Sr Manager, Foundry Device Engineering

Navitas Semiconductor Usa; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Navitas Semiconductor in Pune seeks a senior technical manager to lead technology transfer and manufacturing readiness for SiC and GaN products, coordinating with global engineering and foundry partners to ensure robust transition into volume production.

You will drive process control and yield improvements using DOE and SPC, mentor a growing device engineering team, and steer qualification, reliability work, and risk mitigation across the Pune center.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field is required.
• 8–10 years in semiconductor device, process, product or foundry engineering.
• Strong understanding of power semiconductor device physics and manufacturing.
• Experience with SiC and/or GaN technologies preferred.
• Experience with data analytics and yield analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology transfers for SiC and GaN products into manufacturing.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness reviews and process-change assessments.
• Drive Safe Launch and ramp activities for volume production.
• Collaborate with global engineering and foundry partners.
• Mentor the device engineering team in Pune.

Skills

Strong communication

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

SPC

DOE

FMEA

Cpk/Ppk analysis

Process control plans

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: PuneKey Responsibilities and Duties

Technology Transfer & Manufacturing Readiness

• Lead execution of technology transfers for SiC and GaN products from development into qualified manufacturing flows.
• Support manufacturing readiness reviews, qualification activities, and process-change assessments for new products and technology platforms.
• Drive Safe Launch execution and manufacturing ramp activities to ensure robust transition into volume production.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to ensure consistent deployment of new technologies across foundry partners.

Process Control & Yield Improvement

• Monitor product and process performance throughout the manufacturing lifecycle using statistical and electrical data.
• Drive yield optimization initiatives through DOE, process characterization, root-cause investigations, and corrective-action closure.
• Define and implement process control plans, SPC monitoring, Cpk/Ppk tracking, and manufacturing health indicators.
• Identify and resolve yield, reliability, and device performance issues in collaboration with foundry and cross-functional teams.

Device Engineering & Reliability

• Analyze electrical, process, reliability, and parametric data to improve product performance, manufacturability, and process robustness.
• Support qualification, reliability assessments, and failure-analysis investigations for SiC and GaN technologies.
• Partner with Product Engineering and Test Engineering on screening strategies, guard bands, yield limits, and excursion management.
• Evaluate foundry PCNs, process improvements, and technology changes to determine product impact and qualification requirements.

Foundry Technical Management

• Serve as a key technical interface between Navitas and external foundry partners.
• Participate in regular technical reviews with foundries covering process health, yield trends, reliability performance, risk items, and corrective actions.
• Drive closure of process excursions, manufacturing risks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support audits, process assessments, control-plan reviews, and manufacturing risk mitigation activities.

Team Leadership

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing device engineering team in the Pune Engineering Center.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and career development for engineers.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, data-driven decision making, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate priorities and execution across global engineering, operations, quality, test, reliability, and product teams.

QualificationsRequired Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 8-10 years of semiconductor device, process, product, or foundry engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of power semiconductor device physics and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with SiC and/or GaN technologies preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of SPC, DOE, Cpk/Ppk analysis, FMEA, control plans, root-cause analysis, and yield analytics.
• Experience analyzing electrical parametric, process, yield, and reliability data to make data-driven decisions.
• Direct experience working with wafer foundries or external manufacturing partners.
• Proven experience leading engineering projects and mentoring technical teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technology transfer and manufacturing ramp for power semiconductor products.
• TCAD simulation, device characterization, and power device modeling experience.
• Understanding of reliability qualification standards, failure-analysis methodologies, and process excursion management.
• Experience in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading or coordinating geographically distributed engineering teams.