Manager Supplier Quality Engineering & Cost Engineering - Wilton, CT, United States
$172,000 - $252,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
Manage a team responsible for industrializing new products including optical, opto-mechanical, and mechatronic systems.
About the role
This role leads a team of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs), Technical Supplier Managers (TSMs), and Cost Engineers (CEs) to develop industrialized solutions for Wilton's new products and support cost reduction initiatives. You will optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of the product generation process and drive industrialization for optical, opto-mechanical, opto-electronic, electronic, mechanical, and mechatronic systems.
What you'll do
- Directly manage a team of 10-15 Cost Engineers, SQEs, and TSMs.
- Develop and sustain project results, including on-time delivery of Wilton's products to specified performance levels with quality, reliability, move rate, and cost.
- Secure the quality of team deliverables, including industrialization and cost documentation, and physical material from suppliers.
- Support and maintain responsibility for SQE team way-of-working competence activities, including training, communication, and process maturity management.
- Build and develop technical supplier quality competencies within ASML (e.g., SPC, Lean Manufacturing, FMEA, Operational Excellence).
- Manage your stakeholders and communicate expectations and gaps routinely.
What you'll need
- Minimum BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Optical Engineering.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of complex high-tech systems.
- Minimum of 3 years of management experience with direct reports.
- Experience in manufacturing and expertise in Lean and Six Sigma.
- Strong negotiation skills during interactions with suppliers and other ASML sectors.
- Capability to interface with multidisciplinary groups, including senior leadership.
Nice to have
- Direct industry experience in one or more technical fields related to your degree.
- Equivalent project management experience.
Skills: Supplier Quality Engineering, Cost Engineering, technical roadmap, industrialization, supply chain
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
369
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$149k
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| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 369 |
| Median days open | 58 d | 49 d (+9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $149k |
Skills observed across this category: Supplier Quality Engineering, Cost Engineering, technical roadmap, industrialization, supply chain
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 100 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 69 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 125 d
- ASML (this employer) · 22 open roles · median 58 d
- Teradyne · 18 open roles · median 28 d
- ASM International · 14 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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. Figures refresh nightly.