Executive Summary
The Senior VP of Business Operations will serve as General Manager for AIS PCBS Operations, Technology, and Sales. This leader owns the BU P&L and is responsible for scaling South Plainfield’s advanced PCB/PCBA capabilities, aligning technology with customer needs, and driving profitable growth through disciplined execution across operations, engineering, and sales.
Core Responsibilities
- PCB Technology & Engineering Strategy (The Solution)
Technology Roadmap: Lead the PCB/PCBA roadmap for advanced ATE interface boards, including materials, layer count, signal/power integrity, and manufacturability.
Customer-Driven Innovation: Prioritize engineering resources toward strategic customer programs requiring performance, complexity, and NPI readiness.
- Manufacturing & Operations (The Engine)
Operations: Oversee PCB fabrication and PCBA operations, including materials flow, process capability, quality, cycle time, and delivery.
Productivity: Improve cost, throughput, yield, automation, and factory constraint management.
- Financial Performance & P&L Leadership
- Strategy-to-Numbers: Take full ownership of the BU’s Profit and Loss statement, converting strategic vision into measurable EBITDA growth.
Capital Allocation: Prioritize CapEx for PCB fabrication, automation, capacity expansion, and technology development.
Commercial Discipline: Own pricing, margin expansion, and profitable growth for custom PCBA and advanced test interface board solutions.
Preferred QualificationsCandidate Profile
Industry Experience: 15+ years in advanced PCB fabrication, PCBA operations, semiconductor test interface boards, or related electronics manufacturing.
- Strategic Integrator: Proven ability to manage a P&L while balancing the conflicting pressures of rapid R&D and manufacturing cost-containment.
- Executive Presence: Ability to engage technically with a Lead Architect and strategically with a CFO or Board Member.
Education: Minimum BS in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline; MBA or equivalent financial leadership experience highly preferred.
The BU Environment
This BU is central to AIS’s PCBA growth strategy. The role aligns PCB operations, technology, and sales to deliver scalable growth, customer confidence, and operational performance from South Plainfield and the global PCBA network.
Skills Required
- 15+ years experience in Semiconductor Test or Thermal Management
- Minimum BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Proven ability to manage a P&L and deliver EBITDA growth
- Deep technical knowledge of pogo pins, elastomers, and active thermal control systems
- Experience aligning engineering roadmaps with global manufacturing and supply chain
- Executive presence with ability to engage with technical architects and CFO/board-level stakeholders
- MBA or equivalent financial leadership experience
What We Do
For over a half-century, Advantest has been designing innovative electronic measuring equipment and semiconductor test systems essential to the development and manufacture of advanced computer and telecommunications products. On April 1, 2012, Advantest completed its integration of Verigy Ltd. Additional Information about Advantest can be found at www.advantest.com.
