Platform Manager - Semiconductor

As Platform Manager, you’ll own the vision, strategy, and lifecycle of key product platforms, ensuring they deliver outstanding customer value while supporting business growth and operational excellence., * Defining and owning the product vision, value proposition, and pricing strategy for your platform

• Developing and maintaining platform roadmaps aligned to customer needs, market opportunities, and business priorities
• Acting as Product Owner for shared platforms, prioritising features, capabilities, and investment decisions based on value and impact
• Balancing customer requirements, technical feasibility, cost, and time-to-market through effective trade-off decisions
• Driving platform standardisation across strategic product lines to improve efficiency, strengthen supply chains, and optimise procurement leverage
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, equipment performance, uptime, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness
• Championing sustainability initiatives and ensuring platform compliance with evolving environmental regulations
• Collaborating closely with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams to define and deliver future platform capabilities
• Building business cases and securing investment for platform development and innovation
• Defining and tracking platform KPIs, lifecycle value, customer outcomes, quality, and performance metrics
• Promoting industry best practices and increasing awareness of relevant SEMI standards, including E10, E35, and E79, At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, you’ll be part of a global technology leader enabling breakthrough discoveries and advancing semiconductor innovation. You’ll work alongside talented experts, influence the direction of future technologies, and make a genuine impact on products used around the world.

We’re seeking an experienced product or platform leader who combines strategic thinking with strong technical and commercial acumen., * Significant experience in Product Management, Platform Ownership, or Product Leadership within a complex engineering or technology environment

• Proven track record of managing shared technology platforms, systems, or products supporting multiple customer solutions
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, roadmap ownership, and value-based prioritisation
• Experience working closely with engineering teams in agile, matrix, or hybrid operating environments
• Commercially astute with the ability to evaluate investment opportunities and build compelling business cases
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including engagement with senior leaders
• Data-driven approach to decision-making and performance management, * Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing and fabrication environments
• Understanding of plasma etch and deposition technologies and their role within semiconductor fabrication processes
• Awareness of industry standards and equipment performance metrics, * Preferred: Degree in Science, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline.
• Desirable: Postgraduate qualification or professional accreditation in Product Management, Engineering, or a related field., * Thinks strategically while remaining focused on execution and delivery
• Has a strong customer-centric and outcome-driven mindset
• Enjoys solving complex problems and making difficult prioritisation decisions
• Builds strong relationships across technical and non-technical teams
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
• Brings clarity and direction in ambiguous situations
• Combines analytical thinking with commercial awareness

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave + half-day Fridays
• Private healthcare
• Share incentive plan
• Pension scheme
• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs
• Structured career development opportunities
• A collaborative environment with excellent work-life balance

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we’re looking for a Platform Manager - Semiconductor to take ownership of the core technology platforms that power multiple product lines across our semiconductor solutions portfolio. This is a high-impact role where you’ll define platform strategy, influence investment decisions, drive innovation, and help deliver cutting-edge equipment used by some of the world’s leading technology companies.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our products while delivering meaningful value to customers, the business, and the semiconductor industry.