Design Engineering and Architecture Line Manager

Introduction to the job

ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Job Mission

Founded in 1984, ASML is the world's leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. ASML has its R&D and manufacturing operations in Wilton, Connecticut and in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The Development & Engineering Department in ASML Wilton office is currently searching for a talented electronics engineering manager. ASML utilizes cutting edge technology – optics, robotics, lasers, as well as leading edge electronics to realize this equipment.

Role and responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Competency development.
• Shape the way the team develops electrical systems.
• Develop required expertise to meet current and future needs.
• Identify training and hiring targets to meeting competency needs.
• Develop hiring strategy, review resumes, interview candidates to fill competency gaps in team.
• Resource planning.
• Allocate staff to projects to support project and program deliverables.
• Participate in program level planning based on availability of staff and competency.
• Manage risks and customer requirements.
• Identify technical and quality risks based on input from architects and design engineers.
• Develop long term strategy to reduce technical and quality risks.
• Communication.
• Hold regular meetings to provide information to team and maintain a transparent organization.
• Communicate status and issues to direct and higher level management through formal and informal channels, escalate issues when appropriate.
• Individual management.
• Provide coaching to individuals and groups.
• Set example for team of proper work ethic, technical knowledge, and interpersonal skills.
• Identify individual performance issues and develop corrective actions.
• Ability to break down complex problems with limited data to come to solutions - strong critical thinking capability.
• Be willing to jump in on new issues, get to the bottom of the causes and propose practical solutions.
• Be able to interface with multidisciplinary groups; lead a team; be willing to take on responsibility, follow through and keep multiple simultaneous projects on schedule.
• Ownership of the accuracy and quality of all product documentation.
• Effective leveraging of the complementary skills and capabilities of your team.
• Develop and maintain a learning environment – maintain and track lessons learned.
• Strategic planning for the group including emerging technological or resource gap assessments, development and execution of hiring plans.

Education and experience

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is a plus.

Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A passion for electrical engineering.
• Broad knowledge of electronics, including: 
  • Analog Circuit Design 
  • Digital Circuit Design 
  • Power Supplies  
  • High Voltage Systems and Power Distribution
  • Electronics manufacturing 
• Multiple years’ experience as designer of electronic functions and sub-systems, including experience with working in multidisciplinary design.  
• Soft skill requirements   
  • Quality Focus and Ownership Mentality – desire to deliver top quality at the right cost, right time 
  • Strong English Communication Skills – both written and oral 
  • Technical Presentation Skills  
    • Experience presenting to executive leadership.  
    • Ability to provide technical arguments to influence direction 
  • Experience working in a project-oriented team 
  • Ability to prioritize tasks 
  • Proven technical mentorship skills 

The following qualifications are a plus:

• Deep technical expertise.
• A deep understanding of electronics development in a team.
• Proven record of delivering complex hardware for a high tech company.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.  
• Can learn and apply new information or skills. 
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy. 
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines. 
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision. 
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer. 
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.

Other information

This position is located on-site in Wilton, CT. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.  

A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week).   

Essential Job Functions

The essential job functions for this position include, but are not limited to: 

• Work in a fast-paced office environment, including working in a standing or seated position for long periods of up to 12 hours per day, 5 days per week. 
• Commute to ASML’s facility and report to work on a regular and timely basis and complete the scheduled workday on a consistent basis. 
• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus. 
• Perform office tasks using simple hand grasping, fine hand manipulation and reach associated with assigned tasks such as paperwork, computer keyboarding (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint), filing, calculating, and use of telephone or other handheld electronic devices, continuously for up to 10 hours per day, five days per week. 

• Have a sufficient ability to communicate, through sight, hearing, and/or otherwise, to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper job safety conditions. 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. 
• May require travel (specify domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs – specify percentage of travel. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
• Perform other functions that may be assigned. 

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

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This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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