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Silicon Operations Program Manager
San Jose · Senior
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About the role
- This role is mission-critical to identify capacity constraints, ensure on-time and cost-efficient delivery of silicon components, and align with cross-functional teams to meet engineering and production milestones.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain end-to-end production schedules for silicon wafers, interposers, and test/assembly, supporting phases from engineering builds to mass production.
- Collaborate with test engineering teams to coordinate ATE test program development, bring-up planning, and bench validation hardware readiness.
- Manage the procurement, delivery, and scheduling of key silicon components (e.g., wafers, interposers, substrates) to ensure optimal time-to-market.
- Act as the operational lead between internal teams and suppliers, ensuring transparency and alignment across silicon, packaging, validation, and manufacturing.
- Prepare for mass production ramp by ensuring material readiness, test infrastructure availability, and logistic support to mitigate bottlenecks or delays.
- Build and maintain demand forecasts for silicon and related components, based on build plans, yield assumptions, validation schedules, and market dynamics.
- Share regular forecasts with supply chain partners and ensure proactive capacity allocation at foundries and OSATs.
- Generate and maintain detailed dashboards and reports to track schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory status, and delivery performance for executive and technical stakeholders.
- Build strong supplier relationships while maintaining a results-oriented approach to driving commitments, resolving issues, and ensuring operational excellence.
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, production planning, or operations within the semiconductor industry.
- Proven track record working with foundries (TSMC, Samsung, etc.) and OSATs (ASE, Amkor, JCET, etc.).
- Proficiency in using ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills or analytics tools.
- Experience with hardware validation cycles and managing silicon hardware logistics.
- Exceptional program management and organizational skills with the ability to handle complex timelines and interdependencies.
- Experience working on advanced process nodes (e.g., 5nm, 3nm).
- Familiarity with ATE platforms (Teradyne, Advantest) and test program infrastructure.
- Prior experience managing silicon bring-up in hyperscale computing, AI/ML, or high-performance SoC environments.
- Familiarity with CoWoS or other 2.5D/3D packaging technologies.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Company info
- We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills.
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