Senior Manager, Quality & Reliability — SiC Power Devices

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Newport; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. in Newport, UK, seeks a Senior Manager of Quality and Reliability to lead the reliability function, implement robust quality systems and drive best-in-class processes for SiC power devices.

You will collaborate with R&D, Engineering and Operations, represent Vishay in JEDEC and AECQ, and mentor a global team to meet customer requirements and industry standards. A PhD or Masters in electronics engineering and 10+ years in quality and reliability in the semiconductor

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in electronics engineering, physics or related microelectronics field.
• 10+ years in quality and reliability at semiconductor industry leadership level.
• 5+ years in wide-bandgap power semiconductor tech (SiC).
• Experience leading global teams in reliability testing of SiC MOSFETs/diodes; GaN experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and DOE.
• Knowledge of TCAD tools for device simulation (Sentaurus, Silvaco).
• Excellent leadership and problem-solving; able to drive improvements.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Background in power semiconductors/semiconductor physics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Newport Reliability to implement quality systems and policies for high quality products.
• Support customer issues to achieve quality standards using proper procedures.
• Review designs with R&D to define reliability requirements for new tech.
• Direct product support in data gathering and analysis.
• Select and manage reliability team at Newport to cover functions.
• Represent MOSFET division in JEDEC and AECQ.
• Build reliability best-in-class standards for new materials/tech.
• Design and drive quality requirements for SiC power products.
• Establish test methods to understand reliability during R&D, NPI, and HVM.
• Lead experiments and statistics for device reliability.
• Lead pilots for screening/burn-in to meet requirements.
• Lead and contribute to R&D, NPI and HVM quality projects and present results.
• Design requirements for test equipment and transfer to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders including academia.

Skills

Leadership

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Global team leadership

Semiconductor knowledge

Project management

Education

PhD or MSc in electronics/physics or related microelectronics field

Tools

TCAD tools

Synopsys Sentaurus

Silvaco Victory

Job description

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. in Newport, UK, seeks a Senior Manager of Quality and Reliability to lead the reliability function, implement robust quality systems and drive best-in-class processes for SiC power devices.

You will collaborate with R&D, Engineering and Operations, represent Vishay in JEDEC and AECQ, and mentor a global team to meet customer requirements and industry standards. A PhD or Masters in electronics engineering and 10+ years in quality and reliability in the semiconductor