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Director, Manufacturing Equipment & Process Engineering Date: Aug 17, 2026
Location: Newmarket, ON, CA
General Overview Job Title: Director, Manufacturing Equipment & Process Engineering 1
Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream: Engineering (ENG)
Role: Director (DR1)
Job Code: DR1-ENG-MFG
Job Band: 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect
Summary Detailed Description 1. Strategic Leadership, CI & Financial Management
Site & Global Alignment: Establish site-specific strategic plans, annual business goals, and long-term operational objectives cooperatively with the site leadership team.
Operational Budgeting: Oversee and manage the complete planning, budgeting, headcount, and cost management for all site engineering, laboratory, and quality departments, actively seeking and executing cost-saving opportunities.
Continuous Improvement (CI): Drive site-wide Continuous Improvement, Lean manufacturing, and Quality culture initiatives to optimize operational efficiency and process metrics.
Organizational Leadership: Directly and indirectly lead, mentor, and develop department managers, senior individual contributors, and technical teams across a ~140-person organization.
2. Manufacturing Equipment & Process Engineering (Primary Focus)
Process Optimization: Lead the development, deployment, and optimization of cost-effective manufacturing processes and automated equipment solutions across the site.
Upfront Engineering Strategy: Proactively drive robust upfront strategies, including Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and ongoing technology and efficiency improvements.
Lifecycle Engineering & Yield:



Support all manufacturing technical issues related to customer products from product conception to product obsolescence, actively driving Rolled Throughput Yield (RTPY) improvements throughout the manufacturing cycle.
Technical Problem Resolution: Serve as the final escalation point for complex, site-wide manufacturing technical issues, assisting teams with problem resolution for quality and delivery.
3. Lab Services & Product Testing
Failure Analysis (FA) Lab Services: Oversee Failure Analysis Laboratory operations, ensuring advanced analytical capabilities (e.g., metallurgy, destructive/non-destructive testing, environmental testing) meet site and customer requirements while ensuring long-term viability and continuous growth.
Product Testing & Inspection: Direct structural test and inspection processes, including the strategy creation and execution of optical, mechanical, and electrical product testing (e.g., AOI, AXI, ICT, vibration, and environmental testing).
Data Analytics: Leverage testing and quality data KPIs to monitor manufacturing health and drive advanced engineering solutions.
4. Site Quality Strategy & Compliance
Quality System Stewardship: Establish and drive the site's quality strategy to ensure long-term customer satisfaction and alignment with corporate goals, managing Scrap and Cost of Non-Quality (Qof NQ) metrics effectively.
Regulatory & Standards Compliance:



Provide executive support for compliance readiness and continuous certification under major industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110, ANSI/ESD, NADCAP), bringing demonstrated personal experience managing these certifications.
Risk Mitigation & Governance: Assess organizational risk regarding quality events, oversee corrective/preventive actions (CAPA, 8 D, FMEA), and lead reviews with key customers and suppliers to successfully manage and eliminate both Audit and Escape findings.
Executive Leadership Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-functional projects, manage and improve large multi-departmental change processes, and champion a rigorous technical and quality culture.
Financial & Business Acumen Advanced understanding of budgeting, site operations, ROI/ROR analysis, and how technical decisions impact overall site profitability and customer satisfaction.
Advanced Problem-Solving Mastery of structured methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, 8 D, FMEA, Change Control, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
Technical Depth Broad knowledge of electronic manufacturing environments, automated equipment systems, SMT, NPI-PCBA, laboratory analysis testing, and advanced quality management systems.
Physical Demands Duties of this position are performed in a normal office setting.
Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
Occasional travel may be required.
Typical Experience 15+ years of progressive engineering and quality leadership experience within a highly dynamic electronics manufacturing or similar tec

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