Senior Foundry Manager

The Senior Foundry Manager will join the APAC Central Competence Team, collaborating with external foundries to ensure a stable chip supply for NXP's business lines. This role primarily focuses on driving the ramp-up of lead products under new technology introduction (NTI). Key responsibilities include qualifying and releasing processes, owning front-end process safe launches, driving manufacturability and yield improvements, interfacing with key customers on critical projects, and leading projects to timely completion. The manager will make critical decisions on process integration, balancing technical judgment, resource planning, project schedule, logistics, and supplier relationships.

Must Have

• Close collaboration with foundries, NXP technology groups, business lines, and stakeholders
• Qualify and release processes
• Drive lead products ramp up under new technology introduction (NTI)
• Front end process safe launch owner
• Drive for manufacturability and yield improvement
• Interface with key customers on critical projects
• Lead and steer projects towards timely completion
• Make decisions on process integration, resource planning, project schedule, logistics, supplier relationships
• Bachelor or MSc in physics or electrical engineering
• More than 10 years of experience with front-end IC process integration
• In-depth knowledge of IC devices and processes
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis
• Fluent in English and Mandarin
• Hands-on experience leading teams in development/transfer projects or production ramp-up
• Familiar with managing/working with foundries

Good to Have

• FinFET knowledge
• NVM knowledge

Perks & Benefits

• Online and offline learning opportunities for core and professional skills
• Career development opportunities
• Inclusive work environment
• Commitment to sustainability
• Programs focused on diversity, inclusion, and equality

Job Responsibilities:

APAC Central Competence Team works with external foundries to ensure stable chip supply for business lines across NXP.

The primary responsibility of this role is to locally drive the lead products ramp up under new technology introduction (NTI).

The key areas of responsibility of the jobholder are:

• Close collaboration with foundries, NXP technology groups, the business lines and various other stakeholders to qualify and release process
• Front end process safe launch owner. Closely work with foundries at ramp up phase and drive for manufacturability and yield improvement.
• Interface with key customers on critical projects.
• Lead and steer the projects towards timely completion to support NXP business needs
• Main decision maker on subjects related to process integration, striking a good balance between the various dynamics in a project; not limiting to technical judgement, resource planning, project schedule, logistics, supplier relationships etc

Requirements / preferences:

• Bachelor or MSc in physics or electrical engineering.
• >10 years of experience with front-end IC process integration, working in foundries’ production or development teams
• In-depth knowledge of IC devices and processes. FinFET and NVM knowledge is a plus.
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis
• Must be fluent in English and Mandarin
• Hands on experience in being a lead; leading teams with responsibilities in development / transfer projects or production ramp up.
• Good communication skills. Having the ability to influence and steer a discussion
• Pro-active working attitude, creative, pragmatic, enterprising and result driven.
• Familiar in managing/working with foundries, maximising leverage from foundries

Career Development Opportunities

Bright Minds. Bright Futures.

We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment At NXP.

We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.