Equipment Engineering Manager - Wet Chemical Process

Merck•Chandler, AZ

About The Position

EMD Electronics is seeking an Equipment Engineering Manager to lead engineering for semiconductor delivery equipment. The role may be based in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania; Chandler, Arizona; or Austin, Texas. The manager will guide the execution of new equipment offerings distributed globally and translate customer needs into solutions, balancing safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency. The position works with internal quality, operations, engineering, sales, site services, sourcing, manufacturing, product management, applications engineering, supply chain, and service teams. Travel may be up to 10%. The role 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.
At least 2 years of leadership or supervisor experience.
Ability to apply problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to understand product technical details, troubleshoot issues, 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.
Experience collaborating with diverse, global teams to meet business and customer needs.
Enthusiasm for learning and solving complex problems.
Demonstrated business acumen and ability to develop compelling technical readiness and influence stakeholders across organizational levels and diverse cultural environments.

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of experience in an engineering role.
5 years of experience with semiconductor aqueous chemical and slurry delivery.
Semiconductor, microelectronics, or related experience.
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, including densitometers, chemical concentration monitors, conductivity meters, liquid particle counters, liquid detectors, pressure and flow transmitters, mass/liquid flow control, and spectroscopy.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop 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 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.