Job Details

Director of Semiconductor Engineering

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Role Number: 200527621

The Semiconductor Engineering Technology Center Director role ensures the creation of high performance and quality semiconductor components for various applications in Apple’s product portfolio. This highly cross functional role requires a leader who can operate with Apple board cross functional teams, including: Design, Process, Test, Reliability, and Operations. A key responsibility of this role is ensuring the successful development and transfer of novel technologies to external partners for mass production.

Reporting to this role are groups of fab integration engineers, process sequence development engineers, manufacturing technicians, fab equipment engineers and fab operation teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical background in semiconductor process development, optics, and materials science. Additionally, the candidate would bring a successful track record of leadership, fab management, and semiconductor process development.

Description

Responsible for operating R&D fab to develop new module processes, establish new process baseline, develop metrology and manage equipment upgrade. Also responsible for technology transfer to external partners including process bringup and matching. The director of semiconductor engineering technology center will be responsible for:

• Developing III-V semiconductor devices and manufacturing process flows on time, in spec, and on budget.
• Identifying and overseeing relationships with external vendor partners: technology transfer, risk management, escalation management.
• Manage external vendors for technology transfer and process bringup.
• Leading technical reviews both internally and with vendor.
• Maintaining quality standards in the fab.
• Assembling and managing task forces to tackle critical issues.
• Producing assessments of manufacturing maturity and risks.
• Mentoring and fostering a large team to enable an inclusive and successful environment.
• Reporting to Steering Boards and Executive Leadership.
• Maintaining effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in semiconductor process engineering, semiconductor product development and mass production

• Experience with modern high volume semiconductor fabrication processes (Litho, etch, implant, oxidation, thin films, wafer acceptance testing and high-volume test solutions, assembly)

• Expertise in problem solving methods and ability to moderate root cause analysis to enable teams to solve complex problems

• Expertise in consumer electronics quality requirements as defined for semiconductor products

• Experience in leading large cross-functional teams, driving results, managing ambiguity and uncertainty

• Record of owning and driving complex projects in cross-functional working environments to completion

• Familiar with ISO standards and systems, FMEA, Phase Gate approach

• Experience in vendor transfer management or wafer foundry management

• Excellent project management skills, Program/Project Management experience preferred

• Strong skills in collaboration, organization, and communication required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis tools and methods

• Experience in transferring technologies from development status into mass production maturity

• Experience in III-V semiconductors

Education & Experience

Ph.D. and above with a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $290,600 and $464,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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