Technical Project Manager

ASML•San Diego, CA

8d•$135,375 - $198,550•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 in San Diego. LGA designs and engineers core modules of the DUV source, including discharge chambers, power supply modules, and blower motor systems. The work is diverse, fast-paced, and innovative. The role organizes, structures, plans, and delivers functional components across the complete 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 role also participates in reviewing concepts and designs through project completion. The position is located onsite in San Diego, California. A flexible workplace arrangement may be available when job duties allow. Occasional travel of up to 10% may be required. Work may involve an office environment and, when needed, a clean room with required protective clothing and equipment.

Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Optics, Controls, or a similar field.
At least 6 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 3 years with a master’s degree.
Experience overseeing multiple concurrent activities.
Experience negotiating and aligning multiple stakeholders on complex decisions.
Strong English communication skills, written and oral.
Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to report problems in written or graphical formats.
Ability to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
Customer-service skills and customer focus, including relationship-building with internal customers and commitment to satisfaction, quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
Ability to observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others in the course of work.
Project management skills, including scheduling and monitoring multifunctional, long-term projects or activities.
Ability to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements.
Ability to meet commitments and deliver high-quality work with attention to detail and 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 with minimal supervision.
Technical capability sufficient to earn the respect and support of technical contributors and managers.
Strategic thinking ability.
Ability to set clear expectations and hold people accountable to achieve high performance.
Willingness to work onsite in San Diego for in-person work-related events, training, and meetings.
Ability to meet the physical and vision demands described for office and factory work, including 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 accounts for timing, resources, and scope.
Coordinate project, team, and individual deliverables, driving performance, availability, cost and 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 stakeholders to mitigate issues, and escalate when needed.
Manage and align co-developers with the work breakdown and project plan.
Assess schedule risk and create mitigation plans.
Develop and maintain project work breakdown structures and plans, such as in MS Project, and present progress in required forums.
Work with engineers, scientists, worldwide customer support, manufacturing personnel, upper management, marketing, and external customers; build effective relationships across organizational boundaries.
Ensure specifications and designs are written, reviewed, and delivered to appropriate teams on time, including operational procedures and training materials.
Analyze and communicate customer needs and reconcile them with design teams, deliverables, and management.
Deliver progress reports and presentations to upper management and internal and external customers as a primary project spokesperson.
Represent relevant project and program issues in interactions with partner teams and other project leads or managers.
Work within loosely defined parameters to accommodate customer and adjacent-organization needs, using judgment to address problems of moderate scope.
Identify required changes and manage and perform project change-management duties to meet objectives in a dynamic environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.