Renesas Electronics America

Senior Director Foundry Operations and Front-End Yield Engineer

Renesas Electronics America$232K — $290K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Material Science with a focus on Solid-State Electronics.
  • 15-20 years of semiconductor engineering experience, preferably with team management skills.
  • Hands-on experience in delivering complex tasks in a Fabless or Foundry environment.
  • Proven experience in leadership roles within foundry operations and yield management.
  • A track record in fab matching activities and process KPI qualification.
  • Strong collaboration skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to implement and execute new processes for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead global manufacturing partnerships and oversee tape-out execution.
  • Manage vendor performance metrics, ensuring reliability and performance standards.
  • Drive systematic yield analysis and failure resolution initiatives.
  • Collaborate with foundry engineers on yield excursions and profitability strategies.
  • Direct strategies for foundry capacity and tool expansion planning.
  • Validate process matching across various foundries and fabs.
  • Oversee the entire test-chip and New Product Introduction (NPI) tape-out pipeline.

Benefits

  • Full range of elective benefits including medical and dental coverage.
  • Health savings account and flexible spending accounts.
  • Company-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
  • Paid sick leave, holidays, and accrued vacation time.
  • Detailed benefit orientation for new employees.
Full Job Description
About Operations Engineering Division (OED): OED is integral part of operations team that supports all Product Groups, Design and Development teams, and other organizations including Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Supply change management, Quality, and Procurement. OED provides a platform for managing all process technology and PDK development for both Internal and External Foundry processes. This strong and highly qualified team (mostly MS/PhD) adds strength in developing Process Technology, Test Technology, Foundry Operations, and Yield management. Our world class contributions lead to aggressive NPI strategies and continuous cost and gross margin improvements. Job Description The Senior Director of Foundry Operations & yield Engineering/management will lead global manufacturing partnerships, tape-out execution, and yield optimization strategies. You will own the operational relationship with top-tier semiconductor foundries, driving technology transfers and ensuring predictable, high-yield production scale. As a key operational leader, you will bridge the gap between design engineering and external / internal manufacturing to meet aggressive product launch timelines. 34 Own executive-level business and technical relationships with external foundry partners34 Manage vendor performance metrics covering cycle time, delivery reliability, excursion control / management34 Drive systematic yield analysis, failure analysis, and product engineering initiatives34 Collaborate with foundry engineers to rapidly identify, contain, and resolve baseline yield excursions. Implement advanced statistical process control (SPC) data monitoring pipelines to maximize wafer-per-wafer profitability34 Direct cross-functional strategies for foundry capacity expansion, tool expansion planning, fab transfers & Fab qualification34 Validate process matching across various foundries and fabs34 Minimize supply chain disruption during complex fabrication site-to-site transfers34 Oversee the end-to-end execution of the test-chip and New Product Introduction (NPI) tape-out pipeline34 Align design engineering timelines with foundry shuttle schedules and mask generation windows34 Mitigate technical risks during critical tape-out phases to prevent schedule slips Qualifications 34 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 (preferred: team management skills)34 Hands on experience defining, driving execution & delivering complex tasks (at Fabless or at Foundry)34 Demonstrated leadership roles in foundry operations, yield engineering / management, tool expansions/fab transfers34 Track record of execution in Fab matching activities, including but not limited to process KPI match / qualification34 Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative manner and appropriate level of tension34 Change champion able to identify, implement and execute new processes to continuously improve and challenge organizations34 High degree of professionalism to represent our division and Renesas in customer meetings and other formal reviews / negotiations34 Motivated, committed and career driven to learn new techniques and emerging technologies Additional Information The expected annual pay range for this position is $232,000K-$290,000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate. Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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