Field Focal Product Line Manager III - (E3, Sr)

t the Product Life Cycle of Wafer Fab Equipment

• Support Internal and External documentation review for legacy and new products

• Work with business unit Global Product Support and Tech writers for IP Review and Approval for both NPI and Legacy products customer documentation

• Drive Service Product Roadmap releases through program management process (Training, documentation, spares readiness, digital tools, part repair, etc.)

• Participate in design for install and design for service programs

• Drive CIP (Continuous Improvement Programs) to ensure high value service delivery

• Work closely with business unit to introduce equipment special tooling, ensure tooling fits design for installation and service requirements and availability for early product introduction

Field escalation support and customer engagement

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to support field requirements

• Drive key initiatives and meet customer requirements to enable Equipment and Service growth

• Support field escalation process with Field Service Organization, Global Product Support and Technical Support Engineering to support service agreements

• Responsible for field training and certification on AGS Service products, e.g., Troubleshooting, Digital tool dashboards

Field Productivity Improvement

• Identify target improvement areas and drive related programs for Field productivity improvement, including digital tools

• Drive release of Predictive Maintenance Digital tools for Platforms including Robots, lifts, actuators, and control systems

• Drive Field Training and Certification programs on new Platforms and complex upgrades

• Field Technical capability development in advanced controls, robotics, and other platform areas

• Drive FSO efficiency improvements along with Field teams

• Capture Field Best Known Method (BKMs) to enable service growth.

Service Gross Margin and operating profit

• Perform I&W monitoring/analysis and drive related improvement projects

• Attend SBU council meetings targeting service tool performance, I&W costs, parts/labor cost reduction plans, CIP, and service BKM

• Implementation of cost reduction roadmap, through repair/refurbishment solution development and implementation

Skills & Qualifications:

• Requires experience in semiconductor equipment and services; experience in vacuum platforms, robotics and controls

• Solves unique and complex problems with impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

• Project management, data analysis and presentation, technical and business acumen

• Communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt different points of view

• Work independently, with guidance in only complex situations. May lead functional team or projects

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process, or service improvements

• Experience with field escalations, installation and warranty matters is preferred

Functional Knowledge:

• Ideal candidate has run fab projects from start to finish, including installations, process creation, program management with metrics

• Interprets business issues and recommends best practices; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions

Education: Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline

Experience: 5 - 10 Years.

Location: Santa Clara CA

Travel: < 10%

Relocation: Yes

Opportunity can be Remote (Y/N): N

• Must have semiconductor, mechanical, mechatronics and/or electronics experience.

• Must have project management and program management experience.

• Must have some data analytics experience.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Standard)

U.S. Salary Range:
$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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