Overview
As Engineering Director in Newport, you will lead the Central Engineering Group to support multiple global product divisions, shaping structure, capability, and operating models for growth. You will guide a multi-disciplinary engineering team, drive technical excellence, and build strong cross-border partnerships with business leaders. Your role couples strategic oversight with hands-on leadership to align engineering services with KLA’s worldwide priorities. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence how we scale capability across a global tech platform.
Pay / Benefits
- annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays)
- contributory pension scheme
- global bonus plan
- cash health plan
- cycle to work scheme
- share scheme/ rewards scheme? (listed as rewards scheme)
Responsibilities
- Lead the Central Engineering Group as the senior leader of the Newport-based function
- Lead Engineering Managers responsible for specialist disciplines within a multi-disciplinary organisation
- Define and evolve organisational structure, leadership capability and operating model to support growth
- Ensure effective delivery of engineering services and support to multiple global product divisions
- Build strong partnerships with engineering and business leaders across KLA's global organisation
- Provide strategic leadership that supports technical excellence, operational performance and long-term organisational success
- Represent the Central Engineering Group with senior stakeholders and contribute to capability planning and engineering strategy
Key requirements
- Significant engineering leadership experience, including leading managers and sizeable technical teams
- Experience operating within a complex, multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- Familiarity with the semiconductor equipment industry or related advanced technology sectors
- Strong understanding of both hardware and software engineering organisations
- Experience working within a central engineering, shared services or engineering support model
- Demonstrable strategic leadership, commercial awareness and business understanding
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across global teams
- A proven track record of building organisational capability and leading teams through growth and change
- Ideally educated to Master's degree level or higher in an Engineering discipline
- Occasional domestic and international travel (up to 20%)
- leadership
- stakeholder management
- communication
- hardware engineering understanding
- software engineering understanding
- multi-disciplinary engineering leadership
Engineering Director (Global Products Group) in Newport employer: KLA-Tencor
KLA's SPTS division in Newport, UK, is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where engineers and scientists are empowered to drive advancements in semiconductor technology. With a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, a contributory pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth through project management tasks and international collaboration, KLA is dedicated to supporting its employees' career aspirations while contributing to cutting-edge developments in the electronics industry.
