Senior Program Manager

Veeco•San Jose, CA

10d•$156,351 - $198,044

About The Position

Veeco is transferring existing Advanced Packaging Lithography and Laser Annealing products to contract manufacturing partners in Asia for volume production. The Senior Program Manager, Contract Manufacturing Operations will lead the transfer from integrated planning through manufacturing readiness, aligning suppliers and Veeco teams on schedule, quality, cost, capacity, and production objectives. The role reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain and involves significant international engagement, including 25%–50% global travel during the first 6–12 months. During this 6–12 month rotational assignment, the Senior Program Manager will establish operating rhythms, controls, and supplier capabilities needed for a successful production ramp. After the assignment, the employee is expected to move into a broader Operations role supporting Manufacturing or Supply Chain, based on business needs. The position also supports operational excellence and cost reduction while establishing governance and metrics that enable contract manufacturers to sustain volume production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 8 years of related experience leading engineering, manufacturing, or product-transfer programs for semiconductor equipment, vacuum systems, or similarly complex capital equipment.
Experience leading multiple concurrent programs involving cross-functional teams, external suppliers, and executive stakeholders.
Experience managing new product introduction or product-transfer work through manufacturing readiness and production ramp.
Ability to travel globally 25%–50% during the 6–12 month rotational assignment.
Working knowledge of Advanced Packaging Lithography and/or Laser Annealing equipment, or the ability to apply experience from comparable electro-mechanical and automated capital equipment.
Expertise in integrated scheduling, critical-path management, risk management, budget control, resource planning, and executive reporting.
Skilled at diagnosing system-level manufacturing issues and aligning engineering, operations, quality, and supplier teams on practical corrective actions.
Knowledge of new product introduction, new product development, product lifecycle management, configuration control, and manufacturing-readiness practices.
Ability to distill complex technical, schedule, and cost information into clear decisions and concise updates for executives and non-technical stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Smartsheet, enterprise resource planning and material requirements planning systems, and product lifecycle management tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP.
Experience reading engineering drawings and working with computer-aided design tools such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end transfer of existing Advanced Packaging Lithography and Laser Annealing products to contract manufacturers in Asia, delivering production readiness against agreed schedule, quality, cost, and capacity objectives.
Build and maintain the integrated program plan, critical path, decision log, risk register, and mitigation actions to align supplier and Veeco workstreams.
Lead cross-functional execution across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Product Management, Quality, and supplier teams; resolve system-level issues and clarify ownership.
Direct supplier training, early learning builds, and production-readiness reviews at supplier and Veeco locations worldwide, turning build results into closure plans and repeatable processes.
Provide executive-level reporting on schedule, technical status, cost, resource needs, and risks, including clear decisions and recovery actions.
Deliver operational-excellence and cost-reduction initiatives that improve manufacturability, throughput, quality, and total cost while protecting product performance.
Establish durable governance, metrics, and escalation paths to enable contract manufacturing partners to sustain volume production after transfer completion.