Director / Senior Director, Process Integration (Semiconductor)

Role overview

This senior leadership role is focused on guiding process integration strategy for semiconductor manufacturing, with ownership of new product introduction, technology transfer, and yield improvement efforts. The position is responsible for strengthening manufacturing performance, improving process stability, and coordinating across functions so that quality, customer, and business priorities are met.

What you will lead

• Direct the full qualification cycle for new products and manage technology moves from the mother fab into volume production.
• Shape and roll out the process integration roadmap so it supports the broader technology direction and commercial goals.
• Set long-range plans for yield enhancement and improving process capability.
• Promote ongoing improvement programs that raise stability, scalability, and overall process reliability.
• Provide leadership on advanced data analysis to uncover process-design issues and gaps in manufacturing tool performance.
• Drive the use of robust DOE methods and evidence-based decision-making.
• Oversee optimization of silicon process flows, design-rule updates, and the impact of layout integration, while accounting for both immediate and longer-term reliability.
• Ensure strong yield results, dependable electrical test performance, and product reliability across technology nodes.
• Lead the response to major yield losses, high-priority manufacturing problems, and customer-facing escalations.
• Work closely with Technology Development, Manufacturing, Yield Engineering, Quality, and Customer Engineering teams to support smooth product ramp-up.
• Act as the main executive contact with the mother fab during technology transfer activities.
• Build alignment across distributed global teams around KPIs and delivery commitments.
• Strengthen customer trust through technical depth and dependable execution.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow high-performing process integration teams.
• Create succession plans, capability-building approaches, and leadership development pathways.
• Encourage accountability, innovation, resilience, and continuous learning within the organization.
• Maintain performance discipline and strong operational standards across the department.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related STEM discipline; a master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• At least 12–15+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Deep experience in silicon process integration.
• Demonstrated success leading technology transfers and new product introduction programs.
• Strong results in yield ramp-up and manufacturing scale-up.
• Solid exposure to reliability engineering and electrical test optimization.
• Background in leading multidisciplinary teams in a high-volume manufacturing setting.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Strong communication skills with executive-level presence.
• Ability to make decisions confidently in ambiguous, fast-paced, and high-pressure situations.
• Proven stakeholder management skills across global and cross-functional groups.

Additional information

This opportunity is based in Singapore and is a full-time onsite leadership position. No further details were provided regarding compensation, number of openings, start date, or application deadline.