Group Leader - Supplier Quality Engineering

Introduction to the Job:

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.

Job Mission:

As a Group Lead (GL) for Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE), this person will lead a team of SQEs who have the responsibility to develop industrialized solutions for Wilton's new products in coordination with the internal design team and ASML key suppliers. These new products include optical, opto-mechanical, opto-electronic, electronic, mechanical, and mechatronic systems, sub-systems, and components. Using your leadership and technical skills, you will work closely with your team to optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of the product generation process and drive the industrialization process, in alignment with the ASML project plan. In parallel, you will be responsible for engaging in and coordinating people management activities and driving career growth of your team in line with the DM and I&OM expectations.

Role and Responsibilities:

Within the SC&Q department (SS&P), the SQE is the primary individual responsible for ensuring parts quality from our suppliers. The GL SQE role will report to the Head of the SQE, Cost Engineer (CE), and TSM group in SS&P Wilton. This job requires a capable and accomplished leader to:

• •Directly manage a team of 10-15 Supplier Quality Engineers.
• •Develop and sustain project results, including on-time delivery of Wilton's products to the specified performance at the right quality, reliability, move-rate, and cost.
• •Secure the quality of the team's deliverables, industrialization and cost documentation, and physical material from our suppliers (secured all the way through the "n-tier").
• •Support and maintain responsibility for the way-of-working competence activities of the SQE team, including training, communication, and process maturity management.
• •Responsible for developing technical expertise within your group, technology roadmaps for our suppliers, and maintaining alignment with our key suppliers and manufacturing team to drive the industrialization efforts of the project.
• •Build and develop technical supplier quality competencies within ASML (e.g., SPC, Lean Manufacturing, FMEA, Operational Excellence).
• •Work with peers and management to align and maintain responsibility for all aspects of people management, including training, performance management, coaching/mentoring, project assignments, and budgets.
• •Support recruiting activities for your team and the group. Build your team with competent and diligent employees.
• •Support your team's technology development. Stay current with the latest technology and manufacturing developments in the various fields. Work with your project managers and module architects on technology roadmapping for our suppliers, perform competence development with your team, support problem-solving and lessons-learned activities, and work with your team to develop technical solutions for your products.
• •Manage your stakeholders. Communicate with your stakeholders and customers on a routine basis, set expectations, and communicate any gaps.
• •Create a vision for your group and drive your team. Strive to create a continuous improvement environment and encourage a learning organization.
• •Some travel (up to 20%) to Europe, Asia, and within the U.S. can be expected.

Education and Experience:

• •Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering (or similar) required.
• •Minimum of 5 years in development and manufacturing of complex high-tech systems required, and a minimum of 2 years of management experience with direct reports preferred.
• •Direct industry experience in one or more technical fields related to your degree is a plus.
• •Will consider equivalent project management experience.

Skills:

• •Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
• •Can learn and apply new information or skills.
• •Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• •Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
• •Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• •Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads.
• •Results-driven; demonstrates ownership and accountability.
• •Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements; maintains a proactive rather than reactive mentality.
• •Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
• •Demonstrate open, clear, concise, and professional communication.
• •Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and customers.
• •Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.
• •Strong negotiation skills during interactions with suppliers and other ASML sectors. Ability to initiate, influence, and steer without formal authority.
• •Strong leadership and ownership characteristics; demonstrated commitment to achieving results on time. Can jump in and help solve difficult problems when risks or issues occur with minimal direction.
• •Experience in manufacturing and expertise in Lean/Six Sigma.
• •Demonstrated team player with a strong quality orientation and highly developed interpersonal skills.
• •Capability to interface with multidisciplinary groups (including senior leadership), and willingness to take on responsibility, follow through, and help your team keep multiple simultaneous projects on schedule.
• •Be willing to own the integrated systems performance and support the entire product life cycle (development through sustaining engineering). Strive to enable your team to deliver the right design solution for the right cost at the right time.
• •Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; ability to communicate effectively with your team, senior management, technology partners, and customers.

Other Information

Role within Office

• •Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
• •Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• •May require travel dependent on business needs.
• •Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Responsibilities: There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:

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Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US .

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15