Tech Project Manager

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

The ICOS Vision Systems division focuses on the backend of the line semiconductor industry providing fully automated tools to inspect and sort, finished integrated circuit packages. For more than 15 years, ICOS has been a market leader with tray-to-tray and tray-to-tape inspection and sorting tools found in the production facilities of all major chipmakers in the world. Our market-leading technology and superior customer service requires strong talent in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications within our engineering teams. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Singapore and Shenzhen (China).

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

Calling the adventurers ready to join a company that's pushing the limits of nanotechnology to keep the digital revolution rolling. At KLA, we're making technology advancements that are bigger—and tinier—than the world has ever seen.

Who are we?

We research, develop, and manufacture the world's most sophisticated inspection and measurement equipment for the semiconductor front-end, back-end and nano-electronics industries. We enable the digital age by pushing the boundaries of technology, designing tools capable of finding defects smaller than a wavelength of visible light. We build smarter processes so that technology leaders can manufacture high-performance chips—the kind in that phone in your pocket, the tablet on your desk and nearly every electronic device you own—faster and better. We're passionate about our solutions that drive progress and help people do what wouldn't be possible without us. The future is calling! Will you answer?

The ICOS division is part of the KLA group and offers inspection tools to IC packaging customers. We work closely with our customers to help assure their factories run efficiently and maintain high quality. Our IC package inspection tools are very fast, sometimes processing more than 1000 parts per minute. As a result, our teams require strong talents in optics, machine control, algorithms and applications. The ICOS division headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium with additional Engineering and Manufacturing operations in Shenzhen, China.

Project Manager

As Project Manager you bring together a multi-functional team to design, build and release new products for our customers. You bring structure and efficiency to your team by keeping the bird eye view and a pro-active stakeholder management. You are able to overlook multiple short term projects or supervise long term strategic projects as well. You stay with your team and project from the beginning of the market study and feasibility until the complete transfer to Manufacturing and Service. 

In a project you understand the interaction between scope, timeline and resources. You make trade-off's and work out scenario's to optimize these three. 
You are part of a team of other Project Managers and together you motivate changes to improve our methodologies around projects. 

Your key tasks are:

•    Foster team efficiency by offering structure with regular meetings, tracking open actions and risk management.
•    Present status regularly with senior management and internal and externals partners. 
•    Make project schedules and reach the agreed targets. 

If you want to lead multi-functional teams that build high-tech products in an exciting market, this is your job!

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering degree
• Experience as Project Manager for more than 5 years.
• Executive presentation skills.
• Able to balance process rigor with a "getting things done" mentality.
• Inspire people and engage them without formal authority.
• Familiar with the Marketing and Manufacturing aspects of a project.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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