Application Manager

For its Semiconductor division, VAT is looking for an experienced talented Application Manager with profound knowledge of the Semiconductor industry as well as visionary views on the upcoming challenges of the leading edge SEMI applications. The role is a strategic position responsible to transform the N+2 market requirements into technology and product development roadmaps with underlying solid business cases. The ideal candidate has a proven record of solving leading edge technical challenges for the Semiconductor market. You bring strong business acumen, demonstrate strategic thinking and know how to further build our customer trust and loyalty. You are able to provide fact driven proposals to solve complex problems and are passionate to work with and further develop a globally matrixed team of experienced engineers and product managers.

YOUR CHALLENGES

• representing the technical interface between customer, field application engineering, product management and Corporate R&D
• acting strongly on the technical level and identifying future trends at the customer processes & equipment
• identifying challenges and opportunities on customer site (OEM and end user roadmap) and recognizing new business opportunities for VAT particular for N+2 (technology needs 5+ years) applications and future product requirements
• deriving future technology requirements and actively shape the R&D roadmap
• guiding the customer in finding better solutions for their high value challenges (e.g. in technology review meetings)
• influence technical marketing campaigns
• networking with the SEMI industry and related fields

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• PhD or Master's Degree in sciences or engineering
• profound knowhow in Semiconductor equipment and leading edge chip manufacturing processes
• proven record of business development in the component B2B business, in Semiconductors
• ability to manage leading edge technology projects in a global matrix organization for a global customers