Director, Advanced Packaging & Photonics Development

GlobalFoundries; New York (NY); On-site; USD 167,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Advanced Packaging Development to lead development and industrialization of advanced packaging for silicon photonics and optical interconnects. You will interface with OSATs, suppliers, and customers to define roadmaps and enable commercialization.

The role requires strong technical leadership, external partnerships, and a track record of building high-performing teams while aligning investments with product strategy. Hybrid collaboration is expected.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in electrical, mechanical, materials science, physics, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor packaging, advanced packaging, or related tech.
• Experience leading complex tech development orgs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of flip-chip, wafer-level, optical packaging, high-density interconnects, thermal management, and reliability qualification.
• Experience working with OSATs and outsourced manufacturing partners.
• Proven ability to lead strategic customer engagements.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the advanced packaging development organization across architecture, processes, qualification strategy, manufacturing readiness, and product industrialization.
• Build a high-performing team focused on technical excellence and execution.
• Drive packaging design decisions, materials, thermal management, reliability, and costs.
• Define development methodologies, guidelines, and qualification strategies.
• Partner with Product Management and Business Development to shape roadmaps.
• Engage with customers and OSATs to understand requirements and translate them into solutions.
• Represent GF in customer reviews, executive briefings, and development engagements.
• Ensure smooth transition of packaging tech from development to production.

Skills

Packaging leadership

OSAT collaboration

Executive communication

Strategic customer engagement

Thermal management knowledge

Reliability qualification

Cross-functional leadership

Fabrication knowledge

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Advanced Packaging Development to lead development and industrialization of advanced packaging for silicon photonics and optical interconnects. You will interface with OSATs, suppliers, and customers to define roadmaps and enable commercialization.

The role requires strong technical leadership, external partnerships, and a track record of building high-performing teams while aligning investments with product strategy. Hybrid collaboration is expected.