Systems and Performance Manager

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.

Job Mission

The Systems and Performance Manager in the EUV Source Research department will be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of diverse and highly skilled engineers, scientists and project leaders in a Research environment. In this role, you will serve as the leadership nexus for the delivery of learning goals for the Research team. This roll will lead and initiate new ways of working from the highest level to the working level for the successful integration and execution of test campaign and source/lab configurations to meet Research objectives. As a people manager, you will create an environment in which employees feel engaged and included and can grow in a Research environment with ownership and autonomy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages the Systems and Performance group within ASML’s EUV Source Research department, including the Operations team, integration and systems project leads, systems integration architects, Research Engineers, Program Managers, and the Business Operations.

• Ensures project feasibility and monitoring for triple constraint: costs, timeliness and quality. Be able to foresee problems early that challenge project triple constraint and communicate to program leadership.

• Defines an optimum organization structure and providing input to the execution branch of the program structure for the efficient delivery of program objectives.

• Builds, maintains and upgrades EUV sources and lab environments for the Research Program, including quantifiable metrics for success and ways of working; identifies gaps in ways of working leading to test inefficiencies and establishes new best practices.

• Establishes best practices, metrics and processes needed for successful realization of the operational aspects of the mission, vision and strategy of Source Research organization including learning goals, operational efficiency, and Cost of Technology, to name a few

• Creates an environment where employees feel engaged and empowered to own safe and impactful test campaigns.

• Uses their influence and connections across sectors to proactively align people, parts and processes for efficient execution of Research learning objectives.

• Responsible for best practices, methodology, processes and systems that allow architecture pathfinding and proof of concept demonstration as well as full system-level demonstration and de-risking via rapid prototyping of technical innovations.

• Implements sound engineering processes that provide for efficient use of platform utilization, resource allocation and product planning.

• Provides technical leadership and operational credibility and have a balcony/dance engagement within the team and with strategic partners.

• Recruits, mentors and develops a highly cohesive team.

• Provides group direction: translates company and department requirements and goals into group policy and team goals.

• Leads and/or participates in preliminary and critical design reviews.

• Ensures quality of operation of your group by reviewing of technical solutions, procedures and documentation delivered by the group and signing-off as required.

• Drives a strong safety culture within the group as well as accountability for Lab safety.

• Conducts periodic performance reviews and one-on-ones for direct employees.

• Delivers technical and progress reports and presentations to upper management and internal / external customers.

• Drives budget and resource requests for annual financial budgeting.

• Manages suppliers and contractors.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Education and experience

• Requires a BS, MS or PhD in Optics, Opto-Mechanics, Electrical/Photonics Engineering or Physics, or other related science or engineering discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a technical leadership, project leadership or management role.

• Familiar with technical aspects of e