Texas Instruments

Section Manager - YE/Defect Metrology (SM1)

Texas Instruments • $120K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of direct engineering or technical team leadership/management experience within the semiconductor industry.
  • Experience managing teams of 8 or more engineers and technicians.
  • Hands-on experience in 300mm wafer fabrication across multiple technology nodes.
  • Familiarity with MTTD/MTTR frameworks and operational performance metric development.
  • Experience developing or deploying AI-enabled manufacturing solutions or advanced analytics tools.
  • Proven ability to engage and present to senior and executive leadership on factory performance topics.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of engineers and technicians focused on defect metrology and reduction.
  • Drive workforce planning, performance management, and talent development within the section.
  • Define and execute factory-wide defect control strategies across production tools.
  • Lead excursion detection, containment, and root cause resolution in a high-volume environment.
  • Develop monitoring methodologies to improve excursion detection speed and operational response.
  • Oversee Statistical Process Control (SPC) governance and manufacturing quality systems.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate defect control execution.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape long-term yield roadmap in a high-visibility role.
  • Engagement with senior and executive leadership on critical factory performance topics.
  • Access to advanced AI-enabled manufacturing and data-driven decision-support initiatives.
  • Support for continuous improvement programs that enhance operational performance.
  • Involvement in cross-site benchmarking and best-practice sharing across TI's global network.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

Texas Instruments is seeking an experienced and results-driven Section Manager, YE/Defect Metrology to join our 300mm semiconductor manufacturing organization. In this leadership role, you will own factory-wide defect metrology strategies, drive yield improvement initiatives, and lead a team of engineers and technicians focused on defectivity reduction, excursion management, and manufacturing process control.

This is a high-visibility position with direct engagement with site leadership. You will play a critical role in shaping the long-term yield roadmap for TI's advanced wafer fabrication environment while building and developing a high-performing engineering team.

What You'll Do

Team Leadership & Organization Management
  • Lead, develop, and grow a team of engineers and technicians responsible for factory-wide defect metrology, defectivity reduction, and excursion management
  • Drive workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, and talent development within the section
  • Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement


Yield Enhancement & Defect Metrology
  • Define and execute factory-wide defect control strategies across production tools spanning multiple technology nodes
  • Lead excursion detection, containment, and root cause resolution in a high-volume 300mm wafer fabrication environment
  • Develop and deploy monitoring methodologies that improve excursion detection speed (MTTD) and accelerate operational response (MTTR)
  • Expand automated containment capabilities including auto-inhibit and response systems to reduce manufacturing exposure risk


Process Control & Quality Systems
  • Oversee Statistical Process Control (SPC) governance and manufacturing quality systems to ensure sustained process stability
  • Drive standardization of manufacturing control methodologies across multiple technology platforms
  • Maintain compliance with customer, ISO, IATF, and internal quality audit standards


Cross-Functional Collaboration & Executive Engagement
  • Partner with process engineering, integration, operations, equipment engineering, and quality teams to coordinate defect control execution
  • Provide operational briefings on significant defect events, containment actions, and excursion status to senior and executive site leadership
  • Present factory performance reviews, MTTD/MTTR roadmaps, and yield improvement updates to site management


Digital Transformation & Innovation
  • Champion AI-enabled manufacturing and data-driven decision-support initiatives focused on defect analysis and engineering productivity
  • Lead and contribute to continuous improvement programs that advance factory-wide yield, quality, and operational performance
  • Support cross-site benchmarking and best-practice sharing across TI's global manufacturing network


Qualifications

Minimum requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of direct engineering or technical team leadership/management experience within the semiconductor industry.


Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience managing teams of 8 or more engineers and technicians
  • Experience in defectivity reduction, excursion management, and SPC in a high-volume wafer fabrication environment
  • Hands-on experience in 300mm wafer fabrication across multiple technology nodes
  • Familiarity with MTTD/MTTR frameworks and operational performance metric development
  • Experience developing or deploying AI-enabled manufacturing solutions or advanced analytics tools
  • Background in ISO, IATF, or equivalent quality management systems and audit compliance
  • Track record of measurable yield improvement and scrap avoidance in a high-volume production environment
  • Experience supporting multi-site or corporate-level benchmarking and manufacturing governance initiatives
  • Proven ability to engage and present to senior and executive leadership on factory performance topics
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and project management skills


About the Team

TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.

About Texas Instruments

National Semiconductor is a semiconductor manufacturer, specializing in analog devices and subsystems, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The products of National Semiconductor include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. National's key markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications.

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