#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Excellence isn’t an act - it’s in the DNA of everything we do. As a Lead Principal Reliability (f/m/div) in our Quality & Reliability team you uncover the root causes behind every single error, drive transformational improvements, and implement forward-thinking solutions to ensure our products exceed the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. Are you in?
Your role
Key responsibilities in your new role
- Act as the global technical authority for package and system reliability, interconnect technologies, and cross‑platform reliability methods - owning standards, best practices, and direction across Business Lines
- Set and steer long‑term reliability strategy and qualification approaches for new and existing package and system platforms; align roadmaps with customer needs, market trends, and business goals
- Mentor and coach senior engineers and principal experts; contribute to global design and peer reviews; build a strong community of practice that raises the bar for reliability across sites and functions
- Anticipate and translate emerging science and technology into practical solutions - evaluating new materials, architectures, and test methodologies to deliver fast and profitable reliablitity solutions
- Lead critical problem resolution teams: run rigorous, data‑driven root cause analysis, orchestrate global expert teams, and de‑risk technology ramps and field performance for high‑volume products
- Represent Infineon with strategic customers and suppliers, influence industry standards and key technical decisions
Your profile
Qualifications and skills to help you succeed
Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in Materials Science, Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field- 15+ years professional experience in semiconductor packaging/ reliability
- Hands‑on expertise in semiconductor package and system reliability, interconnects, materials, failure mechanisms, and qualification (e.g., JEDEC, AEC‑Q); strong understanding of cross‑platform interdependencies and application requirements
- Recognized thought leader and coach with a track record of setting technical direction, mentoring senior talent, and gaining alignment among senior stakeholders across organizations and regions
- Strong business impact: you shape reliability strategy, influence product and technology roadmaps and standards, and turn technical insight into long‑term customer value and competitive advantage
- Proven problem solver: analytical, hypothesis‑driven, and data‑based decision maker with experience in DOE/statistics, failure analysis, and thermo‑mechanical modeling/FEA; effective leading through ambiguity
- Innovation driver: you challenge conventions, create and scale new methodologies, tools, and governance, and balance opportunity and risk while delivering measurable results
Fluency in English, willing to travel internationally (approx. 10–20%)
#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.
As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.
Are you in?
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Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.
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Franziska Mantei
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