Are you a leader with a strong technical background in mechatronics? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can guide multidisciplinary teams while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges? Join us as our Systems Engineering Manager and help shape cutting-edge technology.

In this role, you will manage a team that is a combination of systems, motion, vision, and accuracy experts, systems test, process and application engineers. You'll work closely with our customers to understand their needs and guide your team to design solutions that push technological boundaries. You will balance leadership with hands-on technical involvement, particularly in more complex areas, ensuring your team is always moving in the right direction.

Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team, ensuring a 50/50 split between management and hands-on involvement in technical projects. Guide and steer the team, ensuring alignment between customer requirements, technical solutions, and team deliverables. Be technically involved in major projects, especially the ones in the early concept stages. Responsible for technical product roadmap creation. Coach and mentor your team through complex challenges, providing guidance when needed and ensuring the team’s growth. Coordinate the efforts of systems engineers, making sure they are involved in both specification and design. Formulate team objectives, ensuring strategic alignment with both short-term and long-term goals. Oversee the deployment of resources and the development of both technical and non-technical competencies. Maintain technical oversight to follow discussions and provide input on difficult areas, ensuring the highest quality solutions. Minimum Bachelors degree in Mechatronics or a related discipline 5+ years of experience managing technical leads, from mechatronics background. A strong background in mechatronics and system engineering, enabling you to provide strategic technical input and direction. Experience in managing engineering teams, preferably in the mechatronics field.  Real team player with a passion for connecting disciplines.  Strong decision-making skills with the ability to challenge and also respond to deviations.  A balance of management and hands-on experience, with a deep understanding of technical challenges. Ability to coach, mentor, and be involved in technical conversations and decision-making processes. Not just a people manager—you should have the technical expertise to support the team in navigating complex challenges.

The Team
You will lead a team of specialists who focus on systems, motion, vision, accuracy, test, process and application. Working in close collaboration with customer-focused process engineers and systems test engineers, you'll ensure that our solutions not only meet customer specifications but also push the boundaries of what's technically possible. 

The Company 

Kulicke & Soffa is a leading provider of advanced packaging and electronic assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. Our equipment is state-of-the-art, high performance, high precision, multi-axis robotic machines which provide leading-edge solutions. These solutions support top-tier, well-known companies in automotive, consumer, communications, data processing and industrial segments across the world. 

As a pioneer in the semiconductor industry for more than 65 years, Kulicke & Soffa continues to lead innovation with over 2500 employees across 13 countries. With R&D centers of excellence in the US, Europe, and Asia, we bring together today’s generation of talent, collaborating on tomorrow’s technologies. At Kulicke & Soffa we strive for growth and achievements, offering our employees a friendly and innovative work environment, a variety of cross functional projects, and extensive professional development & training opportunities. Visit our website: www.kns.com

Equal Opportunity

Kulicke & Soffa recruits on the basis of merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job), regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, family responsibilities, or disability.