Production Engineering Manager- Compressed Work Week (CWW) Days

ASML•Wilton, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ASML US, LP is hiring a Team Lead First Line Support Production Engineer for its Production Engineering department at the Wilton Factory in Wilton, Connecticut. The role leads First Line Support personnel during an assigned day shift, provides technical guidance, coordinates shift activities, and ensures work is completed safely and in accordance with production, quality, and engineering requirements. The Team Lead helps resolve engineering disturbance notices, executes production priorities, and serves as a communication point between the work floor, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, and leadership. There are two openings on 12-hour compressed work week day shifts, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.: Front End Days are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday; Back End Days are every other Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The position includes daily Tier 2 meetings and other meetings as requested. It may involve occasional cleanroom work and cross-training with other work centers. The role may require travel depending on company needs and potential exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage, and currents. The position requires access to controlled technology; qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access it before starting work. The current stated base annual salary range is $89,250–$130,900; the posting also contains a separate, conflicting salary statement of $0–$0. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, participation in the company 401(k) plan, eight hours of vacation leave per month, and 13 paid holidays per calendar year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or a bachelor’s degree in science such as physics, materials, mathematics, or chemistry.
More than five years of work experience in a high-tech production or manufacturing environment, preferably with hands-on engineering support in optical fabrication, assembly, or advanced manufacturing.
At least two years of direct people-management experience.
Demonstrated ability to lead daily work coordination, prioritize tasks, and support shift execution in a dynamic production environment.
Strong problem-solving skills, structured troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, containment development, and follow-through to closure.
Experience coaching, training, mentoring, or providing technical guidance to engineers, technicians, or production employees.
Ability to clearly communicate production risks, disturbances, quality issues, and recovery plans to cross-functional work centers and management.
Demonstrated leadership, accountability, ownership, and ability to guide a team, set daily direction, and follow up on actions.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with cross-functional partners and senior management.
Ability to coach, influence, and motivate others while building trust, teamwork, and consistent execution.
Adaptability to changing processes and plans in a high-pressure, dynamic work environment.
Focus on quality, continuous improvement, and disciplined follow-up.
Can-do attitude, integrity, care, and a team-first mindset.
Reliability in attendance, punctuality, advance coordination of time off, and following assigned work unless changes are discussed with management.
Ability to work under deadlines and read and interpret data, information, and documents.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Legally authorized to access controlled technology before beginning work.

Nice To Haves

Experience in optical fabrication or assembly processes such as dry or wet etch, optical polishing, lithography, optical contacting, coating, bonding, or interferometry.
Cleanroom experience in manufacturing environments.
Working knowledge of statistical process control, PFMEA, Teamcenter, SAP, and production-related software systems.
Ability to interpret optical tolerancing, specifications, and scratch-dig requirements.

Responsibilities

Oversee First Line Support personnel during the assigned shift and align resources with production priorities, technical needs, and shift objectives.
Guide troubleshooting, review engineering disturbance notices, and help drive timely resolution of production issues.
Coordinate, assign, prioritize, and follow up on shift work to ensure tasks meet safety, quality, and production standards.
Serve as the shift point of contact for technical escalation, resource alignment, and communication among team members, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, and leadership.
Monitor shift progress, identify risks or gaps, and act to maintain workflow, output, quality, and cycle-time expectations.
Coach team members, share knowledge, and provide on-the-floor technical guidance.
Identify team gaps and develop short-term containment and structural improvement solutions, including communication and training improvements.
Escalate structural process or procedural issues to the Competency Production Engineering team and consult on potential solutions.
Present daily shift reports, production status, quality concerns, barriers, and improvement actions, and ensure precise, timely information handoff to the next shift.
Support root-cause analysis, cycle-time improvement, manufacturing procedures, and technical work instructions as needed.
Train, coach, and mentor employees during onboarding, training periods, and daily execution, following established First Line Support training guidelines.
Coordinate and track employee time off to ensure at least one employee is present for each work center on each shift.
Occasionally work in a cleanroom to support production and lead troubleshooting, including full gowning and working around relevant equipment and materials.
Attend and support Product Lead cycle-time meetings bi-weekly upon request, collaborate with Product Leads, and cascade information and requests to the team.
Attend daily Tier 2 meetings to capture and relay critical information and requests, and attend other meetings upon request.
Remain flexible to cross-train with other work centers upon request.