Technology Development Technical Manager

Role Summary

The Technology Development Technical Manager is responsible for leading technology development initiatives, process integration activities, technology transfer programs, and new product introductions within a semiconductor manufacturing environment. The role drives cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful development, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing readiness of advanced technologies while achieving quality, reliability, yield, and productivity targets.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Development & Transfer

• Lead the transfer of mature technologies from mother fabs to manufacturing sites, ensuring smooth technology deployment and production readiness.
• Oversee process development, device performance optimization, site-to-site alignment, process qualification, and manufacturing ramp-up activities.
• Establish robust process control methodologies, risk mitigation strategies, and continuous improvement plans to ensure manufacturing stability and operational excellence.
• Drive reliability qualification and quality assessment activities to support successful production release.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Lead customer product transfer and mass production introduction projects from external and internal manufacturing sites.
• Partner with customers, engineering teams, and manufacturing stakeholders to define technical requirements, development plans, and project milestones.
• Manage process window optimization, technical issue resolution, and qualification activities to achieve yield, quality, and reliability objectives.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical and manufacturing risks throughout the product introduction lifecycle.

Platform Development & Integration

• Lead the development of next-generation and derivative technology platforms based on existing manufacturing technologies.
• Define device performance targets in collaboration with product marketing, business, and technology stakeholders.
• Drive process integration strategies by leveraging and optimizing process modules across multiple technology platforms.
• Ensure successful execution of development shuttles, engineering evaluations, and technology qualification plans for manufacturing implementation.

Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Provide technical leadership and direction to process integration and technology development teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration among Process Engineering, Device Engineering, Product Engineering, Yield Engineering, Reliability, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.
• Present project status, technical assessments, and strategic recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering or science discipline. Advanced qualifications and specialization in semiconductor technology, device physics, process engineering, or materials science will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of semiconductor industry experience in Technology Development, Process Integration, Process Engineering, Product Engineering, or related functions.
• Proven experience leading technology transfer, platform development, process integration, or new product introduction programs.
• Strong technical expertise in: CMOS process technologies, Semiconductor device physics, Process integration, Electrical engineering fundamentals, Materials science, Yield improvement methodologies, Reliability qualification
• Prior experience in semiconductor wafer fabrication environments is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated project management and stakeholder management experience in a cross-functional environment.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong technical leadership and decision-making capability.
• Excellent project planning, execution, and risk management skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex development programs simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• High level of accountability, ownership, and execution excellence.
• Ability to lead teams through ambiguity and drive successful business outcomes.