Technical Program Manager, Field Metrology & NPI

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

Job summary

Nearfield Instruments in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to serve as an on-site technical contributor for a major customer. You will align customer development teams with Nearfield’s product and engineering groups to support new product introductions and early production ramp.

You will act as a technical bridge, troubleshooting, documenting best-known methods, and enabling smooth technology transfer while collaborating across field hardware, software, and product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Approximately 6–10 years of engineering, applications, process development, or field technical experience.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, capital equipment, or advanced metrology is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites and the Netherlands for training.
• Primary customer location is Hillsboro, Oregon.

Responsibilities

• Train with Nearfield product and applications teams to build technical expertise.
• Support new product introductions and assist with transferring processes to the customer site.
• Work 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 and drive timely resolution with senior engineers and product teams.
• Document learnings and support their incorporation into product documentation and rollout packages.
• Support knowledge transfer to additional customer sites as technologies move toward production.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Advanced metrology equipment

Job description

Nearfield Instruments in Hillsboro, Oregon seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager to serve as an on-site technical contributor for a major customer. You will align customer development teams with Nearfield’s product and engineering groups to support new product introductions and early production ramp.

You will act as a technical bridge, troubleshooting, documenting best-known methods, and enabling smooth technology transfer while collaborating across field hardware, software, and product