Director, Engineering & Technical Marketing - Req #499

ASE Global; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) after 90 days

Job summary

ASE (U.S.) INC. is seeking a Director of Engineering & Technical Marketing to lead market adoption of cutting-edge packaging platforms, including chiplet and 2.5D/3D architectures, across global customers.

The role bridges customer demand and technology strategy through technical dialogue and ecosystem collaboration. You will align customer requirements with development roadmaps, advise on technology innovations, and represent ASE at conferences, driving revenue growth and strategic partnerships

Qualifications

• 12+ years in semiconductor industry, packaging or advanced packaging technologies.
• Experience managing strategic customer accounts and strong communication skills.
• Ability to deliver technical presentations and develop customer proposals.
• Strong organizational and computer skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Promote strategic technology platforms to global customers and drive adoption.
• Provide technical leadership in engagements with customer engineering, design, and product teams.
• Represent ASE at industry events, conferences, and forums to showcase capabilities.
• Create technical marketing materials (presentations, white papers, briefings) for differentiation.
• Deliver technical presentations and engage with design, packaging, and system teams.
• Collaborate with sales to promote capabilities, roadmaps, and manufacturing strengths.
• Facilitate communication between customers and internal engineering teams and contribute to roadmaps.
• Advise stakeholders on trends, positioning, and technical issues.
• Drive engagements that lead to new business and design wins.
• Support executive management in shaping long-term technology and business strategies.

Skills

Tech leadership

Strategic marketing

Customer engagement

Technical communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Electrical/Materials/Mechanical/Chemical Eng

Tools

HFSS

CFD

FEA

Cadence APD

Job description

SUMMARY

The primary goal of this position is to promote and drive market adoption, ecosystem leadership, and revenue growth of ASE's specific strategic technologies and advanced packaging platforms, including chiplet and package architectures, 2.5D/3D integration, heterogeneous integration, and system-in-package solutions, to global customers through engagement with customer engineers and technologists across their global organizations from IC design, package and system architects, manufacturing and market applications, as well as through conferences and industry forums. This position serves as the critical bridge between market demand and technology innovation, translating customer product roadmaps and industry trends into packaging technology strategies and business opportunities through deep technical dialogue, early-stage architecture influence, and ecosystem collaboration.

Working in close partnership with Sales, Factory engineering, and R&D teams, the Director aligns customer requirements with technology development roadmaps and ASE's packaging innovation strategy. Advise ASE factory engineering teams on technology innovations and technology qualifications in collaboration with foundry partners, equipment suppliers, materials providers, and industry consortia to strengthen ASE's leadership in heterogeneous integration technology. The ultimate objective is to represent ASE in industry forums, conferences, and consortia to expand strategic customer partnerships and translate advanced packaging technology leadership into sustained revenue growth and market differentiation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following: other duties may be assigned. The Director, Engineering & Technical Marketing, is responsible for the promotion of strategic technology platforms to global customers. This role provides technical leadership in engagements with customer engineering organizations, including design, technology, and product development. The Director works closely with ASE factory engineering, R&D, and Sales to align customer technology requirements with ASE development roadmaps and business growth objectives.

The successful candidate must be a persuasive communicator capable of engaging both technical and business audiences within ASE as well as external partners, customers, and industry professionals. The role includes representing ASE at industry events, conferences, and technical forums to promote ASE's capabilities, technology leadership, and competitive advantages.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop technology and service promotion strategies with key customers by understanding their business drivers, IC applications, system architectures, and market positions
• Create technical marketing materials (presentations, white papers, and technical briefings) to effectively communicate ASE's capabilities and technology differentiation
• Deliver technical presentations and engage with customer design, packaging, and system teams to promote and position ASE's technologies for next-generation products
• Collaborate with ASE application engineering and Sales to promote ASE's technical capabilities, roadmaps, and manufacturing strengths
• Facilitate communication between customers and internal engineering teams to address technology gaps and support product deployment. Contribute to long-term roadmap development with ASE manufacturing and R&D organizations
• Advise internal stakeholders on customer technology trends, competitive positioning, and key technical issues
• Drive technology engagements that lead to new business opportunities and design wins, increasing adoption of ASE’s strategic platforms
• Support executive management in shaping long-term advanced packaging technology and business strategies

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

ASE prefers candidates with a Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical, Materials, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with 12+ years of semiconductor industry experience, preferably in semiconductor packaging or advanced packaging technologies.

Candidates should have experience managing strategic customer accounts and strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. The role requires the ability to deliver technical presentations, develop customer proposals, and provide structured progress reports. Strong organizational and computer skills are required.

• Proven ability to analyze technology and market trends to define and execute short-term and long-term business strategies
• Strong understanding of semiconductor device physics, packaging technologies, and manufacturing processes, including flip chip, bumping, 2.5D/3D, high-density fan-out, and silicon photonics integration
• Familiarity with emerging trends such as chiplet integration, advanced interconnects, substrate innovations, electrical and thermo-mechanical performance optimization, and advanced manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of packaging reliability, defect analysis, and qualification processes
• Experience in package development, architecture planning, and SI/PI performance analysis at package and PCB system levels
• Experience with DOE methodologies, BOM development, and thermo-mechanical assessments
• Working knowledge of engineering simulation tools (e.g., FEA, HFSS, CFD, Cadence APD) is a plus
• Proven strong ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with customers, vendors, and internal teams to develop and support advanced packaging technologies
• Active participation in industry networks or professional societies is highly desirable

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic environment. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and industry developments
• Ability to follow directions while also working independently
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position should have supervisory skills.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. The candidate must be comfortable communicating with both technical and business audiences. Fluency in English is required. Mandarin proficiency is a plus

COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Must have basic math skills.

TRAVEL:

This position requires both domestic and international travel

REASONING ABILITY:

The candidate must be capable of working independently, analyzing complex technical and business situations, and making sound decisions to support technology development and customer engagement strategies

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

COMPANY BENEFITS:

ASE (U.S.) INC. provides a comprehensive benefit package to all its full-time employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Flex Plan & Life Insurance. Eligibility for enrollment in our 401 (k) Plan after successfully completing your 90-day introductory period

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.