Mechanical Engineering Manager

Head of Sustaining Engineering – Semiconductor Equipment / Photonics (m/f/d)

📍 Location: Saxony

💼 Employment: Permanent | Full-time

🏭 Industry: Semiconductor Equipment | Silicon Photonics | Advanced Test & Measurement

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Head of Sustaining Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the performance, reliability and continuous improvement of advanced semiconductor equipment.

This is a senior leadership opportunity within a highly innovative technology environment, with responsibility for managing released products throughout their lifecycle, resolving complex technical challenges and driving engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, software and systems engineering.
• Take ownership of released semiconductor equipment, ensuring product performance, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Manage engineering change requests and customer-driven product modifications.
• Lead field issue investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive reliability engineering initiatives, including MTBF tracking and performance optimisation.
• Deliver cost-reduction, design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and product improvement programmes.
• Manage component obsolescence, supplier changes and product lifecycle risks.
• Collaborate with NPI teams to ensure successful transitions from product development into sustaining engineering.
• Establish robust engineering processes, documentation and configuration management standards.
• Support critical customer escalations and provide technical leadership across international teams.

Your Profile

• 7–10+ years' engineering experience within semiconductor capital equipment, semiconductor manufacturing or similarly complex high-reliability systems.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong background in sustaining engineering, product engineering, NPI or engineering management.
• Experience managing released products, field failures and continuous improvement programmes.
• Understanding of semiconductor equipment reliability, manufacturing processes and engineering change management.
• Knowledge of FMEA, MTBF, root cause analysis, accelerated life testing and DFx methodologies .
• Experience working with international engineering teams and suppliers.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving capabilities.
• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Particularly Interesting Experience

Candidates with experience in any of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Silicon Photonics
• Wafer Probing & Semiconductor Test Equipment
• Optical Metrology & Precision Measurement
• Semiconductor Inspection & Capital Equipment
• Complex Electromechanical Systems
• NPI, Product Lifecycle Management & Reliability Engineering

What's on Offer?

• Senior engineering leadership position within an advanced technology environment.
• Opportunity to shape and develop a multidisciplinary sustaining engineering function.
• Exposure to cutting-edge semiconductor and photonics technologies.
• International collaboration and technically challenging projects.
• Competitive remuneration and long-term career progression.

Interested?

If you have a strong background in semiconductor equipment engineering, sustaining engineering or technical leadership , we'd be keen to hear from you.

Please apply directly or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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