Director - Yield Architecture and Engineering

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary: We are seeking a strategic, technically credible, and people-centered leader to serve as Director within the Yield Architecture and Engineering organization in Bangalore. This leader will build a strong, self-reliant organization focused on Design for Yield, DFT partnership, silicon diagnostics, automation, and corrective and preventive action within those domains, under a clear local leadership and operating model. The charter for this role is threefold. First, build and lead the Bangalore organization by attracting, retaining, developing, and inspiring exceptional engineering talent, while creating a healthy leadership bench and a durable succession pipeline. Second, establish the operating discipline, governance, and cross-functional partnerships required to deliver a focused Bangalore charter across Design for Yield, DFT, diagnostics, automation, and domain-specific CAPA. Third, grow Bangalore into a center of technical capability and innovation that can execute independently, partner globally, and contribute to the future of diagnostics, Design for Yield, automation, and AI-enabled engineering. This role requires more than technical management. The successful candidate will be a strong organizational leader who creates clarity, builds trust, develops future leaders, and establishes accountability across a distributed and cross-functional environment. The Director will work closely with US technical leaders and partner organizations while taking direct responsibility for Bangalore team health, site capability, operating effectiveness, and delivery of the local charter. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. Key Responsibilities: 1. People-First Organization Leadership Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Bangalore engineering organization with a people-first mindset. Create a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence. Establish clear expectations, invest in career development, recognize strong performance, address organizational friction, and ensure engineers have the leadership, support, and opportunities needed to succeed. 2. Talent, Retention, and Leadership Development Own the talent system for the Bangalore organization, including hiring, onboarding, retention, capability development, succession planning, and leadership bench strength. Develop technical leaders and future people leaders who can independently own teams, programs, and organizational responsibilities. Create a sustainable organization that does not depend on continuous remote leadership for routine decisions, team development, or operational direction. 3. Focused Bangalore Design-for-Yield and Diagnostics Charter Establish and lead a focused Bangalore charter across Design for Yield, DFT partnership, silicon diagnostics, automation, and corrective and preventive action within those domains. Build an operating model that connects architecture, design, DFT, tapeout readiness, diagnostic readiness, diagnostic support for silicon bring-up, and continuous improvement. Ensure that responsibilities, interfaces, decision rights, and outcomes are clearly defined across the covered lifecycle. 4. Production-Quality Diagnostics Capability Build and sustain reliable, scalable, production-quality scan and memory diagnostics capability across Qualcomm's product portfolio. Establish clear ownership for diagnostic readiness, execution, integration, quality, throughput, and continuous improvement. Balance immediate product commitments with the systematic improvements needed to strengthen diagnostic capability and prevent recurring execution gaps. 5. Technical Capability Building Build durable technical depth across diagnostics execution, diagnostics methodology, memory diagnostics, Design for Yield, DFT collaboration, automation, and related engineering disciplines. Identify capability gaps, establish development plans, hire critical expertise, and create mechanisms for knowledge transfer and reuse. Reduce dependence on tribal knowledge by promoting documented methods, reusable workflows, and shared technical standards. 6. Design for Yield and Cross-Lifecycle Feedback Strengthen collaboration with Bangalore Design, DFT, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Failure Analysis, and related engineering teams to move Design for Yield thinking earlier in the product lifecycle. Establish feedback and feedforward mechanisms that convert diagnostic and silicon findings into improved design practices, DFT readiness, diagnostic coverage, defect tolerance, manufacturability, and future product decisions. 7. Automation and AI-Enabled Transformation Champion the thoughtful use of automation, analytics, and AI across Bangalore engineering workflows. Partner with Automation and AI technical leaders to reduce repetitive work, improve engineering productivity, accelerate design and diagnostic analysis, preserve organizational knowledge, and create scalable decision-support capabilities. Ensure that automation and AI initiatives are tied to measurable engineering needs and integrated into sustainable operating processes. 8. Operational Excellence and Governance Establish disciplined operating mechanisms across the Bangalore organization, including project plans, technical roadmaps, workforce reviews, operations reviews, metrics, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountable owners. Create transparent visibility into commitments, risks, dependencies, staffing, and capability gaps. Promote proactive planning and continuous improvement rather than recurring firefighting. 9. Cross-Functional and Global Partnership Build strong working relationships across Bangalore Design and DFT organizations and with global YAE, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Failure Analysis, Automation, AI, manufacturing, and executive stakeholders. Clarify organizational interfaces, resolve cross-functional barriers, and drive shared outcomes in Design for Yield, DFT, diagnostics, automation, and related CAPA through technical credibility, clear communication, and collaborative problem solving. 10. Site Capability and Organizational Stewardship Serve as a visible leadership presence for the Bangalore organization. Take responsibility for team health, organizational stability, employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and the long-term growth of the site's capability. Represent Bangalore needs and opportunities in global planning while ensuring alignment with broader YAE and PPS priorities. 11. Strategic Planning and Resource Management Translate organizational priorities into a practical capability roadmap and staffing plan. Assess the required skills, current bench, critical gaps, and hiring sequence. Allocate resources according to business priority, technical risk, and team capacity while protecting mission-critical delivery and investing in long-term capability. 12. Innovation in Ambiguous Problem Spaces Lead effectively where the technical path, ownership model, or organizational boundaries are not yet fully defined. Bring structure to complex problems, develop options and tradeoffs, establish accountable ownership, and guide teams toward scalable solutions that support Qualcomm's emerging technologies and future business needs. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, DFT, silicon diagnostics, product engineering, test engineering, Design for Yield, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR • Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, DFT, silicon diagnostics, product engineering, test engineering, Design for Yield, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR • PhD in Science, Engineering, or a related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, DFT, silicon diagnostics, product engineering, test engineering, Design for Yield, validation, integration, or related work experience. Preferred Qualifications 1. Education Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. 2. Semiconductor Engineering Experience 12+ years of experience in semiconductor engineering, including experience in one or more of the following areas: Design for Yield, DFT, ATPG diagnostics, memory diagnostics, product engineering, test engineering, silicon diagnostics, failure analysis, or post-silicon engineering. 3. Engineering Leadership Experience 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams, technical organizations, or major cross-functional programs, with demonstrated success building capability and delivering results across functions or sites. 4. People Leadership Excellence Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, clarity, consistency, and accountability. Strong record of hiring and retaining talent, developing engineers, coaching managers and technical leaders, creating succession pipelines, and building a healthy culture in a high-performance engineering environment. 5. Organization Building Experience building or transforming an engineering team, site capability, or technical function. Demonstrated ability to establish a charter, define roles, build a leadership bench, close capability gaps, and create an organization that can operate with increasing independence. 6. Semiconductor Systems Perspective Strong understanding of the semiconductor product lifecycle and the interactions among architecture, design, DFT, test, diagnostics, product engineering, failure analysis, manufacturing, and diagnostic/design feedback loops. Ability to connect diagnostic and Design for Yield feedback to operating accountability across these boundaries. 7. Diagnostics and Design-for-Yield Credibility Technical knowledge of silicon diagnostics, diagnostic readiness, Design for Yield, DFT, production-quality diagnostic execution, or related post-silicon disciplines. Ability to engage credibly with technical experts, evaluate engineering risks, and guide priorities without becoming a bottleneck for detailed execution. 8. Operational Leadership and Governance Demonstrated success establishing operating mechanisms such as project plans, roadmaps, technical reviews, workforce reviews, metrics, decision frameworks, risk management, escalation paths, and continuous improvement practices. 9. Cross-Functional Influence Proven ability to align teams with different priorities, responsibilities, and technical perspectives. Ability to influence decisions through credibility, structured communication, evidence, and collaborative problem solving. 10. Automation and AI Orientation Experience sponsoring, adopting, or scaling automation, analytics, software, or AI-enabled engineering workflows. Ability to identify where technology can improve productivity, quality, knowledge retention, or technical decision-making while partnering effectively with specialized Automation and AI teams. 11. Strategic and Systems Thinking Ability to translate broad organizational objectives into an executable charter, capability roadmap, staffing plan, operating model, and measurable outcomes. Demonstrated ability to balance immediate product delivery with longer-term capability investment. 12. Leadership Under Ambiguity Demonstrated ability to create structure and direction when the technical solution, ownership boundaries, or organizational model are not fully defined. Comfortable leading complex initiatives that require experimentation, judgment, and coordination across multiple organizations. 13. Global Leadership and Communication Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience leading across geographic, functional, and cultural boundaries. 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