Director, Reliability Engineering

Macom S.A.S. • Durham, NC

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About The Position

This position will manage our technology development semiconductor reliability and failureanalysis functions within our advanced technology development team.Additionally, this role is responsible for customer engagement on reliabilityrelated issues and expected to influence reliability strategy and executionacross MACOM. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise across abroad spectrum of semiconductor technologies including wide band-gap, groupIII-V and group IV technologies (GaN, SiC, GaAs and SiGe) and integratedsystems, proven leadership in building and scaling teams, and a strong trackrecord of driving reliability and failure analysis standards and methodologiesacross the industry.

Requirements

• Significant customer engagement experience on reliability related issues.
• Experience of influencing reliability and execution strategy in technology development and across B.U.'s.
• Detailed knowledge of semiconductor device physics, reliability and associated failure modes and mechanisms.
• Advanced knowledge of compound semiconductors including processing, preferably with experience in GaAs, GaN, SiC, SiGe, InP, CMOS, Si PIN diodes, integrated systems (board/module level) based technologies.
• Understanding of the key elements of standard Qualification procedures (Telcordia, MIL_STD, JEDEC, IPC, etc.).
• Knowledgeable in Thermal/Electrical/Mechanical package reliability analysis and simulation.
• Experience in driving Design for Reliability (DFR) in a stage-gate NPI process.
• Skilled in the use of statistical software applications such as JMP or Minitab.
• Leadership, assertiveness, ability to be a team player with positive attitude.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal) are required.
• Ph.D. or M.S. in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 20+ years of experience of increasing responsibility in areas of semiconductor reliability, failure analysis and quality, with emphasis on wide band-gap technologies.
• Proven success in building and managing large technical teams and multiple labs.
• Expertise in reliability testing methodologies (HTOL, HTRB, TC, THB, ESD, etc.) and failure analysis techniques.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards (JEDEC, AEC, IEC, MIL).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; experience with structured problem-solving (FMEA, 8D).
• Active participation in industry consortia and standards development.
• Six Sigma certified.
• Experience and comfort communicating effectively at all levels as well as with customers.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and focus cross-functional teams.
• Due to ITAR regulations, onlycandidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawfulpermanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will beconsidered for this position.

Responsibilities

• Candidate will have hands-on responsibilities and lead cross-functional teams for the qualification and release to manufacture of next-generation semiconductor process and product platforms using internal and external foundry processes.
• Design and execution of experiments to optimize the reliability, performance and yields for new technology process platform development.
• Influence both process and product reliability strategies across MACOM's B.U.'s to improve process/product reliability, reduce cost and improve efficiency of execution.
• Build and manage a high performing reliability and failure analysis team supporting MACOM's broad process and product portfolios.
• Develop and implement reliability qualification strategies for advanced semiconductor devices and packages (discrete, integrated circuits and power modules).
• Manage all process qualification activities and work with MACOM's BU's product reliability teams providing direction, guidance and support for all direct and indirect reports.
• Identify opportunities for reliability improvement in current processes and products and work within the product commercialization process to realize these improvements in successive generations of designs.
• Responsible for ensuring that sufficient equipment and people resources are in place and allocated appropriately to meet project schedules.
• Influence semiconductor foundry partners and packaging suppliers to complete reliability tests and provide data in a consistent format that meets MACOM's expectations.
• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary reliability and failure analysis team.
• Collaborate with R D, NPI, Quality, Operations, and Customer Service to ensure robust product reliability and timely issue resolution.
• Drive industry engagement through standards development (JEDEC, AEC) and represent the company in technical committees and conferences.
• Support government contracts and ensure compliance with DoD/DoE requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in customer interactions, including presentations and issue resolution.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
• This position is eligible toreceive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM'sdiscretion, subject to individual and company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree