Senior Manager Wafer Test Planning

Infineon Technologies; Kedah; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies Malaysia is seeking a Lead to develop and drive the Frontend Wafer Test Planning (WTP) team, ensuring capabilities and competencies are in place to foster a high-performance culture. You will own Consolidate and lead Frontend WTP execution end-to-end.

Key responsibilities include ensuring wafer test capacity for In-house and External Wafer Manufacturing, leading cross-functional resolution of capacity imbalances, and translating planning results into strategic

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or comparable field.
• 10+ years of experience in Front end planning, Wafer Test, semiconductor operations, or digital transformation with leadership responsibility.
• Deep expertise in Wafer Test planning (demand, capacity, cost, investment logic) and semiconductor manufacturing processes.
• Strong, pro-active communication and influencing skills at senior management level.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with ability to translate complex data into business decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional and international teams.
• Good understanding of planning tools, data models, and digitalization approaches.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sufficient wafer test capacity is allocated for In-house and External Wafer Manufacturing to meet short-, mid-, and long-term demand.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of capacity and supply-demand imbalances with rapid, fact-based recommendations.
• Translate long-term planning results into strategic recommendations for the LTCR and Wafer Test manufacturing strategy (area assessments, tester migrations, Make or Buy).
• Act as key interface for Wafer Test topics to Divisions, Frontend sites, EWM, TTI, Finance, PROC, and senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement of Wafer Test planning processes through automation of processes, models, and tools.

Skills

Wafer Test Planning

Semiconductor Operations

Digital Transformation

Leadership

Communication

Analytics

Cross-functional Leadership

Planning Tools

Digitalization

English Fluency

Education

Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or comparable

Job description

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Lead and develop the Frontend Wafer Test Planning (WTP) team, ensuring capabilities and competencies are in place to drive a high-performance and collaborative culture. Own consolidate and lead Front end Wafer Test Planning (WTP) execution end-to-end.

Key responsibilities

Ensure sufficient wafer test capacity is allocated for both In-house and External Wafer Manufacturing (EWM) to meet short- (PP), mid - (VRFC) and long-term (Min Max) demand

Lead the cross-functional resolution of critical Wafer Test capacity and supply-demand imbalances, providing rapid, fact-based recommendations and decision support during operational escalations while ensuring alignment with long-term strategic objectives

Translate Long-Term / Min Max planning results into strategic recommendations for the optimized (Long term) Target Cost Road map (L)TCR and Wafer Test manufacturing strategy e.g. area assessments, tester migrations and Make or Buy considerations for in-house capacity extension proposals and external test houses

Act as key interface for Wafer Test related topics to Divisions, Frontend sites, EWM, TTI, Finance, PROC, and senior management

Drive continuous improvement of Wafer Test planning processes e.g. by automation of processes, models, and tools to establish data-driven decision-making

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Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

A degree in Business Administration, Engineering or a comparable field

Extensive professional experience (10+ years) in Front end planning, Wafer Test, semiconductor operations, or digital transformation including leadership responsibility

Deep expertise in Wafer Test planning (demand, capacity, cost, investment logic) and semiconductor manufacturing processes

Strong, pro-active communication & influencing skills at senior management level

Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to translate complex data into business decisions, paired with a hands-on, solution-oriented approach to resolving urgent operational challenges, capacity constraints, and business escalations

Experience in leading cross-functional and international teams & stakeholders

Good understanding of planning tools, data models, digitalization approaches

Fluency in English

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