Director of Semiconductor Growth & EUV Strategy

Subcritical Systems Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Subcritical Systems, Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Director/Head of Semiconductor Development to drive SSI's growth in the semiconductor market with a focus on SRF cavities and accelerator technology.

You will engage current and prospective customers, shape go-to-market strategy, and translate market needs into roadmap input for engineering, while representing SSI at key conferences and with major fabs and OEMs.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, Optical, Chemical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in the semiconductor industry, in semiconductor manufacturing or tool development.
• Demonstrated track record managing complex, long-cycle capital equipment sales or partnerships.
• Strong technical fluency: able to engage credibly with process engineers, device engineers, and technology executives.
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence; comfortable representing SSI to senior leadership at major fabs and OEMs.
• Comfortable operating in a startup, fast-growth environment with evolving scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with current and prospective customers across semiconductor manufacturing, capital equipment, and lithography OEMs.
• Define and execute SSI's commercial strategy for entering and scaling within the semiconductor lithography market.
• Track technology and competitive trends across EUV source approaches (free-electron-based systems, laser-produced plasma, and discharge-produced plasma) and translate them into strategic direction.
• Convert customer and market requirements into product and technology roadmap input for SSI's engineering team.
• Represent SSI at industry conferences, technical reviews, and customer site visits.
• Structure and negotiate commercial terms for capital equipment sales, technology licensing, or partnership agreements.
• Build and lead the commercial function for this business line as it scales, including future hires.
• Brief SSI leadership and investors on semiconductor market traction and strategic progress.

Skills

Leadership

Technical fluency

Executive presence

Startup experience

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/related engineering

Job description

Subcritical Systems, Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Director/Head of Semiconductor Development to drive SSI's growth in the semiconductor market with a focus on SRF cavities and accelerator technology.

You will engage current and prospective customers, shape go-to-market strategy, and translate market needs into roadmap input for engineering, while representing SSI at key conferences and with major fabs and OEMs.