Texas Instruments
Section Manager - Ramp & Sustaining Process Engineering (SM1)
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Leads semiconductor process engineering teams supporting 300mm high-volume manufacturing. Owns tool installation, process release, capacity enablement, cost reduction, sustaining engineering, excursion response, root-cause resolution, SPC governance, and continuous improvement. Partners with manufacturing, equipment, integration, technology, yield, operations, and facilities teams while reporting operational performance to senior leadership.
Why Texas Instruments
At Texas Instruments, we design and manufacture analog and embedded processing semiconductors that power electronics across the world. Our 300mm manufacturing facilities represent some of the most advanced and highest-volume wafer fabrication environments in the semiconductor industry. Ramp and sustaining process engineering is at the heart of TI's ability to deliver capacity, cost leadership, and manufacturing excellence to our customers.
We invest in our people, our technology, and our manufacturing capabilities and we are looking for leaders who thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments and are passionate about driving operational results at scale.
About the Role
Texas Instruments is seeking an operationally excellent and results-driven Section Manager, Ramp & Sustaining Process Engineering to lead a team of experienced process engineers supporting TI's high-volume 300mm semiconductor manufacturing operations. In this leadership role, you will own aggressive tool install and process release schedules, drive cost leadership initiatives, maximize capacity from our existing install base, and ensure best-in-class sustaining of our high-volume production environment.
This role welcomes candidates from a variety of process engineering backgrounds, including Photolithography, Metrology, Implant, Epi Deposition, Diffusion, RTP, and other relevant unit process disciplines. Module ownership will be based on candidate experience. You will lead a diverse, cross-functional engineering team and partner closely with manufacturing, equipment, integration, and technology teams to deliver results that directly impact TI's capacity, cost position, and operational performance.
What You'll Do
Team Leadership & Organization Management
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of process engineers focused on ramping and sustaining manufacturing operations
- Drive workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, and talent development within the section
- Foster a culture of operational excellence, urgency, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Mentor and develop engineers at all career stages, building long-term organizational depth and capability
Tool Install & Process Release Execution
- Own and drive aggressive tool installation and process release schedules across your process modules and technology platforms
- Coordinate cross-functional execution across process engineering, equipment, integration, operations, and facilities teams to meet install milestones
- Establish scalable workflows and operational frameworks that accelerate process release cycles and improve schedule predictability
- Proactively identify and resolve technical and operational risks that could impact install and release timelines
Capacity Enablement & Cost Leadership
- Lead innovative engineering solutions to extract maximum capacity from TI's current installed equipment base
- Identify and drive cost leadership projects that improve process efficiency, reduce consumable and materials costs, and optimize tool utilization
- Partner with operations to align capacity enablement strategies with factory production goals
- Develop and track key performance metrics that measure progress against capacity, cost, and productivity objectives
High-Volume Sustaining Operations
- Provide best-in-class sustaining engineering support for TI's high-volume production processes across multiple technology nodes
- Own process excursion response, containment, and root cause resolution to minimize manufacturing disruptions and protect yield
- Drive continuous improvement in process stability, repeatability, and control across all supported process modules
- Maintain and strengthen process control systems, SPC governance, and manufacturing quality standards
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Executive Engagement
- Partner with technology development, integration, yield, equipment, and operations teams to ensure seamless process ownership and operational readiness
- Provide regular updates on install schedules, process release status, capacity projects, and sustaining performance to senior and executive site leadership
- Represent the section in cross-site and corporate-level forums, benchmarking activities, and best-practice sharing initiatives
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Champion data-driven and AI-enabled engineering approaches to improve process release velocity, sustaining effectiveness, and engineering productivity
- Drive adoption of standardized process engineering methodologies and best practices across all supported technology platforms
- Lead and contribute to continuous improvement programs that enhance factory capacity, process capability, and operational efficiency
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
- 5 years of direct engineering team leadership or management experience within a Semiconductor Manufacturing Environment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Hands-on technical expertise in one or more semiconductor process modules (Photolithography, Metrology, Implant, Epitaxy, Diffusion, RTP, or equivalent)
- Experience managing tool installation programs and process release cycles in a 300mm high-volume manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated track record of delivering cost leadership and capacity improvement results at scale
- Familiarity with process control systems, SPC governance, and manufacturing quality frameworks
- Experience with AI-enabled engineering tools, advanced analytics, or digital transformation initiatives in a semiconductor manufacturing setting
- Background in sustaining engineering for analog, mixed-signal, or specialty semiconductor technologies
- Experience supporting multi-site or corporate-level manufacturing benchmarking and best-practice deployment
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and project management skills
- Proven ability to engage and present operational and program updates to site and executive leadership
Why TI?
- The future starts here. As a TIer, you'll play a critical role in defining the next era of semiconductor technology and help create the innovations that shape the world around us.
- Surround yourself with a team of innovators who value your unique perspective and will challenge you to bring your best self to work every day. We believe that fostering a culture of collaboration fuels both personal growth and technological breakthroughs. Explore our company culture.
- At TI, your success goes beyond your work. Take advantage of comprehensive benefits designed to support your total well-being at work and in life, from competitive compensation to extensive health coverage and wellness programs. Learn more about our benefits offerings.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.
Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
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