NXP Semiconductors N.V.

Foundry Operation Principal Engineer

Singapore Full time

Operations 3rd Party Foundries :

  • Co-ordinate all Wafer Manufacturing related activities.
  • Ensure available capacity is in place to cover both STP and LTP volumes. Taking into account type split and capacity bottlenecks.
  • Drive BBSC for all 3rdParty Foundries for Delivery, through put time, Yield and Quality including follow up on improvement actions
  • Monitor, review and manage any process changes/improvements supporting requests both from 3rd Party Foundries to BL’s and from BL’s to 3rd Party Foundries.
  • Co-ordinate and drive solutions to customer complaints hold lots and yield/processing excursions related to 3rdParty Foundry ensuring route cause is understood and corrective actions are in place.

Program management 3rdParty Foundries:

  • Define time-line, resources, risk-mitigations (technical & non technical)activities to ensure timely and satisfactory completion of the project
  • Be responsible for monitoring and controlling the execution of the project as per agreed time-line
  • Drive all new product transfers activities in External Foundries with support of NXP project team (Innovation, mother fab, BL) and local project team of External Foundry
  • Actively coordinate process qualification, product introduction and qualification
  • Stimulate/oversee structural problems solving by use of statistical and quality tools
  • Chair and organize process gate meetings
  • Report to NXP stakeholders and External Foundries counterparts (PRB/Steering Committee)
  • Be the interface between NXP and External Foundries during project execution
  • Coordinate safe-launch and volume ramp-up implementation, monitor with support of the local technical team continuous yield & process improvement activities

General areas of responsibility include:

  • Relation management and communication interface to all 3rdParty Foundries within their area.
  • Drive Quarterly review with 3rdParty Foundries including follow up on actions
  • Support Foundry Sourcing group in cost/price negotiations and discussions with both existing and new 3rd Party Foundries

Job Requirement :

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor/Master in Engineering/Material Science/Electronic
  • Minimum 7 years working experience preferably in semiconductor fab environment (Process Integration, Device/Yield engineer preferred)
  • Well verse in English and Chinese
  • Able to work independently and also handle cross functional projects

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Six sigma green belt and above, SPC knowledge, Semiconductor Devices and Process knowledge
  • Knows statistical tool KLA ACE XP, JMP, SPSS,, Minitab etc


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