Job Description

The Senior Director, Design & Engineering - Field Application Engineer will be based in Santa Clara, USA.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Collaborative
• Competitive
• Creative
• Fast
• Reliable

General Purpose:

• Field Application Engineer (FAE) Director manages all activities and is a point leader for the FAE Team. The duties include being an acknowledge leader in the daily FAE activities listed below along with the management activities as follow.

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do:

• Manage activities and ensure the team is functioning at a high level (Strategy, Account Coverage, Business Unit Coverage, Flex VI Support)
• Understand factory capabilities and work with leadership to determine roadmap and other technical strategies
• Support production development work within the individual team member in both FAE and ITC Groups
• Develop business strategies to support growing activities and requirements from customers
• Organize team activities and PMO for corporate goal strategies
• Organize team activities, meeting and conference calls
• Work with Multek Leadership on developing agendas and activate to best utilize the time
• Review over teams training and assess requirements for advancement of each team member
• Facilitate needed resources for team, presentations, collateral and other support documents
• Provide support for team members needing leadership guidance.
• Review over staffing and account strategy with management
• Make final staffing decisions regarding hire and termination as needed
• Manage projects for both team and individual activities
• Review and approve budget minded activities, such as expenses and travel
• Develop strategies and tools to optimize the team's effectiveness
• Work with management teams to optimize customer experience
• Be a good communicator and able to function at a high level in presentations and customer meetings
• Deal with staff needs, both technical and personal
• Be a key Sales support for new account development and high level meetings with Customers
• Must be able to work cross laterally within business segments as a technical leader
• Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Here is some of what you’ll need (required):

• A BA/BS degree in an appropriate engineering discipline or 10 years of equivalent industry experience is required. A focus on electrical engineering, materials engineering, or mechanical engineering is a plus
• Must be a technically competent leader, understanding the factory capabilities and production requirement for PCB, FPC and RFPC.
• Must be a working member of the team supporting strategic Key and Developing accounts for Multek
• A minimum of 5-10 years related of rigid and rigid-flex PCB manufacturing experience.
• Specific experience in key market segments, such as Consumer Electronics, MCM, RF Applications, Infrastructure, Automotive and Industrial segments.
• Must understand the technology requirements, quality and reliability standards and product qualifications procedures.
• Proven in-depth understanding of product design and PCB stack-up solutions.
• Must be proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• This position requires domestic and international travel which may be up to 40% during specific project stages time.
• Must be able to speak and write English well, with bilingual skills being a plus.
• Experience in key business segment with a good understanding of the all requirements. Understanding of complex HDI, High Layer Count Rigid PCB design and build processes. Experience in high reliability products and factory certification/quality management systems a definite plus.
• Experience in Flex and Rigid/Flex PCB manufacturing, with relationship to the mechanical and manufacturing process.
• Experience in developing the high performance PCB solutions for known product developments with commercial success a strong plus.
• Certification in quality systems, project management, and statistical process control desirable for this environment.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical Demands:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and handle small components. The employee may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Region/Country Specific Details:

• (Details relevant to posting location – ex. FLSA Status Exempt/Non-Exempt in US)

Department

• Design & Technology

Multek does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. Multek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Multek does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Multek provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request in order to express interest in a position by e-mailing: betty.sun@multek.com. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position will be reviewed at the e-mail address. Multek will contact you if it is determined that your background is a match to the required skills required for this position. Thank you for considering a career with Multek.

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About Us

Multek, a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd (DSBJ), is a leading value-add manufacturer of printed circuit board technologies offering a broad spectrum of PCB engineering and manufacturing expertise including high density interconnect, multilayer, flexible circuit and assembly solutions. Built upon a foundation of rapid response, technology leadership and high reliability solutions for PCB fabrication electronics design and manufacturing, Multek enables customers to take products to market quickly through early engineering, advanced technology new product introduction, and volume production through a full range of high-performance products, materials, and solutions.

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