Formfactor
Formfactor
Formfactor is a product design school in Russia serving aspiring and experienced designers through education, career consulting, and recruitment-focused programs. Its offering includes career consultations, skills assessments, tailored learning plans, and separate tracks for skills development and job placement, including an employment-guarantee option described by the organization. Formfactor also supports a broad designer community and helps learners build or advance careers in product design.

Director of Technical Support Engineering - California Remote

Lead FormFactor’s global technical support engineering function for semiconductor test and measurement products. Own escalations, service readiness, reliability, training, and worldwide customer issue resolution.

Description

  • Lead the global Technical Support Engineering organization across all product lines
  • Build and manage a structured, multi-tier technical escalation process
  • Own executive-level customer escalations and systemic product performance issues
  • Direct root-cause investigations and corrective actions to reduce customer downtime
  • Set service engineering standards, troubleshooting practices, and operational methods
  • Maintain expertise spanning hardware, software, applications, and manufacturing processes
  • Oversee advanced troubleshooting, failure analysis, and corrective action initiatives
  • Connect Service, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Product Management on technical matters
  • Improve product reliability, serviceability, and the overall customer experience
  • Create regional support strategies for product deployments worldwide
  • Standardize technical practices across support, repair, and partner organizations
  • Develop troubleshooting procedures, service documentation, and repair methods
  • Establish service qualification requirements before field deployment
  • Coordinate knowledge transfer and capability building with field service leadership
  • Lead the global technical training and certification strategy
  • Define technical competency frameworks and career development paths
  • Develop knowledge management systems and technical documentation infrastructure
  • Set and track technical support performance indicators
  • Lead improvement programs targeting quality, efficiency, and customer experience
  • Use operational data, customer feedback, and performance metrics to prioritize improvements
  • Recruit, coach, and develop global Technical Support Engineers and subject matter experts
  • Promote a customer-centered, collaborative, and accountable team culture
  • Plan succession and develop technical talent across the organization
  • Lead cross-functional programs that strengthen organizational performance and customer outcomes

Requirements

  • At least 12 years of relevant leadership experience with a bachelor’s degree, 10 years with a master’s degree, 8 years with a PhD, or equivalent experience
  • Degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, semiconductor engineering, or a related technical field
  • Background in technical engineering, customer support, field service, semiconductor equipment, or a related area
  • Experience managing technical engineering or support organizations
  • Track record leading global technical teams in complex, customer-facing environments
  • Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, testing, measurement, wafer probing, or adjacent semiconductor capital equipment markets
  • Experience supporting products from new product introduction through sustaining engineering and end of life
  • Advanced capability in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
  • Experience with product lifecycle management
  • Experience with failure analysis and FMEA
  • Knowledge of service readiness and Design for Serviceability methods
  • Experience managing technical escalations
  • Familiarity with reliability engineering and continuous improvement tools
  • Strong understanding of quality systems and customer support operations
  • Customer-first mindset with a commitment to service excellence
  • Strategic judgment paired with disciplined operational execution
  • Demonstrated ownership of business outcomes and accountability for results
  • Ability to lead and align global teams through influence
  • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
  • Ability to develop and motivate high-performing technical teams

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Paid time off
  • Quarterly profit-sharing bonuses
  • Flexible spending or savings accounts

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