Director of Foundry Operations

Job Purpose:

Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is a next-generation power semiconductor leader driving innovation in gallium nitride (GaN) and high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) technologies. Our products enable faster, more efficient power delivery across AI data centers, high-performance computing, energy and grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification.

With more than 30 years of combined expertise in wide bandgap technologies, GaNFast™ power ICs integrate GaN power, drive, control, sensing, and protection, delivering faster power delivery, higher system density, and greater efficiency. GeneSiC™ high-voltage SiC devices leverage patented trench-assisted planar technology to provide industry-leading voltage capability, efficiency, and reliability for medium-voltage grid and infrastructure applications. 

The Foundry Manufacturing Manager is responsible for the manufacturing interface between Navitas and external SiC and GaN wafer foundry partners. This role ensures robust engineering lot execution, stable manufacturing, high yield, and continuous improvement for wide-bandgap power semiconductor technologies. The position bridges engineering, foundry manufacturing, and supply chain to drive continuous improvement, zero-defect culture, and long-term technology robustness. Due to a broad product portfolio supporting applications including datacenter, space, solar charging and industrial high-power products, the successful candidate must ensure compliance of diverse end customer requirements through our development and qualification processes as well as throughout our foundry manufacturing eco-system. This role ensures products consistently meet stringent quality, reliability, regulatory and yield requirements

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Foundry Relationship and Technical Interface

• Serve as the primary manufacturing technical contact for external SiC and GaN foundries
• Lead regular manufacturing reviews, yield reviews, and process change discussions
• Align foundry process capabilities with production requirements
• Ensure safe launch and ramp deliverables are executed prior to mass production to ensure no quality, reliability or yield risks for key customer applications

Yield, Defect & Reliability Improvement

• Drive yield improvement initiatives and defect reduction at foundries
• Analyze wafer sort, inline, and parametric data
• Partner with FA and reliability teams to resolve systemic issues
• Address SiC- and GaN-specific challenges such as: Defect density, epi quality, and wafer variability, High-voltage edge termination and reliability sensitivities

Yield, Defect & Reliability Improvement

• Own foundry technical PCN assessment
• Assess risks related to materials, equipment, and process changes
• Ensure compliance with internal change management procedure
• Support foundry audits and technical assessments
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) on corrective actions
• Track foundry KPIs (yield, cycle time, excursions, reliability indicators)Split lots and DOE execution

Collaboration

• Interface with: 
  • Device & process engineering
  • Reliability & qualification teams
  • Quality & customer quality
  • Supply chain & operations
• Support NPI ramp and volume production planning

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAO’s)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent technical communication and negotiation abilities
• Ability to manage complex supplier relationships
• Comfortable working across cultures and global time zones
• Strong knowledge of power device reliability and qualification
• Experience with high-voltage and high-reliability applications

Required Qualifications

• Masters of PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Device Physics
• 2-5+ years in Semiconductors with hands on technical experience and problem solving
• Strong experience with power semiconductors, preferably GaN and/or SiC
• Experience working directly with wafer foundries supporting power semiconductors
• Strong understanding of wide-bandgap device fabrication processes
• Working knowledge of process modules including Epitaxy, Lithography, Etch, Implant, Metallization