[Hiring] Senior Director, Packaging Engineering @Lattice Semiconductor

Role Description

The role involves managing OSAT production, yield, supplier quality, production ramp, and supply & capacity management while providing leadership and collaboration across functions.

• OSAT Production Management:
  • Own day-to-day production management across multiple OSAT partners, ensuring on-time delivery, output targets, and quality commitments are consistently met.
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for OSAT production engineering and operations teams.
  • Conduct regular production reviews, capacity reviews, and escalation meetings with OSAT partners.
  • Establish and enforce production control plans, work instructions, and standard operating procedures at OSAT sites.
  • Monitor and manage OSAT performance against defined KPIs including yield, cycle time, output, and quality metrics.
• Yield Management:
  • Own yield performance across all managed packages and OSAT production lines.
  • Monitor yield trends, identify excursions, and lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes in collaboration with OSAT process engineering teams.
  • Implement and maintain statistical process control (SPC) frameworks to sustain yield at production targets.
  • Drive systematic yield improvement programs through structured data analysis and OSAT engagement.
  • Communicate yield status and improvement roadmaps to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Supplier Quality:
  • Support in supplier quality programs for assigned OSAT partners, including production monitoring, audit execution, and non-conformance management.
  • Support Material Review Board (MRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) activities for production escapes and non-conforming material.
  • Manage corrective and preventive action (CAPA) closure with OSAT partners, tracking effectiveness and on-time resolution.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable quality standards and internal policy requirements (e.g., IPC, JEDEC, AEC-Q100/Q101).
  • Conduct periodic supplier quality checks and manufacturing process assessments.
• Production Ramp Management:
  • Lead the ramp of new or transferred packages into high-volume production at OSAT sites, ensuring manufacturing readiness, capacity confirmation, and output targets are achieved.
  • Execute run-at-rate (RAR) plans, production readiness reviews, and ramp milestone tracking.
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with supply chain, test engineering, and product operations to ensure seamless ramp execution.
  • Identify and resolve ramp blockers — including process, material, equipment, and capacity constraints — in a timely manner.
  • Transition programs from ramp phase to stable production, establishing sustaining control and monitoring plans.
• Supply & Capacity Management:
  • Partner with supply chain and operations teams to manage material availability, OSAT capacity allocation, and production scheduling.
  • Identify and proactively mitigate supply risks, including capacity shortfalls, material constraints, and single-source dependencies.
  • Support demand planning inputs and translate product volume requirements into actionable OSAT capacity plans.
  • Support escalations related to supply shortages or delivery commitments.
• Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Provide senior technical leadership within the packaging operations organization.
  • Communicate production status, risk, and mitigation plans clearly to internal stakeholders and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 20+ years of experience in semiconductor packaging, with a strong focus on high-volume production and OSAT management.
• Deep working knowledge of semiconductor assembly and test processes (e.g., flip chip, BGA, WLP/FOWLP, QFN/QFP, SiP).
• Demonstrated experience managing production yield, quality programs, and supply continuity at OSAT partners.
• Proven track record leading production ramps from initial output through stable high-volume manufacturing.
• Proficiency in quality management methodologies including CAPA, SPC, FMEA, 8D, and MRB/FRB processes.
• Strong communication, escalation management, and cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to operate effectively across geographies and cultures.

Requirements

• This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in Taiwan.

Benefits

• Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.
• Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.