Foundry Management Lead

HyperLight is at the forefront of the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics - a material and process technology that is enabling high-performance, scalable optical components across AI/datacom infrastructure, hyperscale computing, quantum computing, sensing, and beyond. Founded in 2018 and backed by leading venture capital, we’ve built a team and a platform focused on real-world mass deployment of TFLN photonics technology.

At the core of our work is the TFLN Chiplet™ platform — a modular, integrated architecture designed for scalability, manufacturability, and seamless integration into complex systems. It offers a rare combination of extraordinary performance and industrial readiness, enabling system developers across applications to deploy the technology fast and ready. We partner with our customers and suppliers from conceptualization, design, and prototyping phases, all the way through mass production to ensure smooth and rapid deployment of TFLN photonic technology.

We believe our platform is the key, in the golden age of integrated photonics, to empower humanity to the next level. We assembled a world class team covering engineering, business, and operations. We believe in the power of integrity, innovation, collaboration, and pragmatic solutions. Our diverse team thrives on challenges and is united by a shared commitment to excellence. We take pride in tackling complex challenges with curiosity, humility, and a deep sense of care for one another.

Our growing team is looking for a Foundry Management Lead to join our growing team. The successful candidate is responsible for leading external foundry partnerships and driving quality and yield improvement from NPI to volume production of complex semiconductor portfolios to ensure uninterrupted, high-quality supply.

As part of your responsibilities, you will be:

• Supplier Management: Manage relationships with external foundries in supporting NPI to volume Production LifeCycle. Main decision maker on subjects related to process integration, striking a good balance between the various dynamics in a project; not limiting to technical judgement, resource planning, project schedule, logistics, supplier relationships etc
• Yield & Quality Engineering: Drive yield improvement programs, process control, defect reduction, and technical reviews with foundry partners.
• Technology Transfer: Close collaboration with R&D groups and qualify New Product Introduction (NPI) ramps and technology transfers from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.
• Volume Ramp: Front end process safe launch owner. Closely work with foundries at ramp up phase and drive for manufacturability and yield improvement.
• Customer: Interface with key customers on critical projects.
• Operational Excellence: Implement performance scorecards (KPIs) to track technology and quality service level agreements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of leadership experience in semiconductor technology development, process integration, foundry management, or fabless supply chain.
• Strong understanding of yield enhancement techniques and data analysis
• Hands on experience in being a lead; leading teams with responsibilities in development / transfer projects or production ramp up.
• Deep knowledge of CMOS, Silicon Photonics processes, wafer process flows, and device physics in the semiconductor/photonics or electronics industry.
• Experience with quality tools such as FMEA/8D/SPC/Control Plan/Six Sigma
• Proficient in English and Mandarin, as required for working with our global team frequently
• Comfortable to travel to overseas plants

Benefits

• Competitive market-based compensation and benefits
• Professional growth and mentorship opportunities