Product Line Manager, Inspection and Metrology

As a Product Line Manager, you will partner with engineering, sales, operations, and customers to drive early-stage customer engagement, evaluate new business opportunities, and translate technical capabilities into market-driven solutions. In this role, you will report to the Director of Product Marketing. You will play a key role in shaping growth by connecting customer needs, market insights, and technical innovation- helping bring new opportunities from concept to execution.

• Leading customer engagement activities, building strong relationships, and guiding technical and commercial discussions

• Identifying new growth opportunities through Voice of Customer insights, market trends, and strategic alignment

• Evaluating opportunities using real-win-worth analysis, including technical feasibility, business value, and risk

• Translating complex technical concepts into clear value propositions for customers and internal stakeholders

• Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and commercial teams to align on scope, timelines, and execution

• Supporting proposal development, presentations, and early-stage program coordination

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Materials Science, Business, or related technical field

• 5+ years of experience in technical marketing, business development, product management, applications engineering, or a related technical-commercial role

• Experience in semiconductor, optics/photonics, advanced manufacturing, or other high-technology industries preferred

• Strong ability to connect technical concepts to customer value and business outcomes

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to evaluate opportunities from both technical and commercial perspectives

• Experience with semiconductor capital equipment or subsystems

• Background in optics, photonics, lasers, imaging, or precision engineering

• Experience with RFQs, proposal development, and customer roadmap alignment

• Exposure to new product introduction (NPI) or early-stage development programs

• Experience supporting strategic accounts or complex technical sales cycles

In addition to the above responsibilities, the following are considered material job duties of the position:

• Ability to interact with other employees, customers, suppliers, vendors, or the public, in a safe, professional, and respectful manner.

• Access to sensitive and confidential business systems and software, personally identifying information, the company’s financial information, and/or the ability to maintain physical security and safety.

• Because this position involves the above material job duties, trustworthiness, reliability, and good judgment also are material job duties.

• Occasional travel required (domestic and/or international)

• Ability to sit, stand, and use a computer for extended periods

• May require participation in on-site customer meetings and technical reviews

​We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

Compensation and

Benefits: Salary Pay Range: $120,000 to $145,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].