Nishant Kumar
Technical Project Manager | Expertise in Semiconductors, Optics, THz and Product Development | Driving Innovation in High-Tech R&D
- Role
- Techincal Project Manager at ASML
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nishant Kumar
Senior technology and program leader with 15+ years of experience driving complex, global engineering programs in the semiconductor and high-tech industry. Proven track record of leading large, cross-functional teams across hardware, software, and systems engineering to deliver business-critical platforms at scale.I bring a strong combination of deep technical expertise and execution leadership, backed by a PhD in Optics and extensive experience working with global R&D, product, and manufacturing organizations. I am experienced in operating across geographies (India, US, Europe, and Asia), aligning regional execution with global product and business strategy.Key strengths include: • Leading large, multi-site engineering and program teams across R&D, product development, and operations • Driving execution of complex semiconductor systems and platform programs • Strong expertise in program governance, Agile execution, and cross-functional delivery • Proven stakeholder management across engineering, product management, and senior leadership • Deep technical foundation in optics, systems engineering, and high-precision semiconductor equipment • Results-driven, execution-focused leader with a strong ownership mindsetPassionate about building high-performing teams in India, scaling engineering capability, and delivering technologies that enable next-generation semiconductor manufacturing for global customers
Experience
Techincal Project Manager
Oct 2024 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Responsible for defect inspection products
Education
Cochin University of Science and Technology
M.Sc, Photonics
2005 — 2010
Delft University of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Terahertz Optics
Skills
- Nonlinear Optics
- Nanofabrication
- Afm
- Etching
- Clean Rooms
- E-Beam Deposition
- Nanotechnology
- Sputtering
- Research
- Solid State Physics
- Photolithography
- Optical Microscopy
- Latex
- Science
- Experimentation
- Nanoparticles
- Matlab
- Optics
- Photonics
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Physics
- Laser Physics
- Powder X-Ray Diffraction
- Ftir
- Simulations
- Ellipsometry
- Materials Science
- Laser
- Nanomaterials
- Characterization
- Spectroscopy
- Thin Films
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