Wilton Factory Optics PE Manager - Visual and Mechanical Inspection

asml; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML is seeking an experienced WF Optics Fabrication PE Manager in Wilton, CT to lead a technical team supporting fabrication processes ensuring output and quality targets are met. You will align with Design & Engineering and WF Technology to define robust processes and guide a cross‑functional team toward ASML's strategic goals.

You will manage a group of engineers, drive continuous improvement, mentor staff, and report to senior management on project status and risks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in high-tech, production environments
• 3+ years people management or team lead experience
• Hands-on/practical experience with multiple fabrication disciplines and glass/ceramic materials
• Experience interfacing with senior leadership and delivering on deadlines

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team to secure output and quality requirements
• Organize team and projects to realize ASML's strategic vision
• Coach team to align with cross‑sector stakeholders and ensure timely release of production processes
• Provide technical oversight and deliver reliable processes compliant with quality and schedule
• Report project status to Senior Management and escalate needs
• Recruit, onboard, and develop team members with clear growth paths
• Foster a culture of innovative problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Review budgetary requirements for capital equipment and headcount
• Communicate with expert technical detail and concise business proposals
• Define and track performance metrics: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

Project management

Data analysis

Talent development

Fabrication processes

Education

BS in engineering or science

Job description

ASML 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 main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA.

Job Mission

The WF Optics Fabrication PE Manager will lead a technical team supporting processes that secure ASML's and WF Optics' output and quality requirements, and ensure successful execution of business strategies. The candidate is responsible for leading a team of engineers through structural problem solving as well as rapid issue containment. The candidate's team will collaborate with Design & Engineering, WF Technology & Development, and other Production Engineering groups to define reliable, repeatable processes that achieve the required technical specifications. The candidate will have a strong technical background and effectively demonstrate leadership capability as a coach, role model, and business/people leader.

Job Description

• Understand and interpret WF Optics Technical Roadmaps collaborating with other WF Optics teams to ensure on-time realization of robust processes to support technical requirements
• Organize team members and projects to most efficiently secure ASML's strategic vision, including identification/closure of gaps related to equipment, tooling/fixturing, personnel, and technology/competency
• Coach team members to interface with cross-sector and cross-department stakeholders to: align and mitigate product production risks, define document process requirements, and ensure timely release of robust production ready processes
• Provide team with technical oversight/guidance, ensuring development and delivery reliable processes in alignment with functional, quality and schedule requirements
• Establish and maintain an internal reporting structure, advising Senior Management of project status, plans, and escalation of help requests
• Recruit, onboard, train and develop team members via structured 1:1 sessions, ad-hoc feedback, and technical mentorship. Ensure clear definition and acknowledgement of career growth paths that benefit employees and ASML
• Build a culture of innovative problem-solving, employing inspection methods that increase our efficiency and deliver the required quality where it is needed within the overall fabrication process
• Drive a mindset of continuous improvement, pertaining to both short-term containments and long-term structural solutions for technical issues
• Review budgetary requirements for capital equipment and engineering headcount
• Demonstrate exemplary communication in differing business settings, providing expert-level technical detail and concise management-level summaries and business proposals
• Define, track, and regularly report on aligned performance metrics to Senior Management: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost

Education

• Bachelor of science in an engineering or scientific field

Experience

• 7+ years work experience in high-tech, production environments
• 3+ years people management or team lead experience
• Has interfaced with multiple levels of leadership regarding technical and management topics
• Hands-on/practical experience with multiple fabrication disciplines and glass/ceramic materials
• History of completing individual and team-oriented tasks under tight deadlines

Personal Skills

• Strong sense of ownership and personal accountability
• Willingness to engage in hands-on research to understand manufacturing processes/dependencies and assess/balance risks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptability to changing processes and plans in a high-pressure, dynamic work environment
• Ability to interact and influence at various organizational levels to achieve short and long-term goals
• Ability to analyze data, identify performance trends, and drive discussion/action with various stakeholders
• Ability to identify and develop talent in multi-disciplinary technical teams

Context of the Position

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach and stretch
• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus
• The employee may occasionally lift an