Senior Director Foundry Operations and Front-End Yield Engineer at Renesas Electronics — San Jose, CA

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.

• Own executive-level business and technical relationships with external foundry partners
• Manage vendor performance metrics covering cycle time, delivery reliability, excursion control / management
• Drive systematic yield analysis, failure analysis, and product engineering initiatives
• 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 profitability
• Direct cross-functional strategies for foundry capacity expansion, tool expansion planning, fab transfers & Fab qualification
• Validate process matching across various foundries and fabs
• Minimize supply chain disruption during complex fabrication site-to-site transfers
• Oversee the end-to-end execution of the test-chip and New Product Introduction (NPI) tape-out pipeline
• Align design engineering timelines with foundry shuttle schedules and mask generation windows
• Mitigate technical risks during critical tape-out phases to prevent schedule slips
• 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)
• Hands on experience defining, driving execution & delivering complex tasks (at Fabless or at Foundry)
• Demonstrated leadership roles in foundry operations, yield engineering / management, tool expansions/fab transfers
• Track record of execution in Fab matching activities, including but not limited to process KPI match / qualification
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative manner and appropriate level of tension
• Change champion able to identify, implement and execute new processes to continuously improve and challenge organizations
• High degree of professionalism to represent our division and Renesas in customer meetings and other formal reviews / negotiations
• Motivated, committed and career driven to learn new techniques and emerging technologies

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.