10+ years of experience in capital equipment or engineered-product environments.
Demonstrated success in leading complex technical projects involving hardware and software.
Ability to lead cross-functional, global teams through influence.
Working knowledge of project planning, risk management, and manufacturing operations.
Strong communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with project management software and data-analysis tools.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
Lead complex capital-equipment projects from concept to production release.
Align cross-functional teams on project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
Identify and resolve obstacles affecting project outcomes.
Communicate project status, milestones, and risks to teams and leaders.
Run effective project meetings and maintain reliable project metrics.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge capital-equipment projects.
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
Professional development opportunities in project management.
Flexible travel requirements, only up to 5% annually.
Full Job Description
A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As a Senior Engineering Project Manager at MKS Equipment & Solutions in Beaverton, Oregon, you will partner with engineering, marketing, operations, service, sales, quality, and supply chain to lead complex capital-equipment projects from concept through production release. In this role, you will report to the Director of Program Management.
You Will Make an Impact By:
Leading multiple complex capital-equipment projects from concept and feasibility through launch and production release.
Aligning engineering, marketing, operations, service, sales, quality, supply chain, and other partners around project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and priorities.
Identifying obstacles early, drive decisions, and resolve issues affecting cost, quality, schedule, or customer commitments.
Communicating status, milestones, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to project teams and senior leaders.
Demonstrated success leading complex technical projects involving both hardware and software engineering disciplines. Outcomes include bringing projects through manufacturing and market launch.
10+ years of experience guiding a product, system, or technology through development and release in capital equipment or a comparable engineered-product environment.
Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional, global, and matrixed teams.
Working knowledge of project planning, risk management, financial tradeoffs, and manufacturing operations.
Clear communication, collaborative problem-solving, sound judgment, and the ability to adapt information for technical teams, business partners, customers, and senior leaders.
Proficiency with project management software, and data-analysis tools, with the ability to learn new systems.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with capital equipment, semiconductor equipment, industrial automation, lasers, precision systems, or another complex engineered product.
Familiarity with stage-gate or product-development lifecycles, ERP or PLM systems, and product quality or compliance requirements.
PMP or comparable project/program management certification.
Supervisory Scope:
Reporting Relationships: Role is not a direct supervisor of staff. Role requires cross-functional project leadership through influence.
Financial Responsibilities: Manage project budgets, financial tradeoffs, and cost-related risks.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
Must be able to exchange accurate information
Operates in a professional office and/or manufacturing] environment
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
Noise level in the work environment is usually average
About MKS Instruments, Inc.
MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power and control critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for our customers. Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration isolation and optics. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, general industrial, life and health sciences, research and defense.
