Senior Principal Foundry Engineer

About the role

The Senior Principal Foundry Engineer leads local foundry engineering activities for new technology introduction, process transfers, new fab enablement and the ramp-up of key products. The role works closely with foundry partners, internal technology teams, business units and customers to ensure successful process qualification, production release and volume manufacturing. It is a full-time, permanent, on-site position in Singapore.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the qualification and release of semiconductor processes with foundry partners, technology teams, business units and other stakeholders.
• Serve as the front-end process safe-launch owner during production ramp-up.
• Work with foundries to improve process manufacturability, product yield and production stability.
• Lead new technology introduction and process-transfer projects across foundries and joint-venture manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and manage project plans, resources, schedules, technical deliverables and production-readiness milestones.
• Provide technical leadership and make key decisions on process integration, manufacturing readiness, supplier management and project execution.
• Identify project risks, resolve technical and operational issues and drive projects to timely completion.
• Interface with key customers on critical technology and product programmes and build strong relationships with foundry partners.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders to meet business, quality, cost and schedule objectives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or a related discipline.
• More than 13 years of experience in front-end semiconductor process integration within a foundry production or technology-development environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading technology-development, process-transfer or production-ramp projects.
• Hands-on experience managing and working with semiconductor foundries.
• Strong English communication skills; fluency in spoken Mandarin is required for regular technical and operational engagement with Mandarin-speaking foundry partners.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of semiconductor devices, wafer-fabrication processes and process integration.
• Highly advantageous: experience in high-voltage or BCD technologies and knowledge of non-volatile memory technologies.
• Understanding of yield enhancement methodologies, process optimisation and manufacturing-data analysis.
• Project leadership, stakeholder management and decision-making; ability to balance technical needs with resources, schedules, logistics, supplier relationships and business priorities.