Principal NPI Product Engineer

Product Engineer (Mfg) 5

Position Summary: The Product Engineer (Mfg) 5 position provides executive leadership for product engineering across multiple business divisions or product lines within our global semiconductor company. This position establishes the strategic vision, governance architecture, and operational framework for comprehensive product excellence that drives manufacturing yield and quality performance. The role requires exceptional leadership skills, strategic vision, and enterprise perspective to transform product engineering capabilities while navigating complex global manufacturing environments and technology platforms. The Product Engineer (Mfg) 5 serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on strategic product matters and drives innovation in engineering approaches to create competitive advantage in the highly complex semiconductor industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Engineering Strategy and Vision (30%):

  • Establish the strategic vision and direction for product engineering across multiple business divisions or product lines
  • Develop comprehensive governance frameworks, performance architectures, and operational models
  • Create long-range strategic roadmaps aligned with enterprise priorities and business objectives
  • Design innovative product engineering solutions that address complex semiconductor manufacturing requirements and market challenges
  • Lead transformational initiatives that fundamentally enhance product capabilities and manufacturing excellence

• Executive Leadership and Business Partnership (20%):

  • Serve as strategic advisor to executive leadership teams on product engineering strategies and manufacturing capabilities
  • Provide product leadership perspective for critical business decisions and enterprise initiatives
  • Partner with business unit leaders to develop product approaches that drive manufacturing performance and competitive advantage
  • Lead product engineering response to significant business challenges, technology transitions, and market shifts
  • Represent product engineering function in executive forums and strategic planning sessions

• Global Yield and Performance Excellence (15%):

  • Design enterprise-wide frameworks for yield management, performance optimization, and quality excellence
  • Lead implementation of advanced methodologies, monitoring systems, and improvement approaches
  • Provide executive guidance on yield strategies, enhancement programs, and performance benchmarking
  • Establish methodologies for evaluating product effectiveness and competitive positioning
  • Drive strategic initiatives to create optimal yield performance and product quality across global manufacturing operations

• New Product and Technology Leadership (15%):

  • Establish enterprise strategies for new product introduction, technology transfers, and manufacturing readiness
  • Lead implementation of transformational approaches for product ramps, yield learning, and volume production
  • Provide executive guidance on technology transitions, platform strategies, and product roadmaps
  • Create frameworks for measuring manufacturing readiness and production capabilities
  • Drive strategic initiatives to optimize new product success and time-to-market performance

• Product Engineering Transformation and Innovation (10%):

  • Lead transformation of product engineering function and service delivery models
  • Drive implementation of advanced analytical technologies, yield management platforms, and artificial intelligence applications
  • Design next-generation engineering approaches to address evolving product complexity
  • Develop innovative solutions for global product challenges
  • Establish centers of excellence and capability platforms for product engineering specializations

• Product Leadership and Development (10%):

  • Lead and develop a substantial product engineering organization across multiple divisions or product lines
  • Create talent strategies, capability frameworks, and career development architectures for product engineering professionals
  • Implement succession planning and leadership development programs
  • Establish a high-performance culture focused on excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Develop next-generation product engineering leaders through executive mentoring and strategic assignments

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related technical field; Master's degree or PhD preferred

• 12+ years of progressive experience in semiconductor product engineering leadership roles

• 5+ years of executive management experience leading engineering organizations

• Extensive experience with enterprise product strategies, yield management, and quality excellence

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing environment required

• International experience leading product engineering across multiple regions preferred

Qualifications:

• Exceptional strategic vision and leadership capabilities

• Expert knowledge of semiconductor product engineering principles, yield methodologies, and quality systems

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives

• Executive presence with ability to influence C-suite leaders and senior executives

• Comprehensive understanding of semiconductor device physics, technology platforms, and manufacturing challenges

• Superior communication and presentation skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

• Proven ability to build high-performing organizations and develop executive talent

• Extensive experience with yield management systems, advanced analytics, and performance optimization

• Deep understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, test methodologies, and reliability engineering

• Strong change management capabilities with proven track record of successful implementation

• Advanced technical acumen with ability to connect product strategies to manufacturing performance and business outcomes

Travel Requirements:

• Significant travel required (25-40% of time)

• Includes international travel to manufacturing operations, design centers, and customer sites

Level of Authority:

• Directs product engineering organization across multiple business divisions or product lines

• Makes decisions with significant impact on enterprise product strategies, yield programs, and resource allocation

• Approves major product engineering methodologies, performance standards, and transformational initiatives

• Establishes enterprise-wide product engineering policies, governance frameworks, and quality requirements

• Influences executive decisions on matters affecting product strategy and manufacturing capabilities

• Represents product engineering function on executive leadership teams

Job Complexity:

• Addresses highly complex product challenges requiring visionary leadership and strategic innovation

• Balances competing priorities across multiple stakeholder groups, business units, and geographical regions

• Navigates significant complexity in semiconductor technologies, product platforms, and manufacturing environments

• Develops innovative solutions to unprecedented product challenges and technology transitions

• Requires comprehensive understanding of global semiconductor business operations, technology trends, and competitive dynamics

• Expected to anticipate fundamental shifts in product technologies and position organization for long-term manufacturing excellence