Director, Power Semiconductor Device

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ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.

AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years.

We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together.

At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

Advanced Energy is seeking an accomplished Director of Power Semiconductor Device to provide technical and organizational leadership for semiconductor component quality, reliability, failure analysis, and root cause corrective action (RCCA) activities across all business units.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Power Semiconductor Device, this role serves as the technical leader of the Power Semiconductor Device organization, with responsibility for guiding and developing a team of highly specialized professionals, including Power Semiconductor Device Engineers and Data Analysts. The Director will lead the identification and resolution of complex semiconductor-related quality and reliability issues impacting Advanced Energy products, customers, and manufacturing operations.

This position combines deep technical expertise in Si, SiC, and GaN power semiconductor technologies with strong leadership capabilities to drive enterprise-wide problem solving, supplier engagement, reliability improvements, and strategic initiatives. The role has the succession path of developing into the Senior Director.

• Lead the Power Semiconductor Device organization and provide technical direction across all semiconductor-related quality and reliability activities.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of subject matter experts, including Power Semiconductor Device Engineers and Data Analysts.
• Establish department priorities, operating objectives, technical standards, and performance metrics.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical semiconductor quality, reliability, and customer-impacting events.
• Build organizational capability in semiconductor failure analysis, reliability engineering, RCCA, and data-driven quality management.

• Lead enterprise-level investigations involving power semiconductor failures impacting customers, field reliability, suppliers, and manufacturing operations.
• Direct cross-functional RCCA, 8D, CAR, and CAPA activities across business units.
• Ensure robust, physics-based root cause investigations and effective…