
Sr. Product Manager
- Fort Collins, CO
- $100,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manages lifecycles of multiple AE product lines from concept through launch, to end of life and obsolescence. These product lines will likely be at various stages of their respective lifecycles.
- Reports to Senior Management on the P&L performance of assigned Product Lines.
- Monitors global market trends for new opportunities and refines understanding of user needs in AE target markets through research and customer visits.
- Assesses viability of product concepts & customization requests to meet worldwide market, financial, and technology goals.
- Defines product plans, including critical features, price targets, profit, return on investment (ROI), competitive strength, and value delivery.
- Guides development and manages tradeoffs of specifications & schedules for new products and/or services.
- Manages engineering priorities for assigned product lines assuring alignment of engineering efforts with business goals and customer requirements.
- Interfaces with Global Sales, Research and Development, Engineering, Worldwide Customer Support, Operations, Corporate Marketing, Quality, and other partners to ensure new offerings meet technical specifications, cost targets, delivery commitments, and achieve customer adoption.
- As needed, coordinates with external partners, Business Development, alternative channels, and third-party integrators.
- With Corporate Marketing, drives naming, positioning, literature, collateral, web content, and launch activities.
- Coordinates regular forecasting and demand analysis with Sales.
- Uses market research and competitive analysis as needed in these activities to maximize AE global market advantage.
- Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
- Standard office environment.
- Extended hours will be necessary depending on market conditions from time to time.
- Travel, both domestic and international, up to 20% of work time, is anticipated.
- This position has a significant amount of interdepartmental communications.
- Excellent communication skills, both face to face and written.
- Broad understanding of end user plasma processing and AE products.
- Financial analysis capability.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks.
- Superior organizational, planning and coordination skills.
- Business savvy and strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to structure market research and competitive analysis.
- Energy and ability to motivate others.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in product management/marketing is essential.
- Semi-conductor, industrial coatings, DC power and/or other related industry experience highly preferred.
- Prefer a minimum of 5 years' experience with thin film device manufacturing or thin film equipment manufacturing. Thin film devices include integrated circuits, hard drives, thin film heads, CD's, DVD's, etc.
- Prefer some sales, field applications or product marketing management experience in high technology.
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
- Advanced degree, including M.S., Ph.D., or MBA, is highly desirable.
- Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
- 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
- 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
- Company matched 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
- Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance