecycle activities and engineering governance; and directs new product development and industrialization. It also supports commercial and service teams with technical proposals and solution positioning, addresses complex equipment issues, and collaborates across functions to improve quality, delivery, cost, and field performance. Equipment must comply with applicable industry and regional requirements. Travel of up to 10% is required. The position does not offer work-authorization sponsorship; external applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another engineering field.
At least 7 years of experience in an engineering role.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of experience in an engineering role.
5 years of experience with semiconductor aqueous chemical and slurry delivery.
Semiconductor, microelectronics, or related experience.
Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to understand product technical details, troubleshoot, and drive improvements.
Leadership skills to influence focus on product development.
Critical attention to detail and investigation skills.
Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Familiarity with SolidWorks, ASPEN, HAZOP, FMEA, MOC, and flow-modeling applications.
Experience with advanced process-control techniques and applications.
Experience with SEMI standards.
Knowledge of metrology applications and equipment, including densitometers, chemical concentration monitors, conductivity meters, liquid particle counters, liquid detectors, pressure and flow transmitters, mass/liquid flow control, and spectroscopy.
Experience collaborating with diverse, global teams to meet business and customer needs.
Enthusiasm for learning and solving complex problems in a thriving organization.
Demonstrated business acumen, including the ability to develop compelling technical readiness and influence stakeholders across organizational levels and diverse cultural environments.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop members of the equipment engineering team.
Establish competency models, technical standards, development plans, succession coverage, and disciplined engineering practices.
Own performance management, hiring, workforce planning, resource allocation, and organizational capability building.
Promote a culture of safety, customer focus, innovation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Drive technology refresh, value engineering, obsolescence management, component standardization, and margin-improvement initiatives.
Govern Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Management of Change (MOC), configuration control, design reviews, and release documentation.
Balance customer requirements with manufacturability, serviceability, supply continuity, quality, and platform scalability.
Lead development of new equipment platforms, options, derivatives, and customer-specific configurations using stage-gate governance.
Partner with Operations and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure production readiness, test readiness, complete documentation, and controlled product release.
Support Sales, Product Management, Applications Engineering, and Site Services with technical proposals, design reviews, and solution positioning.
Lead complex troubleshooting, including customer escalations, structured root-cause analysis, CAPA, yield improvement, and recurring-defect elimination.
Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Service, and Operations to improve equipment quality, delivery, cost, and field performance.
Ensure equipment complies with applicable SEMI, CE, UL, NFPA, IEC, and regional regulatory requirements.