EXE First Line Support (FLS) Engineering Manager (2nd Shift)

Introduction to the job

ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers-the world’s leading chipmakers-to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or microchips. This position is for a Group Lead (Manager) to manage the FLS (First Line Support) department in EUV Production Engineering (PE) responsible for EXE Modules on second shift.   Manager is expected to have an innovative attitude to work in Manufacturing Engineering, and the ability to manage engineers of varying disciplines and backgrounds.  The position will have a direct connection to module output, as this group will serve as the backbone for process improvements and structural problem solving in EXE.

Role and responsibilities

• Responsible for people management and career development activities including recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, and performance evaluation.

• Develop and maintain department long-term financial plan, Target Annual Plan (TAP)

• Drive business cases development and support project leads in Configuration Control Board meetings.

• Represent and support Production Engineering teams in management-level progress reviews and cross-sector meetings.

• Working with and supporting development engineers to converge on an overall design solution that addresses comprehensive production manufacturability with high level of diagnostics for troubleshooting.

• Responsible for leading production engineering group developing and maintaining module manufacturing processes.

• Responsible for leading production engineering group investigating technical issues both analytically using design documentation and physically with hands-on in a production environment.

• Responsible for leading production engineering group supporting operations to deliver modules on time that meet high standards of quality.

• Report production status, issues, gaps and barriers to Sr. Management. Timely escalate in case of issue that can’t be solved within the own circle of influence.

• Drive cross-sector teams to achieve high standards of quality for both product and tooling.

Education and experience

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Engineering required; MS or MBA preferred or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years in production/manufacturing challenging technical environment with at least 2+ years of experience in a leadership capacity including direct or indirect people management.

Preferred skills for this job include:

• Experience directly leading an engineering group.

• Experience developing manufacturing processes.

• Experience in developing Manufacturing readiness plans to introduce new products into Production.

• Experience in leading cross-sector teams to implement Manufacturing readiness plans for new product industrialization.

• Experience in developing budgetary needs for capital equipment and headcount.

• Experience in managing new product introduction and industrialization.

• Background in manufacturing engineering is preferred.

• Background in electromechanical equipment/interfaces is preferred.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems. 

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills: 

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.   

• Can learn and apply new information or skills.  

• Must be able to read and interpret data, information,