Advantest is seeking a Director, Product Engineering & Quality within the SoC Test Supply Chain Organization to lead distributed electrical and mechanical Product Engineering teams.
In this strategic leadership role, you will ensure scalable, standardized, and cost-effective Product Engineering execution across an outsourced supply chain. You will drive quality, cost, delivery, and new product introduction objectives through close collaboration with globally distributed R&D teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. Furthermore, you will provide leadership for initiatives that improve product quality, accelerate time-to-market, time-to-volume, strengthen supplier performance, and enhance long-term product competitiveness.
Your Responsibilities
• Ensure product and manufacturing readiness to meet quality, volume, and delivery commitments.
• Lead SoC Test SC Division NPI execution to achieve roadmap, time-to-market (TTM), time-to-volume (TTV), quality, and cost objectives.
• Ensure team capability development and efficiency gains of the organization through standardization and process orientation.
• Strengthen collaboration and alignment across Product Engineering, R&D, PMO, Supply Chain, and Suppliers/CMs.
• Drive product quality improvements and cost reduction initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead complex NPI, qualification, and multi-sourcing programs to support business growth and supply chain resilience.
• Ensure sustainable product ownership across the full product lifecycle, including quality improvements, cost optimization, and end-of-life support.
• Ensure strategic internal alignment with stakeholder functions and set clear objectives, priorities, and accountability within the team and your team managers.
SoC Test SC Division - Director Product Engineering & Quality (m/f/d)
Advantest • Böblingen
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Full-time
Böblingen
Your duties
Your profile
Essential Qualifications
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in engineering, manufacturing, or operations environments.
• Proven track record leading NPI programs and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Strong collaboration skills across R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and suppliers.
• Strong understanding of V93K manufacturing processes, test strategies, quality systems, and KPI-driven performance management.
• Experience driving product quality improvements, cost reduction, and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of semiconductor products, electronics manufacturing, supplier management, and SoC markets.
• Experience in leading problem-solving initiatives.
Required Soft Skills
• Visionary leader with strong results orientation and a positive can-do attitude
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coaching skills.
• Strong leadership and change management capabilities in a matrix organization
• Strong team player and cross-functional integrator.
• Structured, analytical, and data-driven approach.
• Strong self-management and coordination skills.
• Ability to execute in a fast-changing environment.
• Continuous learning and improvement mindset.
• High emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills.
What we offer
With us, you can stay fit and healthy.
We want you to feel your best. That’s why we offer a wide range of sports and health programs at all our locations, giving you the opportunity to take care of yourself.
With us, you stay flexible.
Life is unpredictable and often full of surprises. To help you respond quickly to unexpected events or plan ahead for different phases of your life, we offer you a range of options to flexibly adapt your working hours to your current situation.
With us, you’re in the best hands.
No one knows what tomorrow will bring. But we can do a lot to make sure you’re well prepared for whatever life throws your way. With a company pension plan, (paid) leaves of absence, and a wide range of insurance options, you can look to the future with confidence.
With us, your development moves forward.
Learning is a lifelong process. Whether you are a school or university student, a graduate, or an experienced professional – you are always growing. That’s why we offer you a variety of opportunities to broaden your horizons and advance your career at Advantest.
With us, your performance is worth it.
At Advantest, you can be sure of an attractive salary that is reviewed on a yearly basis. In addition, we offer you the chance to share in the company’s success, plus a wide range of meaningful financial benefits.
Each and every one of us at Advantest makes an important contribution to our business success and plays a significant role in our further development. Working at Advantest means grasping opportunity and boldly exploring new possibilities. Would you like to know more about jobs at Advantest and about our unique team spirit? Our employees offer you their personal insights into our working environment.
Our pride and joy
Since 2017, we have regularly taken part in a comparison of the best employers in Germany. In 2021, our employees again participated in the anonymous and independent survey. The results confirm: We are a Great Place to Work! We first and foremost owe that great result to the people here at Advantest. Each and every day, they prove their dedication, take ownership, and bring passion to their work. And that makes us very proud.
