Director, Power Semiconductor Device

Advanced Energy Management Limited; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking a Director of Power Semiconductor Device to lead reliability, failure analysis, and RCCA activities across its business units. You will guide a team of engineers and data analysts, address complex failures, and drive supplier collaboration, with a pathway to senior leadership.

The role demands deep expertise in Si, SiC, GaN power devices, and packaging, plus strategic planning and cross-functional influence to align with enterprise goals.

Qualifications

• Twenty years of experience in power semiconductor devices, reliability engineering, failure analysis, or related fields.
• Proven technical leadership or people management experience (minimum 5 years).
• Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Power Semiconductor Device organization and provide technical direction across all quality and reliability activities.
• Mentor and develop a team of engineers and data analysts; set priorities, standards, and metrics.
• Coordinate RCCA, 8D, CAR, and CAPA activities across business units; drive robust, physics-based investigations.

Skills

Power devices

Reliability engineering

Failure analysis

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

People development

Strategic leadership

Tools

SEM

FIB

EDX

CSAM

X-Ray

Job description

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Title: Director, Power Semiconductor Device

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Advanced Energy is seeking an accomplished Director of Power Semiconductor Device to provide technical and organizational leadership for semiconductor component quality, reliability, failure analysis, and root cause corrective action (RCCA) activities across all business units.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Power Semiconductor Device, this role serves as the technical leader of the Power Semiconductor Device organization, with responsibility for guiding and developing a team of highly specialized professionals, including Power Semiconductor Device Engineers and Data Analysts. The Director will lead the identification and resolution of complex semiconductor-related quality and reliability issues impacting Advanced Energy products, customers, and manufacturing operations.

This position combines deep technical expertise in Si, SiC, and GaN power semiconductor technologies with strong leadership capabilities to drive enterprise-wide problem solving, supplier engagement, reliability improvements, and strategic initiatives. The role has the succession path of developing into the Senior Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organizational & Technical Leadership

• Lead the Power Semiconductor Device organization and provide technical direction across all semiconductor-related quality and reliability activities.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of subject matter experts, including Power Semiconductor Device Engineers and Data Analysts.
• Establish department priorities, operating objectives, technical standards, and performance metrics.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical semiconductor quality, reliability, and customer-impacting events.
• Build organizational capability in semiconductor failure analysis, reliability engineering, RCCA, and data-driven quality management.

Semiconductor Failure Analysis & RCCA

• Lead enterprise-level investigations involving power semiconductor failures impacting customers, field reliability, suppliers, and manufacturing operations.
• Direct cross-functional RCCA, 8D, CAR, and CAPA activities across business units.
• Ensure robust, physics-based root cause investigations and effective corrective actions.
• Review and approve technical conclusions, containment actions, and long-term corrective action plans.
• Drive closure of high-impact quality and reliability escalations with internal teams and suppliers.

Semiconductor Technology & Reliability Leadership

• Serve as a recognized technical authority in:
  • Silicon MOSFETs
  • SiC MOSFETs
  • GaN power devices
  • Power modules
  • Advanced semiconductor packaging technologies
• Guide reliability qualification strategies and supplier qualification activities.
• Define best practices for semiconductor selection, application, qualification, derating, and reliability assessment.
• Provide technical leadership for emerging semiconductor technologies and strategic component roadmaps.

Supplier Quality & Executive Engagement

• Lead technical engagements with semiconductor suppliers on critical quality and reliability issues.
• Review supplier failure analysis reports, corrective actions, process changes, and qualification activities.
• Conduct executive-level technical reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance and risk management.
• Develop strategic relationships with key semiconductor manufacturers and technology partners.

Manufacturing & Product Quality Support

• Partner with Manufacturing, Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Reliability Engineering, CQE, SQE, and CFA teams to resolve complex issues.
• Assess manufacturing, assembly, and application-related contributors to semiconductor failures.
• Drive improvements in incoming quality oversight, failure analysis processes, reliability screening, and manufacturing controls.
• Support NPI and product sustaining activities related to semiconductor reliability and quality.
• Direct the development of quality and reliability analytics, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Utilize field return, supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality data to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
• Establish quality performance metrics and reporting methodologies across business units.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce field failures, customer escapes, and quality costs.

Strategic Planning & Succession Development

• Partner closely with the senior leadership to develop the organization's long-term strategy, technology roadmap, and talent plans.
• Lead strategic initiatives supporting product reliability, supplier quality, and operational excellence.
• Build organizational processes and technical capabilities necessary for future business growth.
• Prepare for progressive leadership responsibilities as part of the planned succession.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Location: Fort Collins, CO - full-time onsite
• Environment: Standard office environment

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Technical Leadership: Recognized authority in power semiconductor devices, reliability, and failure analysis.
• People Development: Proven ability to build, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams.
• Strategic Thinking: Aligns technical decisions with business objectives and long-term organizational goals.
• Executive Communication: Effectively communicates complex technical issues to senior leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Drives alignment across Engineering, Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain organizations.
• Customer Focus: Maintains urgency and accountability in resolving customer-impacting issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Champions operational excellence and data-driven decision making.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading global technical organizations.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites and product divisions.
• Familiarity with advanced semiconductor failure analysis techniques including SEM, FIB, EDX, CSAM, X-Ray, and curve tracing.
• Experience with semiconductor technology roadmap and strategic supplier management.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt Certification.
• Experience leading customer-facing quality reviews and executive escalations.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 20 years of experience in power semiconductor devices, reliability engineering, failure analysis, semiconductor quality, product engineering, or semiconductor test engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of technical leadership or people management experience.