Job Details

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Job Details

Position Number: 40028352

Payroll Title: Research and Development Manager 1

Job Code: 000444

Job Open Date: 08/12/2025

Application Review Begins: 08/27/2025; open until filled

Department Code (Name): ELEG (ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING)

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): 99 (Non-Represented)

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff (Career)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): MSP

Salary Grade: Grade 27

Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $180,000 to $220,000/year. The full salary range for this position is $132,600 to $259,800/year.

Work Location: Engineering Science - 1109 & Off-Campus Facility

Working Days and Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement: n/a

Special Instructions: For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

About the Facility

The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is a world class cleanroom consisting of class 100 and class 1000 cleanroom space. The 12000+ sq ft facility supports a wide spectrum of disciplines with optics, electronics, materials, MEMS, and physics making up the majority of the users. The NanoFab Facility serves UCSB faculty, graduate students, researchers, external companies, universities, and government institutions across the nation and continually updates, installs, and qualifies new fabrication tools and processes to stay at the cutting edge of wafer fabrication techniques.

Responsibilities and Job Functions

• 30% Prototype Facility Management – Responsible for the technical and operational supervision and management of a research prototyping facility housing sophisticated photonic and electronic semiconductor packaging equipment; serves as the managing technical and facility expert for these systems. Interfaces with Nanofabrication facility managers and engineers to ensure seamless integration of semiconductor chip to package and prototyping for facility users.
• 20% Supervision – Supervises a team of engineers and technicians; defines job responsibilities; handles recruitment, hiring, assignment of duties, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions within University policies; trains and orients staff; reviews staff activities to meet objectives.
• 20% Lab Planning – Specifies laboratory renovations required to support advanced prototyping equipment; interfaces with facilities management and vendors; plans for new or improved equipment; determines system placement and space allocation; collaborates with faculty, instrument suppliers, machine and electronic shops, and users to meet needs.
• 15% Fiscal Management – Oversees major investments and fiscal management of the facility; negotiates and monitors contracted services; establishes recharge rates to lead the facility toward a self-sustaining model.
• 15% Training and Safety – Trains personnel on equipment; ensures proper and safe operation of the facility and equipment; supervises staff in maintenance; ensures health and safety requirements are addressed; liaises with industry and education partners for workforce development.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering related field or equivalent training and/or experience.
• 5 years of experience in Advanced Semiconductor Packaging field.
• 1-3 years of experience in Facility management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering related field.
• PhD in Engineering related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Advanced Semiconductor Packaging field.
• Broad knowledge of the Engineering function and related organizational goals.
• Strong management skills for planning, development, and construction of engineering research projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively with external and internal contacts; strong communication and presentation skills; interpersonal skills to interact with senior management and other stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and oversee research initiatives; identify challenges and provide resolutions.

Special Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory conviction history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement

As a condition of employment, final candidates must disclose if they have been subject to certain misconduct findings or related proceedings within the last seven years.

Vaccination and Compliance

UC Vaccination Programs Policy applies. Candidates may need to comply with vaccination requirements or request exemptions as applicable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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