Application Engineering Director

Diamond Foundry; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid time away from work

Employee discounts to VRAI

Job summary

Diamond Foundry in California seeks an experienced Director of Application Engineering to lead how our single-crystal diamond is integrated into semiconductor devices, focusing on bonding and advanced packaging. You will drive the technical bonding strategy, define customer programs, and roadmaps to production while growing a high-performance team.

The ideal leader is a bonding and advanced packaging expert who can work hands-on in the lab, articulate strategy to executives, and move processes

Qualifications

• Seasoned professional with experience in bonding and advanced packaging for semiconductor devices.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver customer-ready solutions.
• Experience moving processes from prototype to high-volume manufacturing.
• Ability to present technical strategy and tradeoffs to executives and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead application engineering for integration of Diamond Foundry materials into semiconductor devices.
• Own bonding strategy and customer programs from concept to production.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team across R&D, engineering, and field support.

Skills

Bonding & packaging expertise

People leadership

Lab hands-on

Strategic customer engagement

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical/Materials Engineering

Tools

Bonding equipment

Semiconductor packaging

Job description

Diamond Foundry Inc. is solving the thermal limitation at the foundation of today's most exciting tech industries -- AI & cloud compute, electric-car power electronics, and 5G/6G wireless. We have managed to produce the world's first single-crystal diamond wafers and are now on a mission to put a diamondbehind every chip. We are the rare unicorn that has grown fast and profitably. We received $515m in funding and are executing a multi-$B expansion plan for one of the greenest forms of tech manufacturing: converting greenhouse gas into diamond wafers using zero-emission energy.

Diamond Foundry is seeking an experienced Director of Application Engineering to lead how our single-crystal diamond is integrated into semiconductor devices, with a focus on advanced bonding and packaging. As the world’s leading producer of lab-grown diamond, we are growing our application engineering team to support semiconductor and AI chip customers who need better thermal performance. This role owns the technical bonding strategy and turns it into customer programs, roadmaps, and paths to production.

The ideal candidate is a recognized bonding and advanced packaging expert who can still go hands-on in the lab and can also present technical strategy, risks, and tradeoffs to executive leadership and customers. You can move a process from early prototype through qualification to high-volume manufacturing, and you can build a team that does the same.

Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you’ve completed your enrollment.

Diamond Foundry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Diamond Foundry Inc. is committed to operating in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. Our commitment extends to ensuring that our manufacturing and engineering departments adhere to the highest standards of legal and regulatory compliance. Additionally, these departments may have specific physical requirements to ensure the safety and efficiency of our operations. We prioritize the well-being of our employees and strive to create a work environment that promotes both legal compliance and the optimal functioning of our manufacturing and engineering processes.

Manufacturing and Engineering Departments Physical Requirements:

-Use appropriate PPE and follow all safety policies, practices, and procedures.

-This position will often: Sit, stand for long periods, walk, grasp, reach with hands and arms, lift below and above shoulders, bend, twist at the waist, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, see, use fine finger manipulation, and complete repetitive motions.

-Some tasks may require the use of ladders or stairs

-Some tasks may require driving or the use of foot controls

-Lift/carry and push/pull up to 50 pound

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