Chief of Engineering - Semiconductor Manufacturing

Our exciting new start-up is currently searching for a Chief of Engineering - Semiconductor Manufacturing to serve as the executive leader responsible for delivering the company's quantum computing hardware from process development through fabrication, packaging, testing, and shipment. Partnering closely with the CEO/CTO to translate technology vision into scalable, manufacturable products will be an important part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hardware delivery, ensuring products are delivered on time and to specification.
• Build, lead, and grow high-performing hardware engineering teams.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with semiconductor fabs (MEMS, BEoL, OSAT) to co-develop manufacturing processes.
• Define and execute the company's long-term fabrication and process development strategy.
• Oversee supply chain, vendor management, process qualification, and manufacturing execution.
• Act as the bridge between engineering vision and manufacturing reality, providing practical input on manufacturability, timelines, and technical trade-offs.
• Develop and protect process and manufacturing IP.

Ideal Candidate

• Extensive experience delivering semiconductor hardware products, particularly packaged IC modules.
• Strong background in semiconductor process integration (e.g., MEMS, CMOS BEoL, wafer-level packaging, heterogeneous integration).
• Proven success managing fab co-development programs and semiconductor manufacturing partnerships.
• Experience leading supply chains in fabless or fab-light companies.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead engineering organisations.
• Strategic understanding of semiconductor IP, commercial partnerships, and manufacturing roadmaps.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced deep-tech startup environment.