Primary Purpose of Role
This role will include people management, budgeting, project management and PLC programs as well as significant interaction with the Process, Automation, Software, Product Management and Operations groups within SPTS/KLA.
Reporting directly to the Director PVD Engineering, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of a multidisciplinary team comprised of electronic, electrical, mechanical and hardware development engineers.
Key Responsibilities
- Determining group priorities
- Allocating and monitoring tasks for each engineer
- Budgeting and tracking expenditure
- Defining and executing development projects as required by the Product Roadmap, including Continuous Improvement Projects (CIP)
- Manage new product development (NPD)
- Liaise with other teams to execute on PLC programs
- Engineering input to close out L4 escalations
- Taking responsibility for safe product design and formal regulatory compliance
Key Interactions
- Representing the Equipment Group within the wider Engineering team, including close interaction with Software, Automation, Process, Technical Support teams
- Representing Equipment and support Groups external to SWD Engineering, including Product Management, Factory and Field Operations such as Material Control, Build and Test, Purchasing, Spares and regional Field Service (Europe, North America and Asia)
- Understanding of modern engineering change control IT (ERP/MRP)
- Writing, delegating or contributing to technical reports, patent applications and technical papers for publication at conferences, seminars etc
Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience in the Semiconductor or High Tech industry
- Experience of PVD sputtering technology developments highly desirable
- Previous experience of a leadership or management role advantageous
- The ability to work both autonomously and as part of an extended management team, including project management and a team-playing ethic when part of wider projects
- Project management qualification desirable
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written
- Excellent IT skills (Outlook, Access, Word, Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint)
What We Will Offer You
KLA’s benefits package includes: Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme and life assurance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Hold a Degree qualification (or higher) in a relevant discipline e.g. Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical), Physics, Chemistry or hold equivalent level of experience.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
