Technical Project Manager

ASML•San Diego, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Project Manager serves as a Project Lead in the Light Generation and Amplification (LGA) function within ASML’s Cymer Light Source Division, DUV Design and Engineering organization in San Diego. LGA designs and engineers core modules of the DUV source, including discharge chambers, power supply modules, and blower motor systems. The role organizes, structures, plans, and delivers functional components across the full development cycle: architecture and requirements definition, design, implementation, integration, validation and testing, high-volume manufacturing, lifecycle support, and troubleshooting. The project lead coordinates and proactively drives work across multidisciplinary teams of engineers, co-developers, and cross-sector stakeholders, sometimes across multiple concurrent projects. The position manages project scope, schedule, resources, budgets, risks, and changes, while coordinating deliverables and communicating project progress to internal and external stakeholders. It works across functional boundaries and reviews concepts and designs through project completion. The position is based onsite in San Diego, California, with a flexible workplace arrangement potentially available when duties allow. Occasional travel may be required, up to 10% of the time. Work may take place in an office and may also involve a clean-room environment, where coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves must be worn for the entire shift. The role includes prolonged sitting or standing, routine office and computer tasks, occasional campus movement, and occasional lifting or moving of up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Optics, Controls, or a similar field, with at least 6 years of experience; or a master’s degree in one of these or a similar field, with at least 3 years of experience.
Experience overseeing multiple concurrent activities.
Experience negotiating and aligning multiple stakeholders on complex decisions.
Strong English written and oral communication skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to report problems in written and/or graphical formats.
Ability to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
Customer-service skills and understanding of customer relationship building, including with internal customers.
Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
Ability to observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered during work.
Project-management skills, including scheduling and monitoring multifunctional, long-term projects or activities.
Ability to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements.
Demonstrated ability to meet commitments and ensure high-quality work products.
Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
Results-driven ownership and accountability.
Ability to align LGA function objectives with corporate objectives and work cross-functionally to achieve them.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
High technical capability to garner respect and support from technical contributors and managers.
Ability to think strategically.
Ability to set clear expectations and hold people accountable to achieve a high level of performance.
Willingness to work in a clean-room environment wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves for the entire shift.
Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements, including prolonged sitting or standing, routine computer and office tasks, and occasional lifting or moving of up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading small- to medium-sized technical teams.

Responsibilities

Maintain a deliverables plan that balances timing, resources, and scope.
Coordinate project, team, and individual deliverables, driving performance, availability, cost or budget, and schedule.
Manage resources for a team of approximately 10 contributors and take operational responsibility within projects.
Manage, track, and report project budgets.
Identify project or team bottlenecks and improvement opportunities, coordinate with peer stakeholders to mitigate issues, and escalate when needed.
Manage and steer co-developers, aligning them with the work breakdown and plan.
Assess schedule risks and create mitigation plans.
Develop and maintain project work breakdown structures and plans, such as in MS Project, and present progress against plans in required forums.
Work with engineers, scientists, worldwide customer support, manufacturing, upper management, marketing, and external customers; build effective relationships across the organization.
Ensure specifications and designs, including operational procedures and training materials, are written, reviewed, and delivered to the appropriate teams in a timely manner.
Analyze and communicate customer needs and reconcile them with design teams, deliverables, and management as appropriate.
Deliver progress reports and presentations to upper management and internal and external customers as a primary project spokesperson.
Represent project or program issues as the primary spokesperson with partner teams and other project leads or managers.
Work within loosely defined parameters to accommodate customer and adjacent-organization needs; use judgment within established procedures and practices and identify necessary changes.
Manage and perform project change-management duties as appropriate to meet objectives in a dynamic environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.