Job DescriptionThe
Director of Yield & Integration is accountable for wafer yield, device performance, process integration, and disciplined process transfer, including volume production ramp, for the EFK manufacturing site. This role owns end-to-end yield outcomes and transfer execution to ensure predictable output, competitive cost, and sustainable quality in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.
A core responsibility of this role is establishing and enforcing standardized process transfer practices that enable consistent replication of technologies and best practices from other sites, while embedding a strong First Time Right quality mindset across the fab.
This leader builds and leads the Yield, Integration, Defect Reduction, and Device organization and serves as a key technical and quality authority on the EFK leadership team
ResponsibilitiesYield, Device, and Parametric Performance- Own site wafer yield, device performance, and electrical/parametric health.
- Define yield targets and release criteria aligned with cost, output, and customer commitments.
- Own electrical and parametric performance governance, including disposition strategy, Cpk, detection effectiveness, and yield release decisions.
- Establish and maintain yield dashboards, leading indicators, and executive-level reporting.
- Act as final technical decision authority during high-impact yield excursions and time-critical manufacturing events.
- Partner with probe engineering, product engineering, and assembly & final test to ensure robust test coverage and to drive end-to-end yield improvements.
Process Integration- Own process integration across technologies, ensuring stable interactions, adequate margin, and manufacturability.
- Ensure strong alignment between device intent, process capability, and manufacturing execution.
- Drive cross-module optimization to reduce variation, complexity, and yield loss.
- Ensure integration readiness for tool, material, and process changes.
Process Transfer & Copy Discipline- Own the end-to-end process transfer framework for technologies and best practices transferred into EFK.
- Establish, document, and enforce a clear process transfer methodology, including:
- Transfer readiness and baseline definition
- Documentation and control requirements
- Validation approach, learning cycles, and release-to-manufacturing criteria
- Ensure transferred processes are implemented with high fidelity and clear intent while accounting for EFK-specific constraints.
- Prevent uncontrolled divergence, reliance on tribal knowledge, and informal customization during transfer and ramp.
- Capture and institutionalize lessons learned into site standards and playbooks.
- Lead cross-site technical collaboration with source fabs and corporate technology teams.
Defect Inspection- Own test wafer and product defect inspection for fab controls and yield improvement.
- Continuously improve and build out automated defect classification systems for improved productivity and faster mean time to detect.
- Drive fabwide defect reduction strategy.
Failure Analysis & Offline Electrical Bench Testing Labs- Oversee operation and maintenance of wafer-level failure analysis labs including SEM, FIB, TEM, SRP, AFM and associate sample preparation
- Support root cause analyses, technology development, yield improvement, and fab tool matching
- Own offline electrical bench testing for yield and quality improvement
- Own offline VPD - mass spectroscopy for ultra-trace metallic contamination monitoring
Quality Leadership & First Time Right- Serve as a primary steward of the site's First Time Right quality culture.
- Embed prevention-focused thinking into yield, integration, device, and manufacturing decisions.
- Lead structured response to yield, integration, and device excursions, including containment, root cause, and permanent corrective action.
- Ensure yield improvements are sustainable and do not introduce long-term reliability or manufacturability risk.
- Reinforce ownership, accountability, and escalation discipline across the site.
Cost, Productivity, and Roadmap Alignment- Drive yield-related cost improvements through scrap reduction, rework elimination, and accelerated learning.
- Support stable cycle time through strong integration execution and process control.
- Align integration and device priorities with site and business technology roadmaps.
Organization & Talent Development- Build and lead a high-performing Yield, Integration, and Device organization.
- Develop technical leaders and future managers; own succession planning and bench strength.
- Set expectations for data-driven decision-making, technical ownership, and disciplined follow-through.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or related technical discipline (Master's or PhD preferred).
- 12+ years of semiconductor manufacturing experience with direct ownership of yield, integration, and/or device performance.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience managing managers or senior technical leaders.
- Demonstrated success improving yield and quality in a production fab environment.
- Strong understanding of device physics, process integration, and statistical problem-solving.
- Proven ability to make sound technical decisions under operational pressure.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERSThe Director of Yield & Integration plays a central role in the EFK site's ability to:
- Deliver predictable output and competitive cost
- Execute high-fidelity process and device transfers
- Sustain a strong First Time Right quality culture
- Build long-term technical and leadership capability
Salary: onsemi is excited to share the base salary range for this position is$164,800 to $296,600 exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.The final pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, education, experience, and/or consideration of the internal equity of our current team members. We also offer a competitive benefits package. https://www.onsemi.com/site/pdf/Benefits-Summary-USA.pdf
