Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) is the world's largest U.S. headquartered OSAT and is a global leader in outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. With a strong track record of innovation, a broad and diverse geographic footprint and solid partnerships with lead customers, Amkor delivers high-quality solutions that enable the world's leading semiconductor and electronics companies to bring advanced technologies to market. The company's comprehensive portfolio includes advanced packaging, wafer-level processing, and system-in-package solutions targeting applications for smartphones, data centers, artificial intelligence, automobiles and wearables. For more information visit amkor.com.
The Director, Program Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility, overseeing multiple integrated projects across the design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up of the facility.
This role serves as Amkor's primary program lead, ensuring the alignment of scope, schedule, funding requirements, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and contractual performance across general contractors, design teams, and owner vendors.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and drive the program execution strategy for a multi-billion-dollar OSAT facility.
- Establish and maintain program reporting framework and decision protocols.
- Serve as the primary interface to senior leadership to provide clear visibility into performance, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Drive alignment across internal stakeholders:
- Facilities
- Factory operations
- Finance
- IT
- Security
- Legal
- Oversee commissioning strategy and execution including ORAT (Operational readiness and acceptance testing)
- Coordinate turnover from construction to facilities teams, factory operators, including documentation, training, and system validation.
- Ensure readiness for tool installation and ramp to production
- Oversee closeout process, including documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of leadership experience in semiconductor manufacturing environments, including OSAT, wafer fabrication (Fab), or advanced semiconductor assembly and test operations.
- 10+ years of experience successfully managing large-scale industrial, manufacturing, or semiconductor capital projects, including projects valued in the hundreds of millions to multi-billion-dollar range, with responsibility for project execution, schedule, budget, and stakeholder management.
- Extensive experience leading cross-functional project teams, including engineering and design firms, contractors, equipment vendors, tool suppliers, and commissioning teams.
- Strong expertise in semiconductor facility design and construction, including cleanroom environments (ISO-classified), contamination control, and operational readiness.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor facility infrastructure and process utilities, including Ultra Pure Water (UPW), Process Cooling Water (PCW), Clean Dry Air (CDA), specialty gases, electrical distribution systems, and redundancy design.
- Demonstrated understanding of semiconductor equipment installation and startup, including facility-to-tool integration, utility connections, tool move-in planning, equipment qualification, and manufacturing ramp readiness.
Leadership Competencies
- Strong cross-functional leadership
- Ability to challenge contractor and design professional assumptions
- Executive communication and reporting capability
Location:
Tempe, AZ. This position has a hybrid schedule. Candidates must reside near the local Amkor office or be willing to relocate to be considered.
Amkor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.