Director of Disruptive Advanced Packaging

Applied Materials, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore seeks a visionary technology leader to define and drive pathfinding for N+2 and beyond packaging, translating market needs into scalable innovation.

You will lead a high-impact team, collaborate with customers and ecosystem partners, and steer early-stage concepts into development programs. The role emphasizes delivering differentiated capabilities, guiding partnerships, and shaping future architectures with a global, innovation-focused company.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor technology, including advanced packaging, front-end processing, or adjacent domains.
• Demonstrated leadership in technology pathfinding, innovation strategy, or early-stage platform development.
• Strong understanding of current advanced packaging technologies (D2W, RDL, CoWoS, TSV)
• Proven experience building and leading cross-functional or exploratory R&D teams.
• Ability to translate complex technology concepts into business impact and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-range pathfinding roadmap for advanced packaging, identifying next inflection points in integration, interconnect, materials, and architectures.
• Drive concept incubation and feasibility exploration for disruptive packaging approaches beyond existing platforms.
• Translate customer roadmaps, system architecture trends, and market inflections into actionable technology development strategies.
• Build, lead, and inspire a world-class pathfinding and innovation team.
• Establish governance models for early-stage technology programs and align engineering, product, and business units.

Education

Advanced degree (PhD/MS) in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore seeks a visionary technology leader to define and drive pathfinding for N+2 and beyond packaging, translating market needs into scalable innovation.

You will lead a high-impact team, collaborate with customers and ecosystem partners, and steer early-stage concepts into development programs. The role emphasizes delivering differentiated capabilities, guiding partnerships, and shaping future architectures with a global, innovation-focused company.