Product Line Manager - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$163,000 - $224,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads obsolescence management, product life cycle management (PLCM), and Product Change Management (PCM) for the CMP Service Business Unit. The position focuses on sustaining product availability, extending tool lifetime, and delivering structured Tool Lifetime Management programs.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end Product Change Management (PCM) for assigned CMP platforms, modules, and component families, including ECO approval, unreleased product approval, and PCN implementation. - Drive obsolescence strategy across part obsolescence monitoring, risk assessment, replacement strategies, alternate vendors, end-of-life extensions, and last-time-buy evaluations. - Develop and execute a Tool Lifetime Management Program to extend installed base life, drive cost-reduction roadmaps, and support service revenue. - Maintain BOM and customer-shipped configuration accuracy by leading Configuration Accuracy Review Meetings (CaRM) and overseeing Non-Standard Request (NSR) approvals. - Partner with Supply Chain and Supplier Account Teams to ensure supplier compliance with EOL notifications and manage strategic vendor continuity issues. - Coordinate cross-functional execution across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Global Product Support to meet quality, cost, delivery, and revenue goals.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline. - 7+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment, with direct experience in CMP tools, subsystems, or service environments. - Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional programs, managing obsolescence challenges, and balancing cost, risk, and revenue. - Analytical experience working with BOM data, spare usage inventory data, cost models, Last Time Buy evaluations, and supply chain analytics. - Technical foundation to interpret design intent, qualification requirements, and field impact of hardware, controls, and software changes.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in an engineering or related discipline, or additional business qualifications. - 10+ years of experience in semiconductor equipment and/or services, with a focus on CMP. - Experience working with ECO/PCM systems and formal change control processes. - Familiarity with controls, electrical assemblies, or electromechanical subsystems.
Skills: Product Line Management, obsolescence management, product life cycle management, CMP tools, Tool Lifetime Management
This role has been open 184 days — well above the 68-day median for Product Management roles.
Product Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
62
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$196k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (62 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 24 | 62 |
| Median days open | 83 d | 68 d (+15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $196k |
Skills observed across this category: Product Line Management, obsolescence management, product life cycle management, CMP tools, Tool Lifetime Management
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 24 open roles · median 83 d
- Lam Research · 15 open roles · median 66 d
- ASM International · 7 open roles · median 96 d
- Entegris · 6 open roles · median 75 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 71 d
- KLA Corporation · 2 open roles · median 104 d
How we counted: 62 open Product Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.