Photonic Manufacturing Scale-Up Project Lead

avec compétence GmbH; Ecublens; Presencial; CHF 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Up to two days home office per week

Start date as soon as possible

3-6 months interim, then permanent

Descripción de la vacante

avec compétence GmbH seeks a senior leader to industrialise and scale an advanced photonic IC manufacturing platform. You will bridge R&D, process engineering, and external foundries to bring high-volume production.

You will own scope, budgets, milestones, and risk plans, while driving audits, contract negotiations, and stakeholder alignment across multiple teams. Fluent English is required; French is a plus.

Formación

• Advanced degree in photonics, microelectronics, semiconductor physics, materials science or related field.
• Hands-on track record in semiconductor or photonic IC fabrication and manufacturing.
• Experience with NPI, yield ramp-up and wafer-scale fabrication scaling.
• Proven leadership of multi-stakeholder hardware and process development projects.
• Experience managing external strategic partners and foundries, incl. contract scoping & audits.
• Fluent English; French is an asset; PMP/Prince2/Agile a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Drive transition from pilot to high-volume production for photonics platform.
• Own project scope, budgets, milestones, and critical-path schedules.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement risk mitigation plans.
• Manage relationships with external foundries and equipment vendors.
• Define statements of work, conduct on-site technical audits and lead contract negotiations.
• Act as a bridge across R&D, process engineering, operations, and leadership.
• Institutionalize PM methodologies, stage-gate reviews, and KPI dashboards.

Conocimientos

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

External partnerships

Audits & vendor management

Stage-gate & KPI dashboards

English proficiency

French language (asset)

Educación

Master's/PhD in photonics/semiconductor physics

Herramientas

Audit tools

Contract scoping & negotiations

Descripción del empleo

avec compétence GmbH seeks a senior leader to industrialise and scale an advanced photonic IC manufacturing platform. You will bridge R&D, process engineering, and external foundries to bring high-volume production.

You will own scope, budgets, milestones, and risk plans, while driving audits, contract negotiations, and stakeholder alignment across multiple teams. Fluent English is required; French is a plus.