The Role
Lead foundry engineering for SiC/GaN power devices: develop and transfer technology to external foundries, drive process integration, yield/quality improvements, qualification, and ramp to mass production while coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers.
Summary Generated by Built In
onsemi's External Manufacturing is looking for an experienced Foundry Engineer for foundry management, business units facing, technology development, foundry transfer roles:
Responsibilities- Develop and optimize novel solutions to SiC and/or GaN challenges for the next generations of onsemi Power devices. This includes taking ideas from conception, through development to deployment in manufacturing.
- Be a lead engineer and work with internal teams and foundries to drive process evaluation, device performance improvement, FE-BE integration, CIP, yield/quality improvement, process/product qualification, technology transfer, and ramp to mass production.
- Manage existing day-to-day operations with external foundries to meet delivery, capacity, cycle time, delivery, quality, and cost needs. Set performance goals and manage the results. This includes driving yield, quality and productivity improvements, change management control, and being able to influence suppliers to achieve required results.
- Collaborate with internal fabs and foundries to benchmark performance and share learning on quality, yield, performance, and systems.
- Organize and demonstrate ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and react to shifting priorities to meet business & organization needs.
- Collaborate with Procurement & Supply Chain Operation counterpart on insource/outsource & other strategic program requirements and to ensure external foundry systems accurately reflect, update and report WIP information and data.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including supply chain, business units, procurement, legal, and management to develop and execute a foundry management strategy to ensure adequate capacity and competitive pricing for onsemi’s products.
- MS degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Material Science or related area.
- Minimum 10 years of experience working with semiconductor technology development, fab process integration, device engineering, product engineering, foundry engineering or foundry management in IDM, foundry, fabless companies.
- Hands on experience of SiC and/or GaN process, integration, device and characterization.
- Proactively manage and anticipate process performance, quality, change management to achieve Zero defect.
- Ability to lead, execute plans effectively and direct foundries to improve product quality, yield, cost, cycle time to achieve organizational goals.
- Knowledge of statics, yield improvement, power device process technology, device physics, and semiconductor development/manufacturing of SiC and/or GaN.
- Proficiency with data analysis, DOE, and statistical techniques is assumed. Data science experience is a plus.
- Solid experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in Power Device related fields.
- Knowledge of semiconductor processing, solid-state device physics, and Epi/SiC/GaN of thin film deposition or plasma physics is desirable.
- Flexible in domestic or international travel (up to 25%)
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
More details about our company benefits can be found here:
https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits
onsemi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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Skills Required
- MS degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or related area.
- Minimum 10 years experience in semiconductor technology development, fab process integration, device/product engineering, foundry engineering or foundry management.
- Hands-on experience with SiC and/or GaN process, integration, device characterization.
- Experience driving process evaluation, FE-BE integration, CIP, yield/quality improvement, process/product qualification, and technology transfer to manufacturing.
- Proficiency with data analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and statistical techniques for yield and quality improvement.
- Ability to lead and direct foundries to improve product quality, yield, cost, and cycle time.
- Flexible for domestic or international travel (up to 25%).
- Knowledge of semiconductor processing, solid-state device physics, and Epi/SiC/GaN thin film deposition or plasma physics.
- Data science experience.
- Solid experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in Power Device related fields.
onsemi Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about onsemi and has not been reviewed or approved by onsemi.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are highlighted by a U.S. 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% and immediate vesting. International plans such as Ireland’s defined contribution scheme and Germany’s company-funded pension elements reinforce long-term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies include ten paid holidays, flexible vacation for exempt employees, and three to five weeks of vacation for non-exempt staff as tenure grows, alongside sick time accrual. Paid leaves span parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military service, with Europe locations offering additional statutory and seniority-based days.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include eight weeks of paid parental leave, company-sponsored backup care for children, adults, and pets, and up to $15,000 in adoption assistance. Regional provisions such as Switzerland’s child allowance and accessible EAP counseling show added attention to household needs.
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The Company
What We Do
We are building a better future through intelligent technology. For over 60 years, onsemi and its ancestors have been leading the world’s greatest technology advancements. onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
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