Engineering Director, Global Products Group

About the role

KLA is looking for an experienced Engineering Director to lead the Central Engineering Group within the Global Products Group. Based in Newport, this is a senior leadership role for a growing, multi-disciplinary engineering organisation that supports product divisions across KLA. You will lead a team of engineering managers and shape the structure, capability and operating approach needed to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Central Engineering Group as the senior leader of the Newport-based function.
• Lead a team of Engineering Managers responsible for specialist engineering disciplines.
• Define and evolve the organisational structure, leadership capability and operating model to support growth.
• Ensure effective delivery of engineering services and support to multiple global product divisions.
• Build strong partnerships with engineering and business leaders across KLA's global organisation.
• Represent the group with senior stakeholders and contribute to capability planning and engineering strategy.
• Foster accountability, collaboration and effective decision-making, and develop leadership capability across the management team.
• Work across international teams and time zones, especially with US-based stakeholders, in a highly matrixed environment.

Required profile

• Significant engineering leadership experience, including leading managers and sizeable technical teams.
• Experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary engineering environment and in a central engineering, shared services or engineering support model.
• Familiarity with the semiconductor equipment industry or related advanced technology sectors.
• Demonstrable strategic leadership, commercial awareness and business understanding.
• Ideally a Master's degree or higher in an Engineering discipline.
• Occasional domestic and international travel (up to 20%), including to the United States, may be required.

What we offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme, global bonus plan and cash health plan.
• Cycle to work scheme, share scheme, rewards scheme and life assurance.