Senior Program Manager Ramp Operations (Spector)

Veeco•Franklin Township, NJ

8d•$156,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Veeco plans to increase Spector® Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) capacity approximately tenfold by early 2027 to meet more than $250 million in equipment orders from manufacturers building the optical interconnects that power AI data centers worldwide. Every one of those systems needs to be installed, qualified, and kept running at the customer's expected performance level — and that is your job. The Senior Operations Program Manager will be responsible for large cross-functional Operations Programs involving complex process equipment and vacuum-based Ion-Beam Technology and/or Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition used in the manufacturing of semiconductor components. The ideal candidate will have a broad vision for what successful looks like – Safe, Timely, On-Quality and Cost realization of sales orders/projects. The candidate will be responsible for coordination, program management, decision making, and clear communication in an extremely fast paced environment. This position will require strong interpersonal skills with personnel from multiple functional areas including Engineering, Production, Contract Manufacturers, Technical Support, Field Service, Product Line Management, Quality and Supply Chain.

Requirements

BS degree in an Engineering Discipline (Mechanical, Electrical preferred), with 12+ years of experience managing complex programs which require interaction and coordination with multiple disciplines is required.
Hands-on experience with ERP programs such as SAP is required.
Experience with planning and successful execution of large complex equipment/ systems, which include various electro-mechanical components and software
Experience with assessing, planning and managing risk in operations execution including design, supply chain, and quality of components and systems
Experience in applying lean-principles to create a product line – understanding of TAKT time, resourcing, lean-line, flow, value stream analysis
Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
Strong program management and time management skills, together with the ability to multitask at the project and task level
Excellent communications skills
Ability to adapt to many environments, wear many hats and interact with a diverse group of individuals
Strong ability to interface with Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, Quality and Executive Management

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the planning and execution of all aspects of large complex projects/ sales orders.
Ensure plan includes risk assessment, and mitigation strategies across all elements where needed.
Work with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Supplier Quality to ensure that all incoming components are tested and quality-inspected, meeting all critical-to-quality/ use-case performance specifications.
To reduce cycle-time and improve productivity, launch shift-left projects and bench-test of various assemblies to feed a lean-line of supply to the main assembly/test line.
Work with supply chain to ensure seamless supply of all components to enable product realization per schedule.
Work with Supply Chain and Engineering organizations to deliver preemptively on decisions and alternate designs related to product obsolescence or specification deviations to ensure no disruption to supply
Align with production managers and contract manufacturers on the ramp of such products including cleanroom requirements, space, utilities, tools, procedures, staffing, training, and successful delivery
Manage costs to ensure that gross margin goals are met/exceeded
Ensure that all capital expenditures related to the execution of the ramp are adequately planned and purchased in a timely manner
Act as the primary point of contact on overall ramp execution, and present to executive management
Be willing, and able to travel to contract manufacturers and other supplier sites in order to enable the ramp – up to ~30% of the time