At Kandou, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.
Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.
Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.
Job Title: Foundry Technology Engineer
Location: Taiwan
Key responsibilities
Authority in silicon manufacturing
Promote Design for Manufacture (DFM) philosophy within Kandou Bus
Manage interface between Kandou and foundry partners in line with Kandou’s product realization process ensuring qualification, early volume, and sustaining engineering
Work with multi-functional groups including product design, engineering, and marketing to ensure our silicon technology requirements are fully supported by Kandou’s silicon foundry partners
Review silicon foundry technology offerings and Kandou’s product requirements driving understanding and alignment with Kandou’s technology roadmap
Drive accountability and awareness, solve problems, remove roadblocks, and proactively search out and address risks or weaknesses to ensure new product requirements meet quality standards and NPI completes on time and within budget
Provide silicon leadership driving initiatives including time to market, yield, quality & cost
Specifies silicon foundry partners, and fab or fabs
Improves silicon production performance through monthly metrics, quarterly business reviews and comprehensive supplier audits
Prepares analysis presenting data analysis reports to management and customers where required
Assures supplier understanding of production requirements
Maintains required documentation and files
Skills
Must possess strong leadership and communication skills to work with cross functional silicon development teams meeting internal and customer commitments
Highly skilled in analytical and technical analysis with in-depth knowledge of data analysis tools used in the semiconductor industry (e.g SAS JMP) including six sigma methodology
Able to work to tight and variable time scales
Ability to plan and manage own workload and that of others
Flexibility to travel to Kandou’s offices, supplier, and customer locations
Strong diagnostic and analytical skills with excellent numerical ability
An innovative, creative, lateral thinking problem solver
Basic software scripting skills would be advantageous
Experience
+5 years semi-conductor industry experience essential with knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures, facilities and equipment
Preferred experience of working within Fabless Semiconductor operations dealing with foundry partners
Used to working in a commercially driven organisation as part of a Product Development and Operations team
An innovative, creative, lateral thinking problem solver
Candidate must possess hands-on experience, has demonstrated leadership, communication, and influencing skills and is able to easily communicate with customers, suppliers, senior management and all Kandou groups
Experience in advanced process nodes preferred (N16 to N3 CMOS / FinFET)
Background in process technology would be advantageous
Experience with Multi-product Wafer (MPW) and tape-out process would be advantageous
Experience in PCM/etest/WAT parameters and how to analyse them
Education
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent academic or vocational experience/qualification
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It !
Visit us at www.kandou.ai and https://www.linkedin.com/company/kandou-ai/
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of semiconductor industry experience
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, procedures, facilities, and equipment
- Hands-on experience with demonstrated leadership, communication, and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and technical analysis skills, including semiconductor data analysis tools and Six Sigma methodology
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, senior management, and cross-functional teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic or vocational experience or qualification
- Experience working in fabless semiconductor operations with foundry partners
- Experience with advanced process nodes from N16 to N3 CMOS or FinFET
- Background in process technology
- Experience with Multi-Product Wafer and tape-out processes
- Experience analyzing PCM, eTest, and WAT parameters
- Basic software scripting skills
What We Do
Kandou AI is a fabless semiconductor company developing high-speed connectivity for AI infrastructure. Its patented Copper MIMO, also known as Chord Signaling, sends correlated signals at data-processing speeds of 448 Gbps and beyond, providing an alternative to optical interconnects. The company’s technology targets AI data-movement bottlenecks and memory-wall constraints, while its platforms emphasize improved efficiency, lower power and cost, and scalability.
