Systems Engineering Manager

Requirements

• Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience of 4 years; Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 9 years.
• Demonstrated people-management or technical-leadership experience, including coaching engineers, assigning priorities, and leading teams through high-pressure technical escalations.
• Significant experience supporting complex semiconductor capital equipment in customer fabs or similarly demanding production environments.
• Proven ability to perform system-level integration and root-cause analysis across hardware, software, algorithms, and process interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority and drive issues to closure across geographical and organizational boundaries.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical findings, risks, trade-offs, and recovery plans to both engineers and senior leaders.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese, with the ability to conduct technical discussions and prepare clear written communication in English.
• Open to up to 25% global travel.
• We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package.
• We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
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