Engineering Manager

Actalent; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company-m/

Job summary

Actalent in Fremont, CA is seeking an expert-level leader to own capital planning and drive the execution of a robust capital program across multiple projects. You will ensure proposals align with business strategy, lead productivity initiatives, and manage costs, risks, and compliance in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.

The role requires a strong track record in new product development, scale-up, and cross-functional leadership, with deep knowledge of process controls and maintenance

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent >15 years of relevant experience OR MS Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent >11 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing teams and leading employees through resource management and project prioritization.
• Experience in new product development and scale-up of products and processes.
• Direct experience of customer interactions and expectations of semiconductor industry
• Strong knowledge of process controls and distributed control systems.
• Experience driving best practices for maintenance excellence/preventive maintenance.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills. Self-managing, proactive.
• Demonstrated leadership capability – personnel development, leading teams, resolving conflict, sound judgment

Responsibilities

• Capital planning to meet business unit goals. Lead process to prioritize capital projects into the corporate portfolio planning process.
• Execution of the capital program. Ensure all capital project proposals are consistent with business strategy. Lead projects through capital productivity processes, ensure competitive project implementation.
• Manage business costs associated with capex, period expense, depreciation
• Identifies project risks and develops mitigation strategies to protect against loss and business interruption.
• Provides competency expertise and promotes compliance with best financial practices
• Provide daily plant support for troubleshooting batch process deviations.
• Manage programs to improve first pass yield, reduce scrap and waste
• Manage and implement control plans and FMEA process for product families.
• Define and implement continuous improvement roadmaps to improve capability, yield, capacity and product cost.
• Conduct and manage SPC review process and drive reduction in variation.
• Implement process improvements to meet customer requirements for new and existing products.
• Use process automation and data analysis to improve capability of existing products.
• Develop roadmaps for best-known-methods in key process technologies such as, purification, filtration, packaging, particle measurement.
• Execute requests for samples of new products for customer trials.
• Design and implement shelf-life studies for new formulations.
• Lead technical design review process and HVM readiness activities to ensure that new products can be successfully transferred to manufacturing.
• Develop automation recipes and control strategies for new products.

Skills

scale up

product development process

capex

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent >15 years of relevant experience

MS Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent >11 years of relevant experience

Job description

Description

• Capital planning to meet business unit goals. Lead process to prioritize capital projects into the corporate portfolio planning process.
• Execution of the capital program. Ensure all capital project proposals are consistent with business strategy. Lead projects through capital productivity processes, ensure competitive project implementation.
• Manage business costs associated with capex, period expense, depreciation
• Identifies project risks and develops mitigation strategies to protect against loss and business interruption.
• Provides competency expertise and promotes compliance with best financial practices
• Provide daily plant support for troubleshooting batch process deviations.
• Manage programs to improve first pass yield, reduce scrap and waste
• Manage and implement control plans and FMEA process for product families.
• Define and implement continuous improvement roadmaps to improve capability, yield, capacity and product cost.
• Conduct and manage SPC review process and drive reduction in variation.
• Implement process improvements to meet customer requirements for new and existing products.
• Use process automation and data analysis to improve capability of existing products.
• Develop roadmaps for best-known-methods in key process technologies such as, purification, filtration, packaging, particle measurement.
• Execute requests for samples of new products for customer trials.
• Design and implement shelf-life studies for new formulations.
• Lead technical design review process and HVM readiness activities to ensure that new products can be successfully transferred to manufacturing.
• Develop automation recipes and control strategies for new products.

Skills

scale up, product development process, capex

Top Skills Details

scale up,product development process,capex

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent & >15 years of relevant experience OR MS Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent & >11 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing teams and leading employees through resource management and project prioritization.
• Experience in new product development and scale-up of products and processes.
• Direct experience of customer interactions and expectations of semiconductor industry
• Strong knowledge of process controls and distributed control systems.
• Experience driving best practices for maintenance excellence/preventive maintenance.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills. Self-managing, proactive.
• Demonstrated leadership capability – personnel development, leading teams, resolving conflict, sound judgment

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Fremont, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Opportunities for career growth, competitive compensation (competitive base salary and performance related bonus plan) and benefits packages (health, dental, and vision insurance, Wellness Program, PTO/Holidays, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match). Innovated work environment where you will be a part of a dynamic and collaborative team. Perks and Incentives such as paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional development.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fremont,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 16, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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