Position Overview
Corinex is seeking an accomplished, commercially driven, and technically grounded Senior Director, Manufacturing & Supply Chain to lead our external semiconductor operations, board-level manufacturing, global sourcing, and end-to-end supply chain.
Reporting to the executive leadership team, you will bridge the gap between engineering design completion and full-scale commercial manufacturing. You will own the operational execution required to take qualified custom silicon and industrial hardware systems through New Product Introduction (NPI), mass production ramp-up, and sustained global distribution.
Your mission: deliver high-reliability smart grid and Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) products at target unit costs, target yields, and on-time customer commitments while optimizing working capital.
Key Responsibilities
Semiconductor External Operations (Foundry, OSAT & Test)
- Manage direct operational relationships with semiconductor foundries; oversee wafer tape-outs, mask procurement, wafer lot starts, hot-lots, cycle times, and wafer banking strategies.
- Oversee Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) partners for substrate procurement, advanced packaging, flip-chip/wire-bond assembly, and production burn-in.
- Manage wafer probe (sort) and final package testing operations; drive yield improvement initiatives, test-time reduction (TTR), and swift resolution of manufacturing excursions or fab line holds.
- Partner with Silicon Engineering to conduct root-cause failure analysis (FA), 8D reporting, and corrective action implementation on silicon defects or field returns.
Board & System-Level Contract Manufacturing (EMS)
- Lead the qualification, selection, and commercial contract negotiations (MSAs, SLAs) for Tier-1/Tier-2 Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partners globally.
- Lead the operational gatekeeping process from Engineering Validation (EVT) and Design Validation (DVT) through Production Validation (PVT) and mass production ramp.
- Oversee production tooling, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) line setup, automated optical inspection (AOI), in-circuit testing (ICT), and functional test fixture qualification.
- Set and monitor key factory operational metrics, including First-Pass Yield (FPY), line scrap rates, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and takt time.
Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Cost Management
- Lead executive-level negotiations for silicon wafers, assembly/packaging NRE, custom ASIC IP royalties, printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), magnetics, passives, and mechanical components.
- Conduct should-cost modeling, benchmark market commodity pricing, and drive teardown reviews to systematically reduce Bill of Materials (BOM) costs across all product lines.
- Structure supply commitments, non-recurring engineering (NRE) terms, and volume reservation agreements that safeguard supply access while mitigating balance sheet liability.
- Drive multi-sourcing strategies for single-point-of-failure components and actively manage component End-of-Life (EOL) and PCN processes.
End-to-End Supply Chain & S&OP
- Establish a disciplined monthly S&OP cadence that aligns customer demand forecasts with foundry wafer starts, long-lead component orders, EMS assembly schedules, and corporate financial budgets.
- Formulate inventory policies balancing finished-goods buffer stock, work-in-progress (WIP), and raw material inventory against working capital and cash-flow targets.
- Direct international freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, and tariff/export compliance (ITAR, EAR, Dual-Use) across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Proactively identify macro supply chain bottlenecks, component allocation crunches, and geopolitical risks, implementing mitigation plans before shipments are impacted.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, or a related technical discipline. An MBA or equivalent business credential is an asset.
- 12-15+ years of proven leadership experience in semiconductor operations, external electronics manufacturing, or complex hardware supply chains, with demonstrated success managing global manufacturing partners, production ramp-up, supplier negotiations, and cost optimization. At least 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing distributed operations teams and global vendor ecosystems.
- Proven hands-on experience managing semiconductor foundries (e.g., TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC), OSAT partners (e.g., ASE, Amkor, JCET), and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers, including wafer procurement, packaging, testing, and NPI-to-volume production transitions.
- Demonstrated track record negotiating Master Supply Agreements, managing NPI stage gates, and scaling box-build hardware programs at international EMS facilities (e.g., Jabil, Celestica, Sanmina, Plexus, or comparable).
- Proven mastery of contract negotiations, should-cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluation, and executive-level supplier dispute resolution.
- Strong track record in supplier negotiations, should-cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluation, cost optimization, and supplier dispute resolution.
- Strong understanding of product costing, gross margin targets, inventory turns, cash conversion cycles, and capital expenditure (CapEx) planning.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with hardware and silicon design engineers, evaluate DFM/DFT reports, manage production readiness, and identify design decisions that impact manufacturing costs and yields.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally (25-35%) to foundries, OSAT facilities, EMS factories, and customer integration sites.
Preferred Attributes
- Direct domain experience in Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), power-line communications (PLC), smart metering, energy grid infrastructure, or mission-critical industrial networking hardware.
- Practical experience implementing or scaling Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and supply chain planning software (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Kinaxis, Arena PLM).
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt) with applied knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), 8D root-cause problem solving, and ISO 9001/14001 quality frameworks.
