About this role
- Define, maintain, and further develop the system and electrical architecture for advanced semiconductor test equipment;- Translate customer needs, market input, and product roadmap requirements into clear functional and technical requirements;- Own the end-to-end technical design process, from concept and system architecture to detailed design, PCB-level decisions, component selection, validation, and verification;- Lead the electrical design direction for complex systems, with a strong focus on high-power design and mostly analog electronics, combined with digital design aspects;- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and guidance to a cross-site team of approximately 10 engineers, electrical designers ranging from junior to experienced, split between Nijmegen and Hong Kong;- Act as a technical partner for engineers, helping them understand architectural choices, design rationale, risks, and trade-offs;- Drive concept studies, pre-development activities, and proof-of-concept work for new technologies and building blocks;- Identify technical risks early and support reliable project planning through clear effort estimations and risk assessments;- Ensure compliance of test systems with applicable regulatory standards, such as CE engineering, SEMI standards, and other relevant industry requirements;- Own architectural solutions across projects to ensure consistency with the product architecture and technology roadmap;- Collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, engineering outsourcing partners, manufacturing partners, and prototyping partners;- Maintain and expand a strong technical network with the R&D teams, universities, technology institutes, industry boards, suppliers, and competitors;- Contribute to continuous improvement of architecture process, roadmap process, competence development, and knowledge-sharing activitie;- Represent the product and technical architecture in discussions with custom