Senior Director Foundry Operations and Front-End Yield Engineer
$232,000–$290,000 year
On-siteSan Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead global manufacturing partnerships and tape-out execution while driving yield optimization strategies for top-tier semiconductor foundries. Own operational relationships to ensure predictable production scale, manage vendor metrics for cycle time and delivery reliability, and implement advanced statistical process control pipelines. Drive systematic yield analysis, failure analysis, and product engineering initiatives to contain baseline yield excursions and maximize wafer-per-wafer profitability. Direct cross-functional strategies for foundry capacity expansion, tool planning, and fab transfers, validating process matching across sites to minimize supply chain disruptions. Oversee end-to-end execution of the test-chip and NPI pipeline, aligning design timelines with foundry schedules to mitigate technical risks during critical phases.
Required Qualifications
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or Material Science with focus on Solid-State-Electronics, semiconductors
- 15-20 years' experience working in semiconductor Engineering
- Hands on experience defining, driving execution & delivering complex tasks (at Fabless or at Foundry)
- Demonstrated leadership roles in foundry operations, yield engineering / management, tool expansions/fab transfers
- Track record of execution in Fab matching activities, including but not limited to process KPI match / qualification
- Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative manner and appropriate level of tension
- Change champion able to identify, implement and execute new processes to continuously improve and challenge organizations
- High degree of professionalism to represent our division and Renesas in customer meetings and other formal reviews / negotiations
- Motivated, committed and career driven to learn new techniques and emerging technologies
Desired Qualifications
- team management skills
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