Production Engineering Senior Group Lead (GL):
Position Summary
The Module Production Engineering Group Lead provides leadership across multiple teams or a broader module scope, shaping and executing the mid‑ to long‑term engineering direction needed to support Wilton factory performance. The role focuses on capability building, structured problem solving, continuous improvement, and technical leadership within their operational domain. While influencing cross‑sector stakeholders when necessary, the individual remains primarily focused on factory‑level strategy execution, resource alignment, and ensuring the teams are prepared to meet future technical and operational challenges.
Team & People Development
Conduct routine 1:1 meetings with employees to enable career growth and stay in sync with performance and expectations.
Guide multiple teams or engineering groups of multiple modules; mentor Technical Leads, Architects and senior engineers.
Support work center‑level capability planning based on Wilton factory requirements.
Drive adoption of structured problem solving and continuous improvement in their domain.
Promote a culture of proactive issue resolution, rather than reactive fire-fighting.
Facilitate knowledge exchange between engineering, operations, and program management to accelerate learning and reduce silos.
Encourage diversity and inclusion, leveraging varied perspectives to strengthen decision-making and innovation.
Strategic Planning & Execution
Develop multi‑quarter engineering roadmaps that support Wilton’s factory readiness, capacity, and technology transitions.
Participate in the appropriate level Tier discussions influencing cross‑module problem solving.
Allocate resources across modules and major initiatives to support factory output, quality, and operational goals.
Lead change management and strengthen accountability and operating rigor across Module PE and Project Leads.
Build and sustain a robust talent pipeline through active coaching, mentoring, and succession planning for PLs and Architects.
Own the development and execution of structured industrialization roadmaps aligned to factory Cycle Time/Move Rate delivery timelines.
Drive resource allocation and budget discipline, ensuring PL spend and capacity are aligned to priority structural initiatives.
Chair and champion data dashboards, using facts to drive decisions and consistently model change‑leadership behaviors.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Align priorities between PE, Production, Planning, Quality, and D&E for the modules they oversee.
Facilitate collaboration between modules or workcenters to improve handoff processes and reduce cross‑team bottlenecks.
Support readiness for new product introduction and major engineering changes at the factory level.
Represent Production Engineering in cross-sectoral forums as appropriate, ensuring factory interests are adequately represented in issue resolution and future designs
Performance Management
Technical Leadership
Maintain broad technical understanding across multiple modules within the Wilton factory.
Provide direction on major technical decisions affecting output, manufacturability, or process stability.
Sponsor local innovation or tooling upgrades relevant to factory performance (not global standardization).
Qualifications
Bachelor or Masters of Science degree in technical domain (e.g. mechanical / electrical / optical / chemical / industrial engineering, mechatronics, physics, or related field) with 10 years (BS) or 8+ years (MS) of relevant work experience in in a technical environment such as quality, manufacturing engineering, or related fields depending on internship experience, and leading a team of matrixed individuals, or 4+ yrs experience managing direct or indirect reports.
Expert-level knowledge, analytical skills, project leadership experience, strong communication skills.
Preferred Skills
Experience with high-tech manufacturing or complex assembly processes.
Organizational Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex teams and influence cross-sector strategies at the Wilton-site level.
Technical Mastery: Comprehensive expertise across multiple production modules and interdependencies; ability to shape technical direction for long-term roadmaps.
Strategic Thinking: Proven experience in capacity planning, technology adoption, and Wilton Site standardization initiatives.
Change Leadership: Ability to sponsor structural improvement programs and drive cultural transformation toward proactive problem-solving.
Executive Communication: Skilled in presenting strategies and influencing senior stakeholders on investment priorities and operational resilience.
This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.
This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
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