Product Manager - Materials BU

Wolfspeed; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed is seeking a Materials Product Manager based in Durham, North Carolina. The role involves managing product requirements and technical marketing efforts while working closely with customers and internal teams. Candidates should have significant experience in semiconductor product management, strong communication skills, and a technical background in materials science or semiconductor engineering.

The position requires a proactive approach to market trends and customer needs, and offers opportunities to innovate within the product line.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in semiconductor product management or applications engineering.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel as necessary.
• Good understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop market and product requirement documents.
• Lead technical presentations and user requirements gathering.
• Champion internal development of new product requirements.
• Manage product portfolios from launch through obsolescence.
• Interface with R&D and Quality teams to sustain product lines.

Skills

Technical marketing

Product management

Cross-functional influencing

Sales processes knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, or similar

Master’s or PhD in relevant field (preferred)

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Sales tools and application notes

Job description

## Product Manager - Materials BUApplylocations: Durham, North Carolinatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: 26-443Wolfspeed is looking for a Materials Product Manager, who will be primarily responsible for product management and technical marketing of Wolfspeed Materials. Focus for the position is on the global market, existing and future customers, and working with the internal technical and operations organizations in conjunction with inside and outside sales to translate technical requirements to and from the company.This position requires a candidate with the creativity, vision, and detail to breakdown and match customer requirements with internal technical capabilities and find new and innovative ways to solve problems. The right candidate could have a significant impact in the next product platform innovations that are introduced into the market. The position interacts directly with our materials customers and internal team,operations personnel, and commercial sales to deliver the right products to the right customer at the right time.Position Responsibilities* Develop market requirement documents and product requirement documents with prioritized features, corresponding justification, target market applications and business plan support* Lead technical presentations with customers on technical issues related to the products and applications* Champion internal development of new requirements to support customer demand and drive qualification of these products at the customer* Partner with the quality team to manage quality issues with customers and synchronize with internal organizational teams* Acute Awareness of market trends and directions from direct customer interaction, conference attendance, and publication review* Be an expert on competitors’ capabilities and product positioning in the market while understanding the end market uses and requirements* Work with sales on product specifications for special business opportunities* Manage product portfolios from market launch through obsolescence of all wafers* Interface with R&D, NPI engineering, Production/Operations, and Quality to build and sustain the product lines* Develop and define product roadmaps for existing and future product lines.* Generation and distribution of sales tools, application notes and/or technical guidelines* Understand cost models to support product pricing strategiesPosition Requirements* Degree in Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical degree* 7-10 years of semiconductor product management, product engineering, product marketing and/or applications engineering* Good general knowledge of both the sales and semiconductor product manufacturing processes* Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority* Strong verbal, written, and presentation communications skills to a broad audience of influences. May include short conference presentations* Comfort with in-person, high stakes meetings* Willingness and flexible availability to travel, including internationally as necessary* Ability to blend the technical and commercial to deliver a balanced approach to problemsPreferred skills and certifications:* Master’s Degree in Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical degree. PhD is preferred but not required* MBA is preferred but not required* Knowledge of wide bandgap semiconductors* SiC Crystal growth, Wafer level processes, SiC epitaxial process, GaN epitaxial process, Power and RF device fabrication and device understanding is a plus* Experience supporting customers, direct sales and distribution sales partners* Experience with new product launch and new business development* Understanding and implementation of marketing approaches* Understanding of basic semiconductor device technologyNote: This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.*We are an equal opportunity employer and 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.*