Curiosity fuels us: we question assumptions, explore new ideas, and innovate with light-based technologies. By investing in and empowering our people, we strengthen Plessey’s impact and help shape the future of optical technology.
We have each other’s backs, own our actions, and uphold the highest standards of integrity and safety. Located at our head office and state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Plymouth.
Reporting to the Module Engineering Director. This is a new role, created to support growth and scale, leading the development, optimisation, and control of manufacturing processes within our module engineering function.
Lead the development and qualification of manufacturing processes for module-level technology including Epitaxy, Thin Films, Etch, Photolithography, CMP & Bonding & Coring & Test. Provide leadership and coordination for Technical Process Leads, who have a dotted-line reporting relationship into this role, ensuring alignment on process standards, priorities, and execution, foster a collaborative approach across modules and lead best in class process engineering. Support fab expansion activities, including capacity ramp and line readiness & installation and commissioning of new equipment. Drive continuous improvement and structured problem solving across processes, using data-driven approaches to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and deliver sustained performance improvements. Contribute to organisational development across the module, supporting team design, capability growth, and effective reporting of operational and engineering performance. Own process performance in production, ensuring stability and repeatability. Collaborate with equipment engineering on tool selection, setup, and qualification. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or related field). Proven experience in process engineering within the semiconductor space. Proven experience driving continuous improvement and structured problem solving in a manufacturing environment, delivering measurable improvements in yield, quality, or efficiency. Strong understanding of process control, yield improvement, and root cause analysis. Experience managing or mentoring engineering teams.”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-22”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Plessey Semiconductors Ltd”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__439418680__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “” } } }
We’re building the hardware foundation for next-era computing. Plessey is a world-leading technology company driving the next generation of photonic devices and systems. With over 70 years of innovation, we combine research, materials science, process engineering, and manufacturing under one roof. Join us to work on breakthrough technologies shaping the future of light-based technology and computing.
Curiosity fuels us: we question assumptions, explore new ideas, and innovate with light-based technologies. By investing in and empowering our people, we strengthen Plessey’s impact and help shape the future of optical technology.
We have each other’s backs, own our actions, and uphold the highest standards of integrity and safety. Located at our head office and state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Plymouth.
Reporting to the Module Engineering Director. This is a new role, created to support growth and scale, leading the development, optimisation, and control of manufacturing processes within our module engineering function.
Lead the development and qualification of manufacturing processes for module-level technology including Epitaxy, Thin Films, Etch, Photolithography, CMP & Bonding & Coring & Test. Provide leadership and coordination for Technical Process Leads, who have a dotted-line reporting relationship into this role, ensuring alignment on process standards, priorities, and execution, foster a collaborative approach across modules and lead best in class process engineering. Support fab expansion activities, including capacity ramp and line readiness & installation and commissioning of new equipment. Drive continuous improvement and structured problem solving across processes, using data-driven approaches to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and deliver sustained performance improvements. Contribute to organisational development across the module, supporting team design, capability growth, and effective reporting of operational and engineering performance. Own process performance in production, ensuring stability and repeatability. Collaborate with equipment engineering on tool selection, setup, and qualification. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or related field). Proven experience in process engineering within the semiconductor space. Proven experience driving continuous improvement and structured problem solving in a manufacturing environment, delivering measurable improvements in yield, quality, or efficiency. Strong understanding of process control, yield improvement, and root cause analysis. Experience managing or mentoring engineering teams….