Sr Manager - Sensor Automation

Meet the Team

The Global Engineering Automation & Equipment Development team partners across Operations and engineering functions to design, develop, industrialize, and sustain automated manufacturing and assembly solutions that enable safe, compliant, high-throughput production. This team works cross-functionally—aligning with manufacturing, process development, quality, and site leadership—to deliver globally scalable automation platforms and robust validation/transfer execution across manufacturing sites.

You will lead, grow, and inspire a high-performing engineering team responsible for the development and deployment of sensor manufacturing equipment. This role combines deep technical leadership with strong people management, ensuring both world-class execution and a highly engaged, continuously developing team.

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, inclusive engineering team focused on automation and equipment excellence.
• Establish a strong team culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to engineers, supporting career growth, skill development, and succession planning.
• Set clear expectations for technical rigor, documentation quality, and execution excellence, and reinforce them through regular engagement and recognition.
• Drive employee engagement by fostering open communication, psychological safety, and alignment to business goals.
• Identify capability gaps and proactively develop training and hiring plans to strengthen team expertise across automation disciplines.

• Plan and manage team capacity, resource allocation, and project priorities to ensure alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Balance workload across internal teams and external partners, ensuring optimal utilization and delivery efficiency.

• Lead automation and equipment development and integration for assembly and inspection processes, delivering robust, reliable, and repeatable manufacturing solutions.
• Drive full equipment lifecycle execution—from concept and feasibility through design, build, validation, transfer, and sustained performance.
• Translate process requirements into detailed equipment specifications, including URS, validation protocols, test plans, and compliant technical documentation.
• Ensure disciplined project execution by managing timelines, risks, and deliverables, while providing clear, actionable updates to stakeholders.
• Champion data-driven decision-making to improve throughput, labor efficiency, process capability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

• Partner closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Process Development, and Quality to ensure equipment readiness and successful deployment across sites.
• Drive cross-site alignment on standards, best practices, and scalable automation strategies.
• Lead change management efforts to enable adoption of new equipment and processes with minimal disruption.
• Influence stakeholders at multiple levels, aligning technical direction with business strategy.

• Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting and problem-solving for automated systems using structured, data-driven methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, yield, efficiency, and cost reduction.

• Proven success leading and developing engineering teams in a high-volume, regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership with people leadership, building engaged, high-performing teams.
• Strong experience in resource planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple concurrent programs.
• Deep knowledge of automation system design, integration, and validation in manufacturing settings.
• Strong decision-making skills with a structured, data-driven approach to risk management and problem-solving.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity while maintaining focus on delivery, compliance, and operational stability. progressive experience in engineering, automation, and equipment development within regulated medical device manufacturing environments (FDA, ISO, GMP)
• Proven track record leading end-to-end equipment lifecycle execution, including concept development, feasibility studies, URS development, design reviews, vendor selection, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and transfer to manufacturing operations.
• Extensive experience developing and deploying high-volume, high-reliability automation platforms for manufacturing and assembly processes, with a strong focus on scalability, robustness, and global standardization.
• Demonstrated expertise in automation systems including robotics, precision mechanics, fixtures and tooling, PLC-based control systems, vision systems, and machine safety architectures.
• Strong background in equipment qualification strategies, including…