FE External Manufacturing Foundry Lead Engineer - San Jose, CA, United States
Originally posted 11 March 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 5 August 2026.
Support external manufacturing programs focused on SiC and GaN power device technologies.
About the role
onsemi's External Manufacturing organization is seeking an FE External Manufacturing Foundry Lead Engineer for foundry management, technology development, and foundry transfer roles. The role focuses on developing and optimizing solutions to SiC and GaN challenges across power devices.
What you'll do
- Lead technical work with internal teams and external foundries across process evaluation, device performance improvement, FE-BE integration, CIP, yield and quality improvement, qualification, technology transfer, and ramp to mass production. - Manage day-to-day operations with external foundries to meet delivery, capacity, cycle time, quality, and cost targets. - Drive change management control, supplier performance goals, yield improvement, and productivity enhancements. - Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain Operations to verify that external foundry systems accurately reflect, update, and report WIP information and data. - Partner with supply chain, business units, procurement, legal, and management to execute foundry management strategies ensuring capacity and competitive pricing. - Collaborate with internal fabs and foundries to benchmark performance and share learning on quality, yield, and systems.
What you'll need
- MS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field. - Minimum 10 years of experience in semiconductor technology development, fab process integration, device engineering, product engineering, foundry engineering, or foundry management within IDM, foundry, or fabless environments. - Hands-on experience with SiC and/or GaN process, integration, device, and characterization. - Knowledge of power device process technology, device physics, statistics, and yield improvement in SiC or GaN semiconductor manufacturing. - Proficiency with data analysis, DOE, and statistical techniques. - Willingness to travel domestically or internationally up to 25%.
Nice to have
- Data science experience. - Experience in power device related fields within the semiconductor industry. - Knowledge of semiconductor processing, solid-state device physics, and Epi/SiC/GaN thin film deposition or plasma physics.
Skills: foundry management, external manufacturing, WIP information, capacity planning, pricing strategy