Director of Engineering

ProFound People; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 213,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

401k match

Benefits

Job summary

ProFound People seeks a Director of Engineering to lead Cleanroom and Facility Set-Up initiatives in a dynamic semiconductor startup environment. This senior role requires partnering with customers, vendors and internal teams to architect, implement and scale advanced packaging workflows.

You will provide technical direction on process development, nanofabrication tools, and wet chemistry, while building a high-performance team and ensuring strict lab safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience working with semiconductor equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
• Ability to guide process development and integration into existing flows.
• Strong safety culture in lab environments.
• Customer-facing collaboration and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering team and set project tone for cleanroom setup.
• Engage with customers and vendors to align on packaging architectures.
• Provide technical direction for nanofabrication and process development.
• Drive safety culture and site readiness.

Skills

Customer engagement

Semiconductor equipment knowledge

Vendor management

Process development guidance

Leadership

Tools

Nanofabrication tools

Wet chemistry

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronics

Job description

Director of Engineering - Cleanroom / Facility Set-Up.

$250k USD + Company Equity + 401k Match + Benefits.

Exciting opportunity for a next-gen semiconductor company - start-up.

This role is customer facing. It would suit someone who has experience working directly with semiconductor equipment manufacturing vendors / suppliers.

The ideal candidate must be able to engage effectively with customers. While a dedicated U.S. business development team will lead external interactions, this individual will need to participate to the extent that they can speak intelligently about advanced packaging architectures & how this next generation product can integrate into existing process flows.

They must also provide technical guidance on process development. This may include areas such as nanofabrication tools, wet chemistry, and engineering disciplines (mechanical and mechatronics). While deep expertise across every discipline is not expected, the person should offer meaningful technical direction—particularly someone with industry experience, which is currently an area of need.

Lab safety is essential. The candidate should have worked in a laboratory environment, understand the handling of various acids and bases, and actively drive the safety culture at the site.

Ultimately, this individual will set the tone for the team—instilling urgency, ensuring company deliverables are met and building out the team as they see fit.