System Engineering Manager (Semiconductor Metrology)

Location: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom. Full-time role with up to 15% international travel to the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Company

hirify.global develops inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.

What you will do

• Lead a team of hardware systems engineers developing next-generation optical and optomechanical metrology instruments.
• Translate customer and marketing requirements into detailed system specifications using systems engineering methodology.
• Drive design improvements for released products and development of novel products from prototype through volume manufacturing.
• Identify technical and schedule risks, create mitigation plans, and coordinate multidisciplinary experiments, testing, and integration.
• Lead field customer escalations, including advanced remote troubleshooting and on-site technical leadership at customer locations worldwide.
• Collaborate with service, manufacturing, marketing, division teams, vendors, partners, and customers; prepare technical reports and cross-training materials.

Requirements

• Doctorate, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, with the required related work experience.
• Extensive experience developing complex hardware or capital equipment, such as semiconductor tools, optomechanical equipment, or aerospace-grade mechanisms.
• Proven people management experience leading engineers through concept-to-release development.
• Strong experience designing and developing precision instruments, with demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across optical, electromechanical, and software systems and their interactions in complex industrial equipment.
• Essential experience with optics, lasers, illumination systems, and CCD/CMOS cameras.
• Familiarity with scientific and statistical analysis tools, including Python, MATLAB, JMP, and LabVIEW.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced program, respond quickly to field and internal escalations, and communicate technical information effectively to functional groups.
• Ability to provide executive-level reports to management and customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, life assurance, and car allowance.
• Cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, and rewards scheme.
• Inclusive, family-friendly total rewards environment focused on responsible innovation.