(Senior) Manager, Product Line Management

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Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Product Line Management (PLM) to lead configuration strategy and execution for our product portfolio. This is a people manager role responsible for defining scalable product structures, driving configuration governance, and leading a team that ensures seamless translation of engineering designs into manufacturable, orderable systems.

This role serves as a critical interface between Engineering, Order Fulfillment, Manufacturing, and Sales Operations, enabling high-quality, on-time delivery of complex semiconductor equipment. The ideal candidate brings deep semiconductor industry experience, global operation skills, and proven people leadership in a highly matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Configuration Engineers - fostering accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans aligned to business objectives.
• Build scalable configuration processes and organizational capabilities to support product and volume growth.

Configuration Strategy & Product Structure

• Own and govern the product configuration architecture for deposition products, ensuring robust, scalable, and error-free product structures.
• Define and maintain system-level configuration rules, variants, and options with a focus on standardization and commonality.
• Drive improvements to product offering simplification, reducing complexity and optimizing BOM structures across platforms.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Serve as the primary configuration liaison between Engineering, Order Fulfillment, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Ensure engineering changes are correctly translated into orderable configurations and executable BOMs.
• Partner with Sales Operations to ensure configurability supports commercial flexibility while protecting manufacturability and margins.

Qualifications

Required

• Master’s degree in an Engineering discipline
• 8–10+ years of experience in configuration management, product line engineering, or systems engineering within the semiconductor equipment industry.
• Proven people management experience, including team leadership, performance management, and talent development.
• Deep understanding of BOM structures, configuration management, and product lifecycle management in the semiconductor industry.
• Hands-on experience with configuration and BOM automation tools on common business enterprise platforms.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence engineering, operations, and commercial teams.

Preferred

• Experience supporting process equipment platforms.
• Product management experience

Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
• Credible technical leader with a systems-level mindset
• Excellent communicator across engineering, operations, and commercial stakeholders
• Detail-oriented while maintaining focus on speed, scalability, and business impact
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly matrixed semiconductor environment