Senior Operations Manager

Operations ManagerWe're seeking a hands-on operations manager with experience scaling silicon-based products in a semiconductor company. This player-coach role owns the operational path from foundry and wafer production through test, backend processing, and manufacturing. You'll qualify and manage manufacturing vendors, establish and strengthen quality-control measures, and drive consistent quality, yield, cost, and delivery as production grows.Experience with RFID inlay production is especially relevant.What you'll do:Own foundry relationships from negotiation through production execution, and scale waferlevel production.Manage wafer-test facility relationships; evaluate and qualify test partners, and select test equipment to optimize cost, quality, and throughput.Lead test development, wafer backend operations, yield improvement, reliability, and failure analysis.Qualify and manage manufacturing vendors, including overseeing end-to-end inlay production and its ramp to volume.Establish and improve quality-control measures, operating procedures, and RMA processes.Monitor supplier quality, conduct supply-chain audits, and resolve manufacturing, quality, and delivery issues.Establish and improve ERP/MRP processes, WIP tracking, inventory planning, and production controls.Develop cost models, negotiate contracts, and drive improvements in cost, quality, and delivery.Manage one direct report and coordinate work across four internal engineers and executive stakeholders, including the CEO.What you'll bring:BSEE or equivalent practical experience.7–10 years of operations, manufacturing, or related experience in a semiconductor company.Experience with RFID inlay manufacturing is a plus.Hands-on experience with silicon-based products and semiconductor manufacturing operations.Experience scaling products from wafer fabrication and test through backend processing and volume production.Experience working with foundries, wafer-test facilities, and manufacturing vendors.Familiarity with yield optimization, reliability, quality assurance, supplier audits, failure analysis, ERP/MRP systems, WIP tracking, and inventory planning.Strong communication, coordination, and negotiation skills, with a practical, roll-up-your-sleeves approach.