$118,000 - $172,500 USD yearly
Originally posted November 13, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Entegris is seeking a Lead Project Manager, R&D to join the Project Management team at its Round Rock, Texas facility. In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional new product development and technology projects from concept through commercialization.
What you'll do
- Lead multiple R&D and new product development projects from concept through launch, aligning business objectives, customer needs, technical requirements, cost targets, quality, and schedules.
- Create and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, workstreams, milestones, resources, dependencies, decision points, and critical-path activities across partner functions.
- Drive stage-gate execution by evaluating deliverable quality, coordinating gate readiness, documenting decisions, and ensuring actions close before project advancement.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and change control, leading mitigation plans and escalating options to sponsors and leaders.
- Facilitate cross-functional team meetings and technical reviews, establishing clear accountability for owners, actions, and due dates.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and capital or expense assumptions in coordination with Finance and workstream owners.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, business, project management, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of professional experience, including 5 or more years leading cross-functional technical, product development, engineering, or commercialization projects in a manufacturing or technology environment.
- Demonstrated success directing complex projects with multiple workstreams, competing priorities, technical uncertainty, and indirect stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of new product development, stage-gate governance, risk management, schedule development, change control, and project financial management.
- Ability to travel up to 15% and work on-site in Round Rock as required.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in engineering, business administration, or a related discipline.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent formal project management training.
- Experience in semiconductor, advanced materials, chemical, fluid handling, high-purity manufacturing, or another highly engineered and regulated industry.
- Experience supporting global teams, external development partners, suppliers, and customer-facing technical programs.
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, or hybrid product development methods.
Skills: project management, stage-gate, new product development, R&D, cross-functional
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First seen in our index 1 day ago, well below the 53-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
358
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Median days since first seen
53 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$152k
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| Metric | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (358 roles · 45 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 358 |
| Median days since first seen | 23 d | 53 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: project management, stage-gate, new product development, R&D, cross-functional
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 90 open roles · median 46 d
- Lam Research · 66 open roles · median 51 d
- Micron Technology · 32 open roles · median 154 d
- ASML · 20 open roles · median 68 d
- Teradyne · 16 open roles · median 57 d
- KLA Corporation · 15 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 358 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 45 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.