Director of MEMS Engineering — Lead Next-Gen Timing

SiTime Corp.; Rijswijk; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Equity grants

Job summary

SiTime Corp. in the Netherlands seeks a dynamic Director of MEMS Engineering to own and drive development of cutting-edge MEMS for next‑generation precision timing products.

You will lead a world‑class MEMS team, shape the engineering culture, and interact with executive leadership to define a robust development process and corporate roadmap. You will scale the organization, collaborate across Engineering, Operations and Program Management, and contribute technical ideas to the roadmap while

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of industry experience in MEMS or specialty sensor development; 15+ years preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading MEMS development programs.
• Proven record of building and leading high-performance engineering teams of 5+ engineers.
• Hands-on technical credibility across MEMS design, fabrication, characterization, and modeling.
• Strong technical and business judgment with the ability to innovate, design experiments, and interpret complex data.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of programming languages, circuits, metrology equipment, and methods.
• Passion for execution excellence, ownership, delivering exceptional results.

Responsibilities

• Lead a world-class team of MEMS engineers and deliver solutions to toughest MEMS timing problems.
• Scale your team and build the culture of innovation and execution excellence through coaching, managing career advancements, and hiring new employees.
• Contribute technical ideas for SiTime's technical roadmap, by working with Marketing and Executive teams in defining next-generation products based on new technologies.
• Lead development of new MEMS technologies, enhance performance or manufacturability of existing devices, improve measurement or simulation infrastructure, both through team effort and personal technical contributions
• Interface with local and overseas vendors, establish new partnerships favorable to SiTime business
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, and Program Management to deliver scalable, predictable development execution.
• Adapt to evolving business needs and lead critical initiatives as required.

Skills

MEMS leadership

Team leadership

MEMS timing

Mechanical/EE design

Education

PhD in MEMS-related field

Tools

MEMS fabrication tools

Metrology equipment

Circuit design basics

Job description

SiTime Corp. in the Netherlands seeks a dynamic Director of MEMS Engineering to own and drive development of cutting-edge MEMS for next‑generation precision timing products.

You will lead a world‑class MEMS team, shape the engineering culture, and interact with executive leadership to define a robust development process and corporate roadmap. You will scale the organization, collaborate across Engineering, Operations and Program Management, and contribute technical ideas to the roadmap while