System Engineering Manager

The Preferred Supplier; Delft; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is looking for a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the validation and development of MEMS-based timing products. The role includes project planning, characterizing mixed-signal circuits, and interfacing with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have a Master's or PhD in Engineering and extensive experience in product development and team leadership. This position is based in Delft, Netherlands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing mixed-signal, MEMS, and/or sensor devices.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Exceptional candidates with other backgrounds will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop a team of engineers responsible for validation and characterization.
• Develop hardware/software/firmware for automated characterization.
• Manage projects across different sites and interface with cross-functional teams.
• Create and execute plans for verification and characterization.
• Develop experiments for new technologies and system architectures.

Skills

Programming skills (including MATLAB scripting)

Understanding of mixed-signal circuits

Experience with circuit characterization

Hands-on familiarity with electronics laboratory instruments

Strong written and oral communication skills

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

About the job System Engineering Manager

X Corporation, a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) and analog semiconductor company, offers the industry’s best performing, most advanced, and most reliable timing solutions. Our team is passionate about solving the most difficult timing problems in high-performance electronics. We have shipped over 1 billion units worldwide, with 90% share of MEMS timing.

Job Summary

The Manager, Systems Engineering is responsible for growing and leading a team responsible for the validation, characterization, firmware/software development, and release-to-production for our client’s revolutionary MEMS-based timing products. Responsibilities include project planning and coordination, mixed-signal characterization, systems/algorithms development, datasheet validation, performance feedback to MEMS/CMOS design, and prototyping of test and FA methodologies. In addition, he/she will lead activities to develop hardware/software/firmware for automated high-throughput characterization and calibration of the company’s products.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop a team of engineers responsible for validation, characterization, firmware/software development, and release-to-production of MEMS-based timing products.
• Develop hardware/software/firmware for automated characterization and calibration.
• Interface with cross-functional teams and manage projects across different sites.
• Create and execute plans for verification and characterization.
• Develop and carry out experiments to prototype new technologies and system architectures.
• Support the bring-up of specialized programming systems overseas.
• Develop and transfer algorithms to final test/production environments.
• Work with circuit design team to evaluate new silicon and specify design improvements for performance enhancements or DFM/DFT.
• Perform engineering failure analysis to root cause product issues.

Backgrounds will be considered

• MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Exceptional candidates with other backgrounds will be considered.
• 5+ years of experience developing mixed-signal, MEMS, and/or sensor devices.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams and achieving milestones.
• Understanding of mixed-signal circuits.
• Hands‑on familiarity with electronics laboratory instruments.
• Excellent programming skills, including MATLAB scripting.
• Experience with circuit characterization, debugging, automated testing, and data collection.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• MEMS development experience preferred, but not required.