Mattson Technology
Sr. Director, Engineering
Fremont, CA, United States · Director
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About the role
- The Senior Director, Engineering is a senior executive responsible for leading the organization's engineering strategy, product development, technology execution, and engineering operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple engineering organizations and functional teams.
- Drive innovation and technical excellence across all engineering disciplines.
- Support corporate growth initiatives, acquisitions, and technology expansion strategies.
- Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) efforts and technology deployment strategies.
- Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Lead succession planning and talent development initiatives.
- Partner with Product Management to define product strategies and technology roadmaps.
- Collaborate with Operations and Manufacturing to support product launches and operational readiness.
- Support Sales, Customer Technology, and Service organizations on customer requirements and escalations.
- Drive operational excellence and organizational scalability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related technical discipline.
- Typically 15+ years of progressive engineering experience.
- Minimum 8+ years of leadership experience managing engineering organizations.
- Strong understanding of engineering processes, product development lifecycles, and technology commercialization.
- Experience managing engineering budgets, resources, and strategic initiatives.
Benefits
- Develop and execute the overall engineering vision, strategy, and technology roadmap.
Company info
- Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.
- Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits.
- Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide.
- Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.
- In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing's E-Town Capital.
- Our new investor's vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers.
- In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai's STAR Exchange.
- As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.
- This role provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple engineering disciplines, ensuring the successful development, delivery, and support of innovative products, technologies, and systems that align with business objectives and customer requirements.
- The Senior Director, Engineering partners closely with executive leadership, product management, operations, sales, customer technology, quality, and supply chain teams to define technology roadmaps, drive engineering excellence, accelerate innovation, and support sustainable business growth.
- Engineering Strategy & Leadership
- Align engineering priorities with business goals, customer needs, and market opportunities.
- Product Development & Technology Leadership
- Oversee the development and commercialization of new products, systems, and technologies.
- Ensure timely execution of product development programs from concept through production release.
- Balance performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and time-to-market objectives.
- Establish engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices.
- Organizational Leadership
- Establish organizational goals, performance metrics, and development plans.
- Mentor engineering directors, managers, and senior technical leaders.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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