Sr Manager - Sensor Automation Mesa, Arizona Posted ago

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…