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# Technology, Sr. Director

- **Company:** Ultra Clean Technology
- **Location:** Hayward, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Yield Optimization
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/93b38de3-b143-4d17-9b9f-67dd4e7745c6/technology-sr-director

## About the Role

+ Progressive leadership experience in technology development, advanced engineering, or manufacturing technology within semiconductor or advanced manufacturing environments.
 + Demonstrated success defining technology roadmaps and delivering complex, cross-functional programs from development through manufacturing deployment.
 + Strong understanding of high-volume manufacturing disciplines (process control, yield improvement, reliability, qualification, change management).
 + Proven ability to establish governance, standards, and performance management across global or matrixed organizations.
 + Expertise in structured problem solving and risk management (e.g., RCA, CAPA, FMEA or equivalent).
 + Strong business and financial acumen, including investment prioritization and value/benefit realization.
 + Excellent executive communication skills, including translating technical tradeoffs into business decisions.
 * Preferred Qualifications
 + Experience industrializing new technologies into fab operations, including scaling adoption across multiple sites and sustaining performance.
 + Experience with manufacturing automation, advanced analytics, digital transformation, or factory systems enabling improvements in throughput and quality.
 + Demonstrated success partnering with suppliers and external technology ecosystems to accelerate capability development.
 + Experience with portfolio management across multiple technology streams and resource/capacity planning at enterprise scale.
 + Background collaborating closely with R&D/technology development and manufacturing engineering to ensure robust transfer and ramp readiness., + Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Industrial) or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)., + Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field relevant to semiconductor manufacturing.
 + Formal training or certification in program/project leadership, systems engineering, or product/technology development governance.
 + Training in Lean/Six Sigma, reliability engineering, or advanced risk management methods (as applicable).

## Description

The Senior Director, Technology leads the strategy, development, and industrialization of technology capabilities that enable competitive semiconductor manufacturing performance and long-term growth. This role sets technical direction across technology roadmaps, capability maturation, and deployment to manufacturing, ensuring solutions deliver measurable improvements in yield, reliability, cycle time, and cost. Partnering with R&D, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain, the Senior Director drives disciplined governance, risk management, and cross-functional execution from concept through scalable adoption., * Define and own the enterprise technology strategy and roadmap aligned with business priorities, customer requirements, and manufacturing capability needs.

 * Lead cross-functional technology development and deployment programs, ensuring disciplined execution, milestone management, and measurable outcomes.
 * Oversee technology readiness planning (feasibility, validation/verification, qualification) and ensure smooth transition to high-volume manufacturing.
 * Establish governance for technology evaluation, prioritization, and investment decisions (including phase-gate reviews and technical decision forums).
 * Drive technical standardization and best practices across sites for technology adoption, process control, and operational integration.
 * Sponsor high-impact initiatives to improve yield, tool performance, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency through technology and automation (as applicable).
 * Partner with Operations and Engineering to ensure technology solutions are manufacturable, maintainable, and scalable in fab environments.
 * Collaborate with Quality to ensure compliance with quality systems, change control, and documentation requirements during technology introduction.
 * Manage technology risk using structured methods (risk registers, FMEA/controls) and ensure timely mitigation and corrective actions.
 * Lead external technology partnerships and supplier collaboration to evaluate new capabilities and accelerate adoption where appropriate.
 * Establish KPI dashboards and reporting for technology portfolio health, readiness, adoption, and value realization.
 * Build and develop technical leadership talent; create succession plans and strengthen technical capability across the organization.