Introduction
As an HVM BL Project Lead, you will play a critical role in driving operational excellence and strategic alignment across high-volume manufacturing (HVM) and business line (BL) sectors. This position requires strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams to ensure smooth installations, meet customer expectations, and deliver long-term value.
Context of the position & Job Mission
ASML Linkou Factory (LF) is an integral part of ASML operations contributing to ASML rapid business growth, technology roadmap, and sustainability. In Manufacturing department the Install Base Project Lead position has been setup to be the key link between technical execution and business priorities—balancing output, quality, and customer requirements while leading projects that improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Job Description
Drive installation escalations, strategic alignment, and cross-sector collaboration to meet output, quality, and customer requirements. Lead roadmap execution and deliver cost and efficiency improvements.
1. Lead Installation or Field Escalations & Issue Resolution
- Take ownership of critical installation escalations, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions quickly.
- Act as the primary point of contact for customer concerns, working closely with Product Team, including Business Line (BL), Development & Engineering (D&E), Customer Support (CS), Marketing (MKT), Account teams, & Planning & Delivery, and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P).
- Performance Expectation: Resolve 100% of escalations within Service Level Agreement (SLA) and maintain customer satisfaction.
2. Align Priorities & Drive Strategic Direction
- Facilitate consensus between LF and BL teams on technique and business priorities, considering output, quality, and customer needs.
- Adjust strategies based on changing business conditions and ensure timely decision-making.
- Performance Expectation: Lay out key processes and change management for new contents in LF, e.g. advanced AI solutions
3. Build Cross-Sector Relationships
- Represent Manufacturing in building strong, long-term relationships with other sectors.
- Ensure transparency and alignment between LF and Manufacturing Product Team (PT) through routine reporting and communication. Drive the issue closure with effective containment and solutions against RCA, e.g. Output Deviation Report (ODR).
- Performance Expectation: Deliver monthly PT reports on time and maintain 100% status update of factory escalation and intake items to closure.
4. Execute Roadmap & Secure Resources
- Drive deliverables based on PGP roadmap (post-KD13) and secure resources for each stage.
- Examples include prioritizing D&E between LF and CS in post-KD13 and preparing capability for long-term service support in KD16.
- Performance Expectation: Aligned factory point of view and represent in PT meetings and vote Go or Nogo (NG) in KD13/14.
5. Lead Cost & Efficiency Projects
- Take ownership of short- and mid-term projects that deliver measurable improvements.
- Examples: Achieve product cycle time reduction and returnable transportation tool reuse cost savings.
- Performance Expectation: Achieve cost target thru project delivery
Education
Master’s degree in Engineering or related field; MBA a plus
Experiences
We are looking to hire a candidate that has >8 years of experience in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing. Proven track record in project management and cross-functional leadership.
Personal skills
- Ambitious, enthusiastic and with a proactive, initiating attitude
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Business savvy good understanding of business fundamentals, financials, and market drivers
- Strong consultancy skills: able to communicate and connect with different levels within the organization, can motivate and influence people
- Good facilitation skills
- Project and program management experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and articulate key presentations
- Good spoken and written English required
This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
Inclusion and diversityASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree in Engineering or a related field
- More than 8 years of experience in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing
- Proven project management experience
- Proven cross-functional leadership experience
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, consultancy, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Good understanding of business fundamentals, financials, and market drivers
- Good spoken and written English
- Legal authorization to access U.S. export-controlled technology before beginning work
- MBA
ASML Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ASML and has not been reviewed or approved by ASML.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad and employer‑funded to a significant degree, with multiple plan options plus mental health and wellness resources. Complementary offerings like onsite/virtual care, HSA contributions, and a gym subsidy strengthen the overall medical package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family‑forming benefits include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, IVF coverage, and practical supports like lactation rooms and milk‑shipment for travel. These provisions indicate substantial caregiving support across life stages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off can reach a high ceiling when combining vacation and company holidays, with accruals increasing by tenure. Flexible workplace policies and a vacation sell‑back option add usability to the time‑off program.
ASML Insights
What We Do
ASML is a high-tech company, headquartered in the Netherlands. We manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. Over 30 years, we have grown from a small startup into a multinational company with over 60 locations across Europe, Asia and the US. Behind ASML’s innovations are engineers who think ahead. The people who work at our company include some of the most creative minds in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, mechatronics, optics, mechanical engineering, computer science and software engineering. Because ASML spends more than €2 billion per year on R&D, our teams have the freedom, support and resources to experiment, test and push the boundaries of technology. They work in close-knit, multidisciplinary teams, listening to and learning from each other.
