Principal Electrical Engineer / Team Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal Electrical Engineer / Engineering Team Lead to support the design and development of electrical systems for capital equipment in the semiconductor industry. This individual will be responsible for electrical design and analysis, ensuring compliance with overall design quality standards and development processes. They will also lead and guide small teams of electrical engineers, holding them accountable for adherence to these standards and processes.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in electrical systems, analysis tools, and engineering leadership. They will collaborate closely with product development teams, including project and product managers, to meet project deliverables. A key focus of this role is to drive standardization across product lines and promote the reuse of sub-assemblies and components.

Additionally, the role includes identifying training opportunities in relevant technical areas to support team growth and development. Ultimately, the Senior Electrical Engineer will champion technical excellence across all aspects of the role.

Responsibilities :

• Electrical expertise, both academic & industrial in new product development and R&D.Execute engineering projects and development of electromechanical systems including power distribution, vacuum systems, high voltage, control systems, robotics, safety interlocks and electro-static chuck technologies.
• Sustain continuous improvement to the overall electrical engineering development process. Ensures adherence to the development process including requirements planning, schedule estimates, concept reviews, design reviews, verification, and validation test plans.
• Deliver projects, confers with program and project engineers, and ensure that development is progressing according to schedule and within budgetary guidelines. Recommends corrective action as required.
• Provide electrical engineering interface to the design services group and to offshore teams to deliver quality designs and on-time performance.
• Communicates to customers and cross-functional groups the status of development projects. Ensures that products and projects are delivered to meet customer requirements and specifications.
• Accountable for quality goals, schedules, development process, and system performance. The role requires close day to day interaction with both project managers and key customers to deliver engineering projects for new and legacy products. Strong interpersonal skills are mandatory, together with a drive to succeed.
• Ensures designs meet design objectives as well as safety, industry (SEMI), and customer specific requirements.
• The ability to lead a small team of electrical engineering and hold them accountable for quality goals, schedules, development process, and system performance.

Requirements :

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Axcelis to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment for all persons free from discrimination based on race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, disability status, medical condition (including pregnancy), veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Axcelis will provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a disabled candidate or employee to perform the essential functions of the position, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the Company.

U.S. BASE SALARY RANGE

$132,077.48 - $198,116.23

This base salary range reflects the typical compensation for this role across U.S. locations.

Our salary ranges are determined by role and level; individual pay is determined based on

multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, work

location, and internal equity. The range provides the opportunity for growth and progression as

you develop within the role.

Base pay is one part of our U.S. total compensation package which includes eligibility in the

Axcelis Team Incentive bonus plan, and comprehensive benefits package (for regular

employees working 20+ hours a week).