Team Manager Process & Manufacturing Engineering

PHIX Photonics Assembly; Enschede; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 40 days

International team

Open culture

Development opportunities

Job summary

PHIX Photonics Assembly in Enschede, Netherlands seeks a Team Manager Process & Manufacturing Engineering to lead a seven-strong engineering team and drive the New Product Introduction process from concept to full-scale production.

You will coach engineers, set priorities and stay closely involved in process development, troubleshooting and industrialisation to improve quality and efficiency across photonics manufacturing.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• At least three years of experience in New Product Introduction, manufacturing engineering or process engineering.
• Proven experience leading, coaching or mentoring engineering teams.
• Solid technical background in precision assembly, semiconductor packaging, photonics or a comparable high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational, stakeholder-management and reporting skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Proficiency in Dutch, or willingness to learn, is an advantage.
• A Lean Six Sigma belt is an advantage.
• Practical experience applying continuous-improvement methods to optimise production processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a multidisciplinary team of seven Process and Manufacturing Engineers.
• Build the team’s technical capabilities and support operational excellence.
• Take ownership of the complete New Product Introduction process.
• Ensure products and processes transition from concept to full-scale production.
• Continuously improve quality, yield, efficiency and manufacturability.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methods to identify and implement process improvements.
• Provide technical guidance in die bonding, polishing, dicing and automated optical assembly.
• Support the team with process development, troubleshooting and industrialisation.
• Define the engineering roadmap and determine technical priorities.
• Allocate resources across projects and activities.
• Work closely with customers, R&D and production teams to develop scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Monitor progress and report clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Team leadership & coaching

Stakeholder management

Process development

Lean Six Sigma

Education

MSc in Engineering/Manufacturing

Tools

Die bonding

Polishing

Dicing

Automated optical assembly

Job description

A new photonic product is technically ready, but how do you turn that concept into a stable and scalable production process? Which steps need to be improved, where are the technical risks, and what does the engineering team need to move forward?

As Team Manager Process & Manufacturing Engineering, you combine technical leadership with hands‑on involvement. You lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately seven Process and Manufacturing Engineers and help transform complex photonics concepts into robust production processes.

What will you do?

Your main focus is developing the team and improving the way new products are introduced and scaled up. You coach engineers, set priorities and remain closely involved in process development, troubleshooting and industrialisation.

Your responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a multidisciplinary team of approximately seven Process and Manufacturing Engineers
• Build the team’s technical capabilities and support them in achieving operational excellence
• Take ownership of the complete New Product Introduction process
• Ensure products and processes successfully transition from concept to full-scale production
• Continuously improve quality, yield, efficiency and manufacturability
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methods to identify and implement process improvements
• Provide technical guidance in areas such as die bonding, polishing, dicing and automated optical assembly
• Support the team with process development, troubleshooting and industrialisation
• Define the engineering roadmap and determine technical priorities
• Allocate resources across projects and activities
• Work closely with customers, R&D and production teams to develop scalable manufacturing solutions
• Monitor progress and report clearly to relevant stakeholders

What do you bring?

You are a technical leader who enjoys developing people but also understands what is happening on the production floor. You can switch between coaching your team, discussing technical challenges and aligning priorities with internal and external stakeholders.

You also bring:

• An MSc degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or another relevant technical discipline
• At least three years of experience in New Product Introduction, manufacturing engineering or process engineering
• Proven experience leading, coaching or mentoring engineering teams
• A solid technical background in precision assembly, semiconductor packaging, photonics or a comparable high-tech manufacturing environment
• Strong organisational, stakeholder-management and reporting skills
• Fluency in English
• Proficiency in Dutch, or the willingness to learn the language, is an advantage
• A Lean Six Sigma belt is an advantage
• Practical experience applying continuous-improvement methods to optimise production processes is preferred

What can you expect?

• 40 days of annual leave
• A position in a fast-growing company within the photonics industry
• The opportunity to directly influence the scale-up of production
• An international and passionate team
• An open and collaborative working culture
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Plenty of room for personal initiative and professional development

About the organisation

This high-tech organisation operates in the rapidly growing photonics industry. Its multidisciplinary teams work on the industrialisation and production of advanced photonic integrated circuits. Close cooperation between engineering, R&D, production and customers is essential to translate new technologies into scalable manufacturing solutions.