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Director, Software Engineering

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Director, Software Engineering

Position Overview

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead Hardware System Integration, Handler, Test Engineering, and Portfolio Engineering for semiconductor test platforms supporting SLT, Burn-In, HPC, and ATE.

The role leads global teams responsible for equipment-control software, material handling integration, test engineering, factory interfaces, production data, and shared software capabilities.

This position is expected to be highly technical and hands-on with software and hardware, with approximately 50% of time spent directly coding, debugging, and solving complex technical issues across the semiconductor test ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate engineering strategy into engineering plans, technical milestones, resource plans, and delivery schedules.
  • Lead software managers, technical leads, developers, and test engineers across Thermal, System Integration, Handler, Test, and Portfolio Engineering.
  • Drive execution across multiple products and customer programs and ensure teams deliver committed milestones.
  • Align software development, integration, validation, and release schedules with SW Product Management and Hardware TPMs.
  • Lead software integration across testers, handlers, thermal systems, device interfaces, PLCs, firmware, and equipment-control systems.
  • Lead development of communication interfaces for material handling, factory automation, and factory management systems.
  • Lead GEM/SECS, EAC/EAP, lot processing, alarms, availability reporting, equipment telemetry, and production data capabilities.
  • Lead automated validation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, regression, endurance testing, system qualification, and production readiness.
  • Improve throughput, reliability, availability, recovery, and downtime through system performance analysis.
  • Drive reuse and standardization of APIs, SDKs, messaging, data models, logging, diagnostics, and common software components.
  • Ensure customer requirements are implemented as scalable, configurable product capabilities.
  • Track milestones, dependencies, risks, quality, integration readiness, and release criteria across the portfolio.
  • Improve software development, testing, validation, and release processes.
  • Coordinate execution with Product Management, Program Management, Business Development, Hardware, Firmware, QA, Production, Applications, and Product Support.
  • Lead adoption of AI-assisted software development, testing, diagnostics, and documentation.
  • Conduct architecture, design, integration, and release-readiness reviews.
  • Present technical and program-readiness reviews to customers and internal leadership.
  • Support customer technical discussions, system bring-up, escalations, and production deployments.
  • Conduct performance reviews, set goals, mentor leaders, and support succession planning.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience

  • B.S in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering with a strong software background, Software Engineering, or related field; M.S. preferred.
  • 15+ years of software engineering or related technical experience.
  • 10+ years of technical engineering management experience.
  • 3+ years managing a multi-tier organization, including managers or supervisors.
  • Significant experience with semiconductor equipment-control software, material handling systems, factory automation, or complex hardware/software systems.
  • Strong knowledge of GEM/SECS and related SEMI standards.
  • Strong understanding of semiconductor test and measurement principles.
  • Experience integrating software with testers, handlers, thermal systems, PLCs, firmware, drivers, and production equipment.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, messaging, telemetry, databases, and equipment-control software.
  • Experience with C#/.NET, C++, Python, or similar production software environments.
  • Experience managing multiple products and customer programs, including schedules, resources, dependencies, and technical risks.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop validation, release management, observability, and production support.
  • Proven ability to lead global engineering teams and drive accountability.
  • Strong customer, technical, executive, and cross-functional communication skills.
  • Must be willing to work onsite in our Lake Forest, CA office.

Preferred / Plus Qualifications

  • Experience with SLT, Burn-In, ATE, HPC, handlers, or semiconductor capital equipment.
  • Experience with EAP/EAC, lot processing, factory automation, equipment telemetry, availability reporting, or manufacturing data systems.
  • Experience with handler, thermal, PLC, and tester integration.
  • Familiarity with Apache Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT, or similar messaging technologies.
  • Experience delivering on-premises software for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Experience modernizing legacy systems while maintaining compatibility with installed environments.
  • Experience applying AI to software development, testing, diagnostics, or documentation.
  • Experience leading engineering teams across the U.S. and international locations.

Additional Requirements

  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
  • On-site presence in the Lake Forest, CA office is required.
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