Senior Director Foundry Operations and Front-End Yield Engineer
RenesasJob Title
Senior Director Foundry Operations and Front-End Yield Engineer
Role Summary
Lead global foundry partnerships, tape-out execution, and yield optimization to ensure predictable, high-yield production scale. Serve as the operational bridge between design engineering and internal/external manufacturing to meet product launch timelines.
Experience Level
Senior — role expects experienced leadership; posting indicates approximately 15–20 years of semiconductor engineering experience.
Responsibilities
Accountable for foundry operations, yield engineering, and execution across development and production.
- Own executive-level business and technical relationships with external foundry partners.
- Manage vendor performance metrics (cycle time, delivery reliability, excursion control).
- Drive systematic yield analysis, failure analysis, and product engineering initiatives.
- Collaborate with foundry engineers to identify, contain, and resolve yield excursions.
- Implement statistical process control (SPC) data monitoring to improve wafer profitability.
- Direct strategies for foundry capacity expansion, tool planning, fab transfers, and qualification.
- Validate process matching across foundries and minimize supply-chain disruption during transfers.
- Oversee test-chip and New Product Introduction (NPI) tape-out pipeline and schedule alignment.
- Mitigate technical risks during critical tape-out phases to prevent schedule slips.
Requirements
Key required skills and experience. Degree and field details are summarized separately under Education Requirements.
- 15–20 years of experience in semiconductor engineering, including leadership in foundry operations or yield engineering.
- Proven hands-on experience driving and delivering complex programs at Fabless companies or foundries.
- Track record executing fab matching, process KPI matching, and qualification activities.
- Experience managing vendor performance and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong change-management skills and ability to implement process improvements.
- Professional communication and negotiation skills for executive and customer-facing meetings.
- Motivated, career-driven, and able to learn emerging technologies.
Education Requirements
Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Material Science with focus on Solid-State Electronics / semiconductors. (The posting specifies MS or PhD as the preferred academic background.)
About the Company
Company: Renesas
Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan
Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.
