Front-End Production Manager - Milpitas, CA, United States
$120,700 - $177,033 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
Own production operations supporting the RAPID 7xx reticle inspection tools.
About the role
This role involves overseeing front-end production operations within semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing. You will own production operations supporting the RAPID 7xx reticle inspection tools.
What you'll do
- Lead direct reports in production operations.
- Drive manufacturing execution, workforce development, and production readiness.
- Coordinate daily efforts for module and subsystem builds.
- Ensure production schedules, quality requirements, cost targets, and delivery commitments are achieved.
- Lead manufacturing prioritization to support changing business demands.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in a technically applicable field of study or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience in semiconductor equipment or semiconductor manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 5 years of direct people-management in a supervisory role.
- Experience manufacturing electro-mechanical, opto-mechanical, precision motion, or semiconductor products in a cleanroom environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing critical metrics including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cycle time.
Nice to have
- Experience with semiconductor inspection, metrology, lithography, or related capital equipment.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience supporting new product transitions and manufacturing ramps.
- Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP systems, and quality management systems.
- Experience with high-vacuum, precision mechatronic, optical, or ultra-clean manufacturing environments.
Skills: production operations, semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing, cleanroom environment, module and subsystem builds, manufacturing execution
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 38 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 455 | 9729 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 34 d | 52 d (−18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: production operations, semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing, cleanroom environment, module and subsystem builds, manufacturing execution
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.