Engineering Product Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Posting Title: Product Manager II
For more than four decades, Axcelis Technologies has been at the forefront of innovation in semiconductor manufacturing technology. Chipmakers around the globe rely on our tools and process expertise to deliver the semiconductors that power modern life from smartphones and computers to cameras and cars. If you’d like to work in a place where your superior thinking, leadership skills, dedication, and results are appreciated, you’ll want to consider Axcelis.
At Axcelis, we have a single goal: to help semiconductor manufacturers achieve the highest quality and yield with the lowest cost of ownership. We deliver on that goal with ion implant platforms based on unique enabling technologies that provide unmatched purity, precision, and productivity resulting in a competitive advantage for our customers and rapid growth for Axcelis. We are a global company with 32 sites worldwide, hundreds of technology patents, and more than 43 years of industry experience. Our team is expanding, and we are currently hiring an Engineering Product Manager. 
Position Overview:

The Product Manager plays a critical role in our ability to plan, execute, and deliver improvements to our products. This is a Beverly on-site position.  You will work in a cross-functional matrix environment responsible for the development of engineering project plans for new product introduction and equipment enhancements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help to identify requirements with engineering project and product managers to understand needs and establish an approach and methodology for project plans, schedules, prioritization, resource allocations and reporting.
• Coach project engineers through the project scheduling and management processes. Encourage information exchange within the project team and meet with Engineering functional groups/engineers as required to review progress.
• Support tradeoff analysis, including prioritization, recommendation between cost, features, performance, quality, and time to market The Engineering Project Manager will help to identify resource constraints and recommend solutions to achieve commitments.
• Set standard work practices for managing the communication flow and controlling change.
• Analyze and review all project financial data. Initiate change to enhance the accuracy of accounting and tracking project information. 
• Provide status reports and metrics to functional managers, product managers, core teams and project teams on a regular basis. Participate in and contribute to program post-mortem reviews.
• Evaluate and implement project management related technology where appropriate. 
• Support Product Marketing through ROI analysis, financial analysis of upgrades and retrofits

Required Skills:

• Solid project management skills, including strong organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability managing multi-discipline engineering projects required.
• An understanding of how to manage and balance costs, schedule, and performance.
• Ability to investigate problems and recommend solutions to minimize project risk
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to scope and cost new project requests (Non-Standard Requests (NSR))
• Manage Customer Commit database
• Manage product structure, review and approve product change requests
• Implemented standards and practices in a technical environment.
• Mature and solid consensus and team-building skills.

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.

• A technical background in a new product development environment.
• Strong Engineering background.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to understand the equipment configuration and product development processes
• Ability to respond to Customers, Account Teams, Field Service and Product Support
• Ability to manage and/or facilitate Beta Sites, Joint Development initiatives, Quality and Problem Resolution processes.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills, while being assertive and detailed.
• Task driven personality, be decisive and deal with ambiguity
• Work independently setting appropriate priorities to meet deadlines and achieve goals
• Facilitate and negotiate with cross functional teams effectively
• Motivate people without having them report to you
• Project Management certification preferred
• Semiconductor Equipment Development experience preferred

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Axcelis to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment for all persons free from discrimination based on race, sex, religion, age, color, national origin, disability status, medical condition (including pregnancy), veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  Axcelis will provide reasonable accommodation necessary to enable a disabled candidate or employee to perform the essential functions of the position, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the Company.
 

U.S. BASE SALARY RANGE

This base salary range reflects the typical compensation for this role across U.S. locations.

Our salary ranges are determined by role and level; individual pay is determined based on

multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, work

location, and internal equity. The range provides the opportunity for growth and progression as

you develop within the role.

Base pay is one part of our U.S. total compensation package which includes eligibility in the

Axcelis Team Incentive bonus plan, and comprehensive benefits package (for regular

employees working 20+ hours a week).