Senior Engineering Director, Wafer Industrial Engineering

About our group:

The Wafer Industrial Engineering organization plays a critical role in enabling Seagate’s manufacturing and technology roadmap by driving capacity planning, factory optimization, and end-to-end manufacturing performance across our Wafer factories in Minnesota and Northern Ireland. The team partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Product Development, and Finance to ensure that capital, capacity, technology, and factory infrastructure are aligned to long-range plans (LRP), product introductions, and operational excellence objectives.

 

As part of a global organization, Industrial Engineering provides the analytical backbone and systems thinking required to scale advanced manufacturing technologies efficiently and cost-effectively.

About the role - you will:

• Lead the Wafer Industrial Engineering organization supporting the Normandale, Minnesota and Springtown, Northern Ireland manufacturing sites.
• Own end-to-end capacity, capital, and factory planning in alignment with POR and LRP cycles.
• Ensure factory space, capacity, and new technology readiness to enable product and technology roadmaps.
• Drive development and application of advanced analytical, simulation, and optimization methodologies to improve factory performance.
• Identify and address OEE, cycle time, throughput, and cost detractors across manufacturing systems.
• Partner closely with Operations, Development, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders to align on strategy, trade-offs, and execution priorities.
• Influence senior leadership through clear, data-driven insights, scenarios, and recommendations.
• Build organizational capability, succession, and technical depth within Industrial Engineering.

About you:

• Proven leader with the ability to set direction, inspire teams, and drive results through others.
• Comfortable influencing across sites, functions, and senior leadership forums.
• Strategic thinker with a strong systems perspective and bias for execution.
• Highly analytical, structured, and disciplined in problem solving.
• Clear, credible communicator who builds strong cross-functional networks.

Your experience includes:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent disciplines and 15+ years of experience. ** A post- graduate degree Industrial Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent disciplines, is preferred or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ Years Leadership experience managing and developing teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in capacity planning, capital planning, factory modeling, and manufacturing systems optimization.
• Strong experience operating in complex, high-volume, high-mix manufacturing environments.

 

You Might Also Have:

• Experience with advanced analytics, digital factory, simulation, and data-driven decision support tools.
• Exposure to automation, robotics, or advanced manufacturing technology deployment.
• Experience supporting product innovation ramps and technology transitions.

 

The estimated base salary range for this position is $194,500.00 - $289,000.00. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

 

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, , eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts. Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

Location:

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site café, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of