Manufacturing & Systems Integration Manager – Semiconductor Metrology (Tainan - Taiwan)

Manufacturing & Systems Integration Manager – Semiconductor Metrology

Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Salary: NT$2.5M – NT$3.4M per year, depending on experience
Package: Taiwan benefits

Are you based in, or open to relocating to, Tainan, Taiwan?

This is a standout opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader with experience in complex semiconductor equipment, precision systems integration, opto-mechanical assemblies, motion control, wafer handling, or high-accuracy electromechanical platforms.

We are Infinitesima, a fast-growing, high-calibre technology company based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. Our team of 125+ people is scaling quickly, backed by global financial and industry investors, including Applied Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Applied Materials.

We are looking for a Manufacturing & Systems Integration Manager to lead the assembly, integration, qualification, and scaling of our advanced AFM semiconductor metrology platforms.

This is not a standard production management role. It is a senior, technical manufacturing leadership role for someone who understands how to bring complex precision systems together and make them reliable, repeatable, and ready for scale.

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What you’ll be doing

Leading systems integration and final assembly

• Leading system-level integration and final assembly of advanced AFM metrology platforms.
• Bringing together complex subsystems, including nano-positioning stages, optics, electronics, vibration isolation, and wafer handling modules.
• Ensuring each platform meets demanding standards for performance, stability, reliability, and repeatability.
• Owning and improving detailed integration procedures, build documentation, and test protocols.
• Creating clear, controlled, and scalable processes that support high-quality manufacturing.

Scaling manufacturing operations

• Leading systems assembly and integration teams to deliver high-quality final builds and qualifications.
• Building repeatable production processes that support quality, pace, and consistency.
• Scaling manufacturing capacity as product demand and operational complexity grow.
• Preparing manufacturing for new product introduction, production ramp, and future system releases.
• Creating a calm, structured manufacturing environment where complex builds can happen smoothly.

Supporting international manufacturing in Taiwan

• Providing confident, supportive leadership at our Taiwan manufacturing site.
• Overseeing assembly, integration, validation, and qualification activity.
• Keeping local and UK teams aligned on process, quality, documentation, and priorities.
• Building effective relationships with local manufacturing partners, suppliers, and technical teams.
• Ensuring shared quality standards across international locations without compromise.

Improving process, yield, and throughput

• Designing scalable integration workflows for complex precision systems.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, yield, build flow, and throughput.
• Supporting manufacturing engineering with fixtures, tooling, assembly methods, and process improvements.
• Using structured problem-solving to resolve technical build and integration issues.
• Supporting root cause investigations with clarity, curiosity, and pace.

Working cross-functionally

• Partnering closely with Engineering, New Product Introduction, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Customer Support.
• Feeding manufacturing insight back into product design to make future systems easier to build, test, service, and scale.
• Supporting supplier development for precision components, optical assemblies, and specialist manufacturing partners.
• Providing technical support to production technicians and manufacturing teams when complex issues arise.

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What we’re looking for

You’re a strong fit if you have experience in low-volume, high-complexity equipment manufacturing, especially where precision, stability, and system performance really matter.

You need experience in:

• Leading manufacturing, assembly, integration, or production engineering teams.
• Working with complex opto-mechanical, electromechanical, or mechatronic systems.
• Supporting manufacturing scale-up in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Working with high-precision systems requiring micron or sub-micron alignment and stability.
• Managing final assembly, system integration, qualification, or test activity.
• Developing build procedures, integration documentation, and test protocols.
• Supporting New Product Introduction, manufacturing ramp, and production scaling.
• Using structured problem-solving methods such as root cause analysis or 8D.
• Coordinating technical teams across different locations.
• Making sound decisions in complex, high-pressure manufacturing environments.

You’ll also need to be willing to travel regularly at short notice and/or be deployed internationally for extended periods.

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Nice to have

It would be a bonus if you have experience with:

• Semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing or integration.
• AFM, metrology, inspection, lithography, wafer handling, or advanced semiconductor systems.
• EFEM modules, robotics, automated tool architectures, or cleanroom-adjacent equipment.
• Precision optical assemblies, vibration-sensitive systems, or motion control platforms.
• Working with international manufacturing partners or contract manufacturers.

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Education and background

We’re open-minded on background.

A degree in Physics, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline would be useful.

That said, we’re just as interested in people who have built equivalent expertise through an apprenticeship, hands-on technical career path, or deep industry experience.

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What makes someone successful here

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Technical ownership — you take responsibility and get stuck into the detail.
• Calm leadership — you guide teams through complex builds without drama.
• Manufacturing discipline — you care about repeatability, documentation, and quality.
• Collaborative energy — you work well across engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Scale-up mindset — you know how to build processes that work now and still work when demand grows.
• Problem-solving strength — you stay curious, practical, and focused when things get difficult.
• Impact — you become a trusted technical voice in your field.

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Why this role is worth your attention

This is a genuinely rare role for someone who wants to sit at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing, precision systems integration, AFM metrology, and international scale-up.

You’ll be helping to industrialise advanced technology, build manufacturing capability in Taiwan, and shape how complex systems move from engineering into reliable production.

If you’re a manufacturing leader who enjoys high-precision equipment, technical problem-solving, and building capability from the ground up, this is the kind of role that does not come around often.