Director of Advanced Packaging for Silicon Photonics

GlobalFoundries inc.; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 167,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Advanced Packaging Development to lead the development and industrialization of advanced packaging solutions for silicon photonics and optical interconnect products. The role requires steering internal packaging teams and managing external OSATs, suppliers, and ecosystem partners to meet strategic roadmaps.

The candidate will drive technology decisions, qualification strategies, and manufacturing readiness while partnering with product management and

Qualifications

• 15+ years in semiconductor or photonics packaging.
• Experience leading complex technology development teams.
• Knowledge of flip-chip, wafer-level packaging, optical packaging.
• Experience with OSATs and outsourced manufacturing.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the advanced packaging development organization for architecture, assembly processes, qualification strategy, manufacturing readiness and product industrialization.
• Build a high-performing team focused on technical excellence, innovation and execution.
• Drive design decisions related to package design, materials, thermal management, reliability, manufacturability and cost optimization.
• Establish development methodologies, design guidelines and qualification strategies to support product scale-up and commercialization.
• Define roadmap for silicon photonics, optical interconnects, co-packaged optics, AI networking and future platform developments.
• Engage with product management and business development to shape strategies and translate customer needs into packaging solutions.
• Lead external partner management with OSATs and suppliers, aligning schedules and milestones.
• Oversee cross-functional program execution and ensure smooth transition from development to production.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Customer engagement

External partnerships

OSATs collaboration

Packaging technologies

Thermal management

Reliability qualification

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science

Physics

Related discipline

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Director of Advanced Packaging Development to lead the development and industrialization of advanced packaging solutions for silicon photonics and optical interconnect products. The role requires steering internal packaging teams and managing external OSATs, suppliers, and ecosystem partners to meet strategic roadmaps.

The candidate will drive technology decisions, qualification strategies, and manufacturing readiness while partnering with product management and