Senior NPI Engineering Manager | Cross-Functional Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

MKS Instruments, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead the New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering Team in Plasma Solutions. You will drive transitions from concept through beta, aligning R&D with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers to meet performance, cost, schedule, and reliability targets.

You will build a high-performing organization through coaching, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring scalable, manufacturable product introductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience, or Master’s/PhD with 5+ years.
• 2+ years of engineering management or people leadership experience.
• Proven NPI leadership including risk management and resource prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of new products from development into manufacturing, ensuring quality, cost, schedule and reliability targets.
• Partner with PM, Product Marketing, and cross-functional teams to align requirements.
• Develop a high-performing NPI organization through coaching and performance management.
• Identify risks, plan mitigations, and resolve issues across product life cycle.

Skills

NPI leadership

Resource prioritization

Risk management

Mentoring teams

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's/PhD preferred

Job description

MKS Instruments, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead the New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering Team in Plasma Solutions. You will drive transitions from concept through beta, aligning R&D with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers to meet performance, cost, schedule, and reliability targets.

You will build a high-performing organization through coaching, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring scalable, manufacturable product introductions.