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
• Fluent in English

Please contact Rachel Anderson for further details.