Director of Product and Test Engineering

The Director of Sustaining Engineering is responsible for leading the technical execution and operational excellence of products in high-volume production. This role ensures stable manufacturing, continuous yield improvement, cost optimization, and successful execution of sustaining activities across semiconductor product lines. This leader owns resolution of production issues, drives systematic improvements, enables capacity expansion and test conversions, and ensures product reliability and quality throughout the production lifecycle. The role requires strong cross-functional leadership across Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Operations, Quality, Reliability, and OSAT partners to maintain uninterrupted supply and improve product performance at scale. This position complements NPI execution by focusing on post-release product health, factory performance, and long-term manufacturability excellence. Production Support & Issue Resolution Own end-to-end resolution of production issues across fab, assembly, and test Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for yield excursions, test escapes, and reliability issues Drive structured problem-solving (8D, 5-Why) and enforce closed-loop corrective actions Partner with Quality and Operations to manage customer returns and field reliability concerns Yield Improvement & Cost Optimization Drive continuous yield improvement through data analytics, parametric monitoring, and defect reduction Lead cost reduction initiatives, including test time reduction, multisite optimization, and scrap reduction Monitor product KPIs (yield, DPPM, test cost, cycle time) and drive corrective actions Capacity Expansion & Manufacturing Readiness Lead engineering support for factory and OSAT capacity expansion initiatives Own qualification and release of additional manufacturing capacity (sites, lines, tools) Ensure readiness for high-volume production, including alignment of test capability and manufacturing flow Partner with Operations