NTI Project Manager

US01 Wolfspeed, Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed, Inc. in Durham, NC is seeking an initiative-taking, hands-on Project Manager to drive execution excellence and process innovation for the Power product portfolio within the NTI PMO.

You will own the lifecycle from concept through commercialization, develop models to predict device performance, and manage design, manufacturing, schedule and yield risks while coordinating with R&D, engineering, marketing and operations to align tech with market needs and secure timely product releases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in process engineering, integration, or product engineering in semiconductor wafer fabrication.
• Proven project management skills and ability to multi-task in a complex environment.
• Experience using data analysis to drive technical decision making.
• US citizen or Green Card holder.
• Technical understanding of semiconductor device physics, testing, and functionality.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive new Power product technologies through the Phase/Gate process from Concept through Commercialization.
• Develop and utilize models to predict power device performance.
• Own the lifecycle of new power products including design, evaluation, and optimization.
• Own mitigation planning of design/technical, manufacturing, schedule, and yield risks.
• Collaborate with R&D and marketing to align with market needs and commercialize technologies.
• Troubleshoot issues with NP I designs not meeting performance requirements.
• Coordinate handoff of technologies into larger portfolios after de-risking.
• Assemble building blocks to design new power products meeting customer needs.
• Define product release timelines and strategies with Marketing and Sales.
• Document and report project status to stakeholders with progress, schedule, and risks.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Risk mitigation

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an initiative‑taking, hands‑on Project Manager to drive execution excellence and process innovation for Wolfspeed’s Power product portfolio within the New Technology Introduction (NTI) – Project Management Office (PMO) group.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Own, manage and drive new Power Product technologies through the Business Phase/Gate approval process, from Concept through Commercialization, focusing on product lines in Die, Discrete, or Module.
• Develop and utilize models to accurately predict power product device performance.
• Own the life‑cycle of new power products including performance simulation, design, parametric evaluation, performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization of the final product.
• Own mitigation planning of all design/technical, manufacturing, schedule, and yield risks.
• Own the integration of next‑generation technologies to enable new product releases.
• Work closely with R&D and marketing to ensure new technology projects align with marketing needs and to commercialize technologies for first‑of‑a‑kind power products.
• Troubleshoot issues with NPI product designs not meeting performance or robustness requirements.
• Once technologies have been de‑risked, collaborate with the NPI PMO team to ensure a clean handoff of the technology’s proliferation into larger portfolios.
• Assemble building blocks using available technologies to design new power products that meet customer needs for performance and robustness.
• Ensure fulfillment of product requirements, including all items for product release.
• Identify deliverables and ensure timely delivery to support successful product transition to the Operations team.
• Develop technology road‑mapping activities in collaboration with R&D and marketing.
• Integrate new technologies into existing product portfolios.
• Forecast, plan, coordinate, and schedule substrate and epi starting material, wafer starts, package qualification builds, test, characterization, and reliability testing to maintain qualification schedule timeliness.
• Work with Marketing and Sales to define product release timelines and strategies.
• Document, summarize, and report project status to key stakeholders, communicating progress, schedule, and risks.
• Ensure all testing, reliability stress, and evaluation comply with current and emerging standards, including JEDEC, AEC‑Q101, Power Module LV324, AGQ324, and SiC‑specific standards.
• Facilitate DFMEA and DVP&R, ensuring products are effectively identified, documented, and lessons learned incorporated into new product risk analysis.
• Utilize 8D methodology to address qualification issues, document corrective actions, and capture lessons learned for future development.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 5 years of industry experience in process engineering, process integration, or product engineering within a production semiconductor wafer fabrication facility.
• Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to multi‑task in a complex environment, with strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience using data analysis to drive and defend technical decision making.
• Project ownership mindset and initiative to make necessary adjustments to achieve goals.
• Analytical mindset and initiative to confront difficult problems and challenge team performance.
• Ability to simplify and communicate challenging problems.
• Ability to communicate with experts across R&D, Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Marketing, and Leadership.
• Strong problem‑identifying, problem‑solving, and risk mitigation skills.
• Degree in engineering, physics, or closely related field.
• Candidate must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.
• Technical understanding of semiconductor device physics, testing, and functionality.

Preferred Requirements

• At least 8 years of industry experience in process engineering, process integration, and/or product engineering within a production semiconductor wafer fabrication facility.
• Strong problem‑solving and mitigation skills, including 8D, FMEA, DOE, and ANOVA.
• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, or closely related field.
• Experience with product development, design, or optimization in wide‑bandgap power devices.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

Equal Opportunity Employment

To put it legally, Wolfspeed is an equal‑opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other protected status as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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