Director, External Manufacturing Operations (backend Engineering)

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Hsinchu, Taiwan · Engineering

This role is for a Director of External Manufacturing Operations (Backend Engineering) at AMD, focusing on Substrates & PCB manufacturing and advanced packaging. The position is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and requires strong technical knowledge, leadership experience, and project management skills to drive key performance metrics related to NPI projects, HVM sustaining, supplier readiness, and process optimization. The role involves managing supplier performance, yield attainment, issue resolution, and continuous improvement projects, with a focus on building and developing a high-performance team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Plan, Drive and Manage Substrate & PCB supplier and AMD internal stakeholders from NPI bring up/Qualification/ Ramp Up readiness to Production release and sustaining.
  2. Supplier Qualification - NPI to LVM to HVM, with First pass and Issue free production for 6 months to ensure Repeatability and Reproducibility.
  3. Substrate & PCB supplier’s new production site bring up & qualification.
  4. Drive HVM yield attainment, sustaining-issue resolution and issue prevention and improvements through Data Analytics. System Integration with Data Analytics to have real time update and control over supplier overall performance.
  5. Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives (Best Known Methods, lessons learned) and drive Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs).

Skills

Required

  • Leadership experience in Substrates & PCB MFG & Advanced Packaging Functions
  • Strong technical knowledge
  • Project management skills
  • Data analysis skills
  • Conflict management skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • People management skill on career planning & development
  • Coaching & monitoring
  • Proficiency in English (speaking, writing, and presenting)
  • Statistical knowledge
  • Failure analysis tool knowledge
  • Package reliability knowledge
  • Industry standards knowledge
  • Bachelor/MS degree in Mechanical Electrical or Material or Chemical Engineering

Nice to have

  • Experience in Co-working/managing horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations
  • Technical expertise in FC-BGA, LGA, Adv PKG Substrates & PCB Manufacturing /Development and related Interactions
  • Experience in substrate/PCB development, from NPI to HVM
  • Creative, Self-Driven, highly motivated individual
  • Ability and Willingness to travel internationally

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 20 years+ experience in IC Substrate/PCB Engineering & Operations or with Fabless companies (Managing substrate suppliers).
  • Technical expertise in FC-BGA, LGA, Adv PKG Substrates & PCB Manufacturing /Development and related Interactions.
  • Strong Statistical knowledge Familiar with failure analysis tool, package reliability knowledge and Industry standards is essential