Senior Manager Product Engineering - Silicon Carbide

Lead the product engineering team and collaborate with marketing, product development and Operation teams through all facets of New Product development and introduction goals on the Silicon Carbide product line
Collaborate with reliability / quality teams for product quality improvement programs
Partner with operation teams in yield improvement and cost down initiatives
Define and drive novel test and defect management concepts to support zero defect quality improvement programs
Develop and drive automation concepts for efficient New Product Introduction processes to meet Corporate Time to Market objectives

A PhD or Master's degree in semiconductor device/material physics or related fields.
At least 10 years of experience in the field of power semiconductors.
Detailed knowledge of semiconductor product life cycle, device characterization, device qualification, pre-production support, release to volume production and product sustenance.
Strong data analytical skills in the evaluation and characterization of power semiconductors
Experience working with SiC or other Wide-bandgap semiconductor devices is a MUST.
Silicon MOSFET knowledge would also be advantageous
Yield analysis and device debug problem solving experience with 6-sigma quality practices is a plus.
Experience in New Product Introduction of Automotive Power products to AEC-Q101 standards

You will have a comprehensive, demonstrable background in power semiconductor materials / semiconductor device physics, and / fabrication process. You will approach tasks in a logic-based way, along with having the ability and motivation to develop novel and creative ideas.Your communication skills will enable seamless collaboration both with our manufacturing partners and internally, and you will know how to build and maintain lasting relationships in international and cross-functional project teams.

Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.
Where You'll Work & The Scope:
Vishay Siliconix, a leader in the development of power semiconductor products which improves efficiency in electronic systems for consumer, industrial, automotive, medical, and military applications, is currently seeking a Senior Manager/ Director of Product Engineering.

Location:
This position will be located in Newport, South Wales, U.K.

You will work together with a talented staff of engineering professionals to support the development and enablement of innovative wide bandgap semiconductor technology to realize the next generations of Vishay's proprietary power device product portfolio.