Director of Industrial & Sustaining Engineering - Foundry

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Ensure delivery of externally manufactured wafers within agreed performance 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage company’s foundries and manufacturing sites
• Plan and align targets, strategy and development opportunities
• New foundry and business potential and partnership
• Manage teams to:
  • Drive Supplier operational execution with Foundry incl. supply, quality, yield, excursion prevention
  • Drive KPI for all 3rdParty Foundries for Delivery, through put time, Yield and Quality including follow up on improvement actions
  • Drive yield improvement activities with the foundry technical team to meet yield goals.
• Work with foundry to ensure sufficient capacity is in place to satisfy Nexperia demand.
• Monitor, review and manage any process changes/improvements supporting requests both from 3rd Party Foundries to BL’s and from BL’s to 3rd Party Foundries.
• Co-ordinate and drive solutions to customer complaints hold lots and yield/processing excursions related to 3rdParty Foundry ensuring route cause is understood and corrective actions are in place.
• Operational and technical review, technology transfer and technology selection
• Relation management and communication interface between NEXPERIA to Foundry
• Business Continuity for production crisis management
• Keep up to date with the regions foundry market and drive site selection process for new business opportunities

SKILLS /COMPETENCIES

(Top 3-7 most important/critical competencies needed for the job both soft and hard skills): 

• Hard Skills:
  • Knowledge of process or discrete/Logic device technology
  • Experienced in supporting R&D project, process transfer, yield enhancement, process development
  • Knowledge of CMOS/MOSFET/Rectifiers/Transistors Discrete or Logic technology an key advantage
• Soft Skills:
  • Project management skills and people management skills
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to drive activities across highly matrixes, cross-functional teams as well as external suppliers
  • Strong self-motivation, hands on attitude, and a team player
  • Fluent oral English, writing and comprehension are necessary

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics or Industrial Management
• Preferably 10+ years work experience or more in a wafer foundry in Integration/ Yield
• Enhancement/ Engineering/ R&D/ management role

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- KPIs – Deliverables and Process: Meet agreed performance indexes of manufacturing and delivery

- Output (Deliverables): Wafers delivered to Nexperia according to the service agreements signed between foundry and Nexperia

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.