Senior Manager/Director - Product Engineering

HPS PARTNERS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor firm in Singapore seeks an experienced professional to oversee Automotive Microcontroller product development. In this pivotal role, you'll lead a diverse team of engineers, ensuring quality and reliability while driving advanced methodologies. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, have over 12 years of semiconductor experience, and demonstrate strong leadership and analytical skills. This role offers an exciting opportunity to impact product strategy and engineering efficiency.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor with a focus on infrastructure, methodology, and automation.
• Experience with DFT, BIST, and silicon debug methodologies.
• Strong background in digitization and AI is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Automotive Microcontroller product development ensuring quality and performance.
• Lead a team of 20+ engineers across multiple platforms.
• Drive product strategies and execute the roadmap to achieve FTR delivery.

Skills

Product qualification

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

• The role is responsible for overseeing Automotive Microcontroller products development ensuring quality, performance, and reliability while spearheading advanced methodologies and manufacturing processes. This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for strategy, execution, team leadership and development.
• Responsible for R&D Budget (~EUR10+mil) across multi platforms and products.
• Lead a team of 20+ engineers and managers from diverse background with strong technical knowhow.
• Drive team vision and strategy in accordance with company directions.
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for in product engineering to achieve FTR (First Time Right) delivery in a time-boxed approach.
• Define and execute product engineering strategies for microcontroller products, ensuring robust design validation and characterization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, verification, test, product engineering, software and operations teams, to meet product manufacturability, testability, and yield goals for the business
• Optimize project resource allocation by supporting multiple product families at a time. Foster for reuse, referencing and economy of scale to achieve higher productivity. Free-up resources to be prepared in time to the new challenges, technologies and products.
• Oversee failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions for product-related issues.
• Drive product qualification and reliability testing to meet industry standards (AEC-Q100, ISO 26262, etc.).
• Drive optimizes test programs for yield improvement and test time reduction.
• Work closely with foundry, OSAT (outsourced assembly and test), and internal manufacturing teams to ensure high-quality production.
• Implement data analytics and machine learning techniques to enhance test efficiency and defect detection.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure and enhance engineering efficiency and product quality.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through Agile, Lean, and other modern engineering practices.
• Drive the adoption of AI/ML and other advanced technologies to enhance automation capabilities.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor with a focus on infrastructure, methodology, and automation.
• Proven experience in product qualification, characterization and test engineering, including the deployment of outsourcing.
• Deep understanding of product development lifecycles and testing methodologies.
• Strong background in digitization and artificial intelligence has added advantage.
• Deep knowledge of microcontroller architectures, embedded systems, and mixed-signal testing.
• Experience with DFT (Design-for-Test), BIST, and silicon debug methodologies.
• Familiarity with automotive, industrial, or IoT MCU markets is a plus.
• Strong people management, strategic planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical and operational challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Leadership skills with a track record of managing multidisciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Openness to new ideas and changes based on new dynamics.
• Candidates with industrial and consumer application background will also be considered

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature, and level, of the work performed by this position. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

Interested candidates may also apply or write in to CS Chua, EA 12C6130/ R1548619 [e-mail]. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a discussion.