Senior Electrical Engineering Manager

MKS Instruments•Milpitas, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager at MKS, you will provide technical and organizational leadership for the development and sustaining of high-speed optical detector and receiver products. You will partner with Product Management, Sales, Customers, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate market and customer needs into product strategies and successfully execute R&D programs from concept through production. In this role, you will report to the BU Engineering Director. You Will Make an Impact By: Build and lead a world-class engineering team developing high-speed optical detector products and technologies from concept through volume production. Be a key member of the technical leadership team driving the roadmap for next-generation optical receivers, photodiodes, detector modules, and photonic measurement solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership position requiring a deep understanding of optical, electrical, mechanical, and system-level design. You will lead and support engineering activities including requirements definition, device architecture, photodiode and receiver design, analog front-end electronics, packaging, optical coupling, thermal management, test development, characterization, qualification, reliability, manufacturability, cost optimization, and production transfer. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management to deliver successful products. Plan and oversee your team's work across multiple concurrent development programs. Manage direct reports, establish objectives, provide coaching and mentorship, conduct performance reviews, support career development, and build organizational capability. Work closely with marketing, applications, systems engineering, and key customers to translate market requirements into product specifications and development priorities. Establish realistic schedules, identify technical and project risks, allocate resources effectively, and drive execution to meet product performance, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, Photonics, or a related technical field.
10+ years of industry experience in development of optical, optoelectronic, photonic, or high-speed electronic products.
5+ years of engineering management experience leading multidisciplinary product development teams.
Proven experience leading complex hardware development programs involving photodiodes, optical receivers, photonic instrumentation, or related technologies.
Strong understanding of high-speed analog electronics, photodetectors, optical systems, signal integrity, and system-level performance optimization.
Experience balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, cost, schedule, and product requirements in commercial product development.
Demonstrated success bringing complex products from concept through qualification and production.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across functions and build high-performing teams.
Eligible to work in the United States.
Will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience with high-speed photodiodes, optical receivers, or optical communication components.
Experience with semiconductor detector technologies including InGaAs, Si, Ge, InP.
Familiarity with optical packaging, fiber coupling, RF interconnects, and high-frequency measurement techniques.
Experience with characterization equipment such as VNAs, oscilloscopes, BER testers, optical spectrum analyzers, and laser sources.
Knowledge of photonics manufacturing processes, supplier management, and product qualification.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a world-class engineering team developing high-speed optical detector products and technologies from concept through volume production.
Be a key member of the technical leadership team driving the roadmap for next-generation optical receivers, photodiodes, detector modules, and photonic measurement solutions.
Lead and support engineering activities including requirements definition, device architecture, photodiode and receiver design, analog front-end electronics, packaging, optical coupling, thermal management, test development, characterization, qualification, reliability, manufacturability, cost optimization, and production transfer.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management to deliver successful products.
Plan and oversee your team's work across multiple concurrent development programs.
Manage direct reports, establish objectives, provide coaching and mentorship, conduct performance reviews, support career development, and build organizational capability.
Work closely with marketing, applications, systems engineering, and key customers to translate market requirements into product specifications and development priorities.
Establish realistic schedules, identify technical and project risks, allocate resources effectively, and drive execution to meet product performance, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.