Meet the Team
The Global Engineering Automation & Equipment Development team partners across Operations and engineering functions to design, develop, industrialize, and sustain automated manufacturing and assembly solutions that enable safe, compliant, high-throughput production. This team works cross-functionally—aligning with manufacturing, process development, quality, and site leadership—to deliver globally scalable automation platforms and robust validation/transfer execution across manufacturing sites.
Where You Come In
You will lead, grow, and inspire a high-performing engineering team responsible for the development and deployment of sensor manufacturing equipment. This role combines deep technical leadership with strong people management, ensuring both world-class execution and a highly engaged, continuously developing team.
Leadership & Team Development
* Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, inclusive engineering team focused on automation and equipment excellence.
* Establish a strong team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
* Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to engineers, supporting career growth, skill development, and succession planning.
* Set clear expectations for technical rigor, documentation quality, and execution excellence, and reinforce them through regular engagement and recognition.
* Drive employee engagement by fostering open communication, psychological safety, and alignment to business goals.
* Identify capability gaps and proactively develop training and hiring plans to strengthen team expertise across automation disciplines.
Resource & Program Management
* Plan and manage team capacity, resource allocation, and project priorities to ensure alignment with business objectives and timelines.
* Balance workload across internal teams and external partners, ensuring optimal utilization and delivery efficiency.
Technical & Program Leadership
* Lead automation and equipment development and integration for assembly and inspection processes, delivering robust, reliable, and repeatable manufacturing solutions.
* Drive full equipment lifecycle execution—from concept and feasibility through design, build, validation, transfer, and sustained performance.
* Translate process requirements into detailed equipment specifications, including URS, validation protocols, test plans, and compliant technical documentation.
* Ensure disciplined project execution by managing timelines, risks, and deliverables, while providing clear, actionable updates to stakeholders.
* Champion data-driven decision-making to improve throughput, labor efficiency, process capability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership
* Partner closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Process Development, and Quality to ensure equipment readiness and successful deployment across sites.
* Drive cross-site alignment on standards, best practices, and scalable automation strategies.
* Lead change management efforts to enable adoption of new equipment and processes with minimal disruption.
* Influence stakeholders at multiple levels, aligning technical direction with business strategy.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
* Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting and problem-solving for automated systems using structured, data-driven methodologies.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, yield, efficiency, and cost reduction.
What Makes You Successful
* Proven success leading and developing engineering teams in a high-volume, regulated manufacturing environment.
* A track record leading end-to-end equipment lifecycle execution, including concept development, feasibility studies, URS development, design reviews, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and transfer to manufacturing operations.Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership with people leadership, building engaged,…