Senior Manager Engineering - NPI

MKS Inc.; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (medical, dental, and

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

12 paid holidays

Sick time

15 paid vacation days

6 weeks fully paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Stock programs / signing bonus

Job summary

MKS is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead the New Product Introduction Engineering Team within Plasma Solutions.

The NPI Engineering Manager will guide the transition of new products from concept through beta, coordinating R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers to meet performance, cost, and reliability targets. You will build a high-performing organization through coaching and performance management, manage technical risk, and partner with customers during beta

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s/PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management, technical leadership, or people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in New Product Introduction (NPI), including resource prioritization, risk management, and decision-making in complex environments.
• Strong ability to develop, coach, and mentor teams while effectively managing stakeholders and resolving conflicts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts across disciplines.
• Experience leading technical and design reviews and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build consensus in matrixed organizations.
• Experience engaging with customers to address technical issues and drive successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of new products from development into manufacturing, ensuring quality, cost, schedule, reliability, and customer requirements.
• Partner with Project Management to navigate the Product Development Process.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing and other cross functional groups to align requirements.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and data-driven problem solving.
• Build and develop a high-performing NPI engineering organization through coaching and performance management.
• Lead technical risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution throughout the lifecycle.
• Engage with customers and field teams during beta deployments to gather feedback and resolve issues.
• Manage engineering resources, priorities, and investments to support strategic objectives and a robust pipeline.
• Bridge R&D and Operations to translate innovations into manufacturable products.

Skills

NPI leadership

Engineering management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Technical communication

Design reviews

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master’s/PhD (advantaged)

Job description

A Day in Your Life at MKS

We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Engineering Manager to lead the New Product Introduction Engineering Team within Plasma Solutions. The NPI Engineering Manager will lead the transition of new products and systems from concept and feasibility through beta phase. This role manages cross-functional engineering activities to ensure products meet performance, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability targets. This manager serves as the primary technical interface between R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers during product introduction.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Lead the successful transition of new products from development into manufacturing, ensuring achievement of quality, cost, schedule, reliability, and customer requirements
• Partner with Project Management to successfully navigate the Product Development Process
• Work closely with Product Marketing and other cross functional groups to successfully align requirements
• Foster a culture of collaboration, with a focus on cross-functional data driven problem-solving techniques
• Build and develop a high-performing NPI engineering organization through coaching, talent development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Lead technical risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution throughout the product development and introduction lifecycle.
• Partner with customers and field organizations during beta deployments and early product releases to gather feedback, resolve technical issues, and improve product performance.
• Manage engineering resources, priorities, and investments to support strategic business objectives and a robust new product pipeline.
• Serve as the critical bridge between R&D and Operations, ensuring innovative technologies are translated into scalable, manufacturable, and supportable commercial products.

Skills that You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 10+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s/PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience
• 2+ years of engineering management, technical leadership, or people leadership experience
• Demonstrated leadership in New Product Introduction (NPI), including resource prioritization, risk management, and decision-making in complex environments
• Strong ability to develop, coach, and mentor teams while effectively managing stakeholders and resolving conflicts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts across disciplines
• Experience leading technical and design reviews and driving cross-functional alignment
• Proven ability to negotiate, influence, and build consensus in matrixed organizations
• Experience engaging with customers to address technical issues and drive successful outcomes

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range: $ 155,000.00 - 205,00.00 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)
• 401(k) with company match
• life and disability insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• sick time
• 15 paid vacation days
• [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.