Senior Capital Equipment Program Manager

MKS Instruments, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS Instruments, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead complex capital-equipment projects from concept through production release, partnering with engineering, marketing, operations, service, sales, quality, and supply chain. You will report to the Director of Program Management.

The role emphasizes strong cross-functional leadership, experienced guidance of project plans and risks, and communication with senior stakeholders. Travel up to 5% annually.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success leading complex technical projects involving hardware and software engineering disciplines.
• 10+ years of experience guiding a product, system, or technology through development and release in capital equipment or a comparable engineered-product environment.
• Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional, global, and matrixed teams.
• Working knowledge of project planning, risk management, financial tradeoffs, and manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex capital-equipment projects from concept through launch and production release.
• Align cross-functional teams around project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and priorities.
• Identify obstacles early, drive decisions, and resolve issues affecting cost, quality, schedule, or customer commitments.
• Communicate status, milestones, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to project teams and senior leaders.
• Run effective project meetings, maintain reliable plans/project metrics, and improve project-management practices.

Skills

Capital equipment

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Financial tradeoffs

Communication

Data analysis

Learning new systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

MKS Instruments, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead complex capital-equipment projects from concept through production release, partnering with engineering, marketing, operations, service, sales, quality, and supply chain. You will report to the Director of Program Management.

The role emphasizes strong cross-functional leadership, experienced guidance of project plans and risks, and communication with senior stakeholders. Travel up to 5% annually.