Factory Expansion Lead - Farmers Branch, TX, United States
Originally posted 29 August 2026 by the employer.
Lead high-impact complex, cross-functional factory ramp and capacity expansion programs for the Farmers Branch site.
About the role
The Factory Expansion Lead leads high-impact complex, cross-functional factory ramp and capacity expansion programs for the Farmers Branch site, owning integrated program planning and execution across semiconductor manufacturing, assembly, and test operations.
What you'll do
- Own integrated ramp plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, resource needs, and recovery actions for critical manufacturing programs.
- Coordinate execution across Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Facilities, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, EHS, IT, and external suppliers.
- Track equipment delivery, installation readiness, facilities requirements, process qualification, staffing readiness, capacity targets, and production release milestones.
- Create concise executive updates, dashboards, scorecards, escalation summaries, and decision-support materials.
- Identify constraints early, drive cross-functional problem solving, escalate risks with recommendations, and maintain execution against business milestones.
- Standardize ramp management tools, templates, governance processes, stage gates, and lessons learned for future programs.
What you'll need
- 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
- Experience leading complex manufacturing ramp programs, factory startups, site expansions, factory transfers, or new product introductions.
- Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor assembly, electronics test, cleanroom operations, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Advanced program management capability, including integrated scheduling, milestone management, dependency tracking, risk management, issue escalation, governance, and executive communication.
- Ability to influence senior leaders, technical teams, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
Nice to have
- PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or other relevant program, operations, supply chain, or continuous improvement credentials.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or Business.
- Experience developing dashboards, status reports, recovery plans, scorecards, and decision frameworks using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Excel, Power BI, or Jira.
Skills: factory ramp, capacity expansion, semiconductor manufacturing, program planning, equipment readiness, process qualification
This role has been open 46 days — below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
373
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$148k
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| Metric | FormFactor | All employers we track in this specialty (373 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 373 |
| Median days open | 46 d | 49 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: factory ramp, capacity expansion, semiconductor manufacturing, program planning, equipment readiness, process qualification
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 103 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 71 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 124 d
- ASML · 23 open roles · median 55 d
- Teradyne · 17 open roles · median 27 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 97 d
How we counted: 373 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.