(Senior) Manager, Product Line Management

Position Summary

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ASM is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.