System Project Manager, Non-Technical Program Manager

Description

The company is a global leader in materials science and engineering, supplying equipment and solutions used in nearly every new semiconductor chip and advanced display.

The equipment it builds and services supports AI and the commercial launch of next-generation chips.

The System Project Manager (SPM) runs assigned semiconductor capital equipment and NSO projects from release through customer shipment and acts as the central coordinator across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Configuration Management and Logistics.

The role covers several projects at once.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day execution of assigned projects from release to shipment.
• Build, keep current and share project schedules, milestones and deliverable commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams so work finishes on time and supports project goals.
• Track project performance and schedule adherence, spotting risks and constraints and setting recovery actions when needed.
• Raise schedule, material, quality and resource issues that threaten commitments.
• Lead project reviews, production status meetings, readiness reviews and milestone checkpoints.
• Handle scope changes, configuration updates, BOM changes and their schedule effects, keeping stakeholders informed.
• Work with Manufacturing and Supply Chain on production priority, tool scheduling and shipment readiness.
• Work with Master Scheduling and Factory Operations to match project needs to production capacity and delivery dates.
• Help identify risks, plan mitigation and resolve issues to keep execution on track.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing and quality problems on assigned projects and make sure corrective actions are carried out.
• Keep project documents, schedules, action items and status updates accurate throughout the project lifecycle.
• Give management and stakeholders clear, brief updates on project health, risks, deliverables and recovery plans.
• Find ways to improve project execution, communication and business processes.
• Document every phase of project, program or process development and pass required information to other functions.
• Follow company rules on lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.
• Study new technologies where relevant.
• Help collect data on materials and financial resources.
• Support the completion of assigned project and program objectives, including preliminary work such as outcomes, milestones, feasibility studies and resource planning.
• Deliver projects to predetermined requirements, watching product and process specifications, costs, resource use and timing.

Requirements

• Strong project management, organization and prioritization skills.
• Ability to juggle several projects in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Clear communication and collaboration across diverse functional teams.
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
• A proactive approach to risk, issue resolution and customer commitments.
• Deep knowledge of your own discipline, growing over time, and a working grasp of key business drivers.
• No supervisory duties, but you will give informal guidance to newer team members.
• Solve straightforward problems using technical experience, judgment and precedent, and affect the quality of your own work and your team's within set guidelines and policies.
• Explain complex information clearly in straightforward situations.

Conditions

Full-time, regular assignee role based in Kalispell, MT, with a salary range of $68,000.00 - $93,500.00.

Travel is required for 10% of the time.

Relocation is not offered.

Pay depends on location, hire grade, job knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity with current team members.

For sales roles, the posted range is Target Total Cash, meaning base salary plus target bonus at 100% goal achievement.

The job may require extended standing, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, distinguishing colors, working in noisy conditions, and using hand and power tools.

Clean room work may require coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons and face shields.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Possible eligibility for a bonus and a stock award program, depending on the role.
• A supportive culture that encourages learning, development and career growth.
• Wellbeing programs that support you at work and at home, and your personal and professional growth.