Job Title: Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Work Location: Houston, Texas

Summary:

The Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering leads teams in the design, development, and deployment of advanced MOCVD tooling, driving execution across complex initiatives and ensuring delivery of scalable, high-performance equipment. This role is responsible for building team capability, driving engineering excellence, and ensuring functional outcomes in tool design, integration, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop senior engineering contributors, building leadership capability and strengthening team depth.
• Oversee mechanical engineering teams focused on MOCVD tool design, build, and deployment, ensuring timely and high-quality program delivery.
• Drive efficiency improvements and resolve critical technical and operational issues in tool design, build, and integration processes.
• Provide strategic oversight for the mechanical design of advanced deposition systems, guiding architecture decisions for high-temperature, vacuum, and thin-film processing equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate process requirements into robust tool designs and champion best practices in tool design.
• Shape tactical execution plans, influence broader engineering strategy, and introduce innovative approaches to tool design and development.
• Establish credibility as a technical and people leader, inspiring confidence and driving engineering culture and execution discipline.
• Communicate program status, risks, and trade-offs to senior leadership, aligning engineering priorities with broader objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10 years of engineering experience, with significant focus on complex equipment or tool development.
• 3 years of experience leading engineering teams.
• An advanced degree may be substituted for required experience on a year-for-year basis, depending on relevance and level.
• Experience designing or building MOCVD, PVD, or similar semiconductor/thin-film deposition equipment.
• Deep understanding of vacuum systems, thermal systems, and precision mechanical design.
• Experience operating effectively in high-growth or scaling manufacturing environments is preferred.
• Strong leadership and organizational development capability, with the ability to scale teams, processes, and systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functions.
• Strategic mindset connecting technical decisions to business outcomes.

Published Category: Manufacturing & Technical Operations