Field Tech PM — Advanced Metrology & NPI

Nearfield Instruments; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments in Oregon seeks a Technical Program Manager to act as a technical bridge between the customer and Nearfield's teams. You will support new product introductions, application development, and early production ramp at a major customer site.

This hands-on, customer-facing role emphasizes learning, execution, and collaboration as you help ensure AFM solutions are evaluated, adopted, and transferred into production environments while building deep expertise in metrology

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 6–10 years in engineering, applications, process development, or field technical roles.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, capital equipment, or advanced metrology is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Train with product and applications teams to build technical expertise on new tools and AFM applications.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) and assist with transferring processes and applications to the customer site.
• Work closely with field hardware, software, and product teams to troubleshoot issues and support root-cause investigations.
• Participate in experiments and evaluations with the customer to support process development and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a day-to-day technical interface for the customer on development and early production topics.
• Escalate technical issues as needed, working with senior engineers and product teams to drive timely resolution.
• Document learnings from NPI and development activities and support their incorporation into product documentation and rollout packages.
• Support knowledge transfer to additional customer sites as technologies move toward higher-volume manufacturing.
• Identify follow-on opportunities for new applications or hardware improvements in collaboration with account management and product teams.

Skills

Customer-facing

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Nearfield Instruments in Oregon seeks a Technical Program Manager to act as a technical bridge between the customer and Nearfield's teams. You will support new product introductions, application development, and early production ramp at a major customer site.

This hands-on, customer-facing role emphasizes learning, execution, and collaboration as you help ensure AFM solutions are evaluated, adopted, and transferred into production environments while building deep expertise in metrology