Sr. Director, Supplier Quality Engineering (Semiconductor)

Location: Hsinchu City, Taiwan; onsite role

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions that provide essential infrastructure for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Define and execute the global supplier quality strategy, roadmap, and operating model.
• Lead quality relationships with advanced-node foundries, OSATs, optical module manufacturers, substrate suppliers, and other strategic partners.
• Govern foundry process quality, advanced-node qualification, process changes, wafer-level controls, yield, reliability, and manufacturing transfers.
• Oversee OSAT and optical module supplier quality programs, including audits, scorecards, quality agreements, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Lead quality work for 2.5D/3D heterogeneous integration, CoWoS, SoIC, HBM, chiplet architectures, and advanced packaging.
• Build and develop a globally distributed SQE organization across Taiwan, the US, Singapore, Korea, and other regions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, materials, mechanical, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline; a master's degree or PhD is preferred.
• 18+ years of progressive semiconductor quality experience, including at least 10 years in leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in advanced CMOS foundry quality, yield management, process control, wafer-level quality, OSAT supplier quality, and semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including 2.5D/3D IC, CoWoS, SoIC, flip chip, wafer-level packaging, and heterogeneous integration.
• Experience leading supplier audits using ISO 9001, VDA 6.3, and/or IATF 16949, plus formal issue-resolution methods such as 8D.
• Expertise in FMEA/PFMEA, SPC, DOE, MSA, Control Plans, CAPA, semiconductor failure analysis, reliability standards, and quality systems.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI/ML applications for quality data analysis, signature analysis, and predictive quality.
• Experience with PLM/QMS systems such as Agile or Oracle and quality data analytics platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, transparent, and inclusive work environment.
• Bonus eligibility and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Resources and development opportunities supporting technical and leadership growth.
• Employment may require eligibility to access export-controlled technology and may involve an export license review.

Hiring process

• Interviews assess individual experience, thought process, and communication skills.
• AI tools, transcription apps, automated note-taking bots, and real-time answer generators are prohibited during interviews.