Systems Engineering Director jobs in Oregon

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UCT is looking for a talented Director, Systems Engineering to join us in Hillsboro, OR! This position will be responsible for managing ongoing corporate engineering worldwide. Requires experience in major capital build outs, new process introduction, process tool development, program management, engineering cost estimation, Quality disciplines, statistical methods, semiconductor process equipment design and manufacturing, semiconductor process design, parts cleaning and coating.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Program Manage a variety of New Process Introduction projects supporting critical business growth, new tools, fixtures, and installation support.
• Maintain and improve process quality disciplines, implement control standards, training, and methodologies.
• Manages Engineering personnel, establishing priorities, schedules projects and duties of Design and Equipment Engineering. Ensures Engineering personnel perform required tasks, as required, on time as well as balances workloads across regions as required.
• Manages and maintains key customer projects for NPI, CIP, and addresses with the necessary flexibility, technical skills, and experience to support short and long-range requirements effectively. Maintains and improves new product introduction standard operating procedures, checklists and NPI training.
• Maintain and improve project management capabilities within engineering including stage grate process from R&D to HVM or Tech Transfer to HVM
• Manages customer expectations, establishing priorities, maintains projects involving a variety of technical resources, including, Design, Equipment, Process, and R&D Engineering.
• Recommends new facilities and equipment (or modifications to existing facilities and equipment) as necessary to improve safety, operating capacity, operating effectiveness, or operating costs. Responsible for design elements involved in modifications/new builds and effective implementation/ installation of design.
• Manages the engineering activities to ensure timely introduction of new products, shop floor control systems, capital projects and new facility construction. Maintains Gantt charts and milestone plans for project accordingly.
• Schedules and tracks engineering projects/quotes to ensure timely completion.
• Liaise with personnel in the purchasing, commercial, operations, engineering, and customer service function to ensure effective customer engineering support is provided.
• Manages personnel in product improvement to reduce material costs and manufacturing labor content.
• Creation and manages services overall automation roadmap
• Coordinates with Regional Engineering Directors and / or VP of Engineering for necessary capital expenditures.
• Manages personnel to ensure all equipment and manufacturing operations meet required safety standards.
• Appraises employees’ performance and development in accordance with established company policies.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Engineering management experience with groups of at least 10 people
• Knowledge of semiconductor equipment and parts design and manufacturing
• Knowledge of metal finishing technology
• Knowledge of semiconductor parts management and cleaning
• Familiarity with semiconductor fab operations
• Program and project management
• Engineering cost estimation
• Quality disciplines
• Statistical methods: Design of Experiments, Process Control
• Shop Floor control systems

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Chemistry or Physics.
• Master’s degree or higher degree, or equivalent post-graduate education in above subjects preferred

Work Experience Requirements:

• 10 years directly related leadership experience in semiconductor equipment, process or parts engineering.
• Will consider equivalent experience in metal finishing or treating industries

Work Environment:

This job is usually performed in a professional office environment, routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and other related equipment. The employee will also be expected to be present in the manufacturing areas as required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing areas can occasionally be moderate or loud.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit; climb stairs, maintain balance; employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust optical focus.

Travel Requirements:

Domestic and international travel away from primary work location will be required to manage sites globally.

Notes:

• This job description may not represent a complete list of job duties or responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be added at any time and without notice.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At Ultra Clean Technology, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.

UCT offers an excellent benefits package to all full-time employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.