• Manage customer project-driven laser systems and components • Direct (manage, mentor, train, review) staff and their engineering development teams • Support staffing of customer project teams and project managers • Maintain design standards, facilities (labs and work stations), design tools (software/hardware), and operating procedures for the Engineering function • Support the engineering managers in managing and planning engineering department spending • Nurture global intracompany technology partnerships and collaborative product innovation by direct interactions with customers • Contribute to product designs as a senior technologist • Manage global customer project teams when needed