AI Solutions Manager, Semiconductor Manufacturing 

About the Company 

This organization develops advanced AI software that helps semiconductor manufacturers detect defects earlier, prevent yield loss, and accelerate root‑cause analysis. Their solutions—spanning automated defect classification, wafer signature analysis, and production‑grade decision support—are deployed across global fabs and OSATs. Backed by leading investors and expanding rapidly in the United States, this role is a key early technical hire supporting U.S. customer adoption and growth. 

The Mission 

Enable semiconductor manufacturers to adopt factory‑grade AI that improves yield, reduces scrap, strengthens quality assurance, and enhances operational efficiency across inspection, metrology, and process control. 

The Role 

You will serve as the technical point of contact for US fabs and IDMs—leading discovery, delivering technical pitches, building ROI cases, and guiding customers through evaluations and production adoption. 

This role blends semiconductor domain expertise, applied AI understanding, and strong communication skills. It is 60% pre‑sales (discovery, demos, PoVs/PoCs, ROI building) and 40% post‑sales (production launch, training, debugging, escalations). 

Primary objective: Drive successful customer evaluations and secure initial US deployments. 

Key Responsibilities 

Customer Discovery & Technical Qualification 

• Lead discovery across yield, process, and quality teams to clarify true problem statements. 
• Translate customer challenges into structured evaluation paths for AI solutions. 
• Qualify use cases and determine feasibility, data requirements, and expected value. 

Applied AI Fluency for Semiconductor Manufacturing 

• Explain where AI fits within inspection and process flows. 
• Communicate image‑classification concepts, defect categorization logic, confidence metrics, and model behavior. 
• Connect AI outputs to measurable manufacturing value: yield improvement, scrap reduction, cycle‑time gains, and manpower efficiency. 

ROI & Business Case Development 

• Build clear, defensible ROI models aligned to customer priorities. 
• Present evaluation results with KPIs, business impact, and recommended next steps. 

Technical Content & Customer Materials 

• Create customer‑ready materials such as one‑pagers, decks, ROI models, and case studies. 
• Contribute to technical papers, abstracts, and industry presentations as needed. 

Proofs‑of‑Value (PoVs/PoCs) 

• Own scope, success criteria, timelines, and stakeholder alignment. 
• Validate datasets, run evaluations, and manage weekly technical check‑ins. 
• Convert PoV learnings into production launch plans and integration requirements. 

Post‑Sales Technical Enablement 

• Support production deployment, user training, and integration with fab systems. 
• Troubleshoot issues, manage escalations, and identify model drift or retraining triggers. 

You Are 

• Experienced in persuading technical and business stakeholders—not just delivering solutions. 
• Skilled at building ROI and business cases; analytical backgrounds are a plus. 
• Strong in technical writing and customer‑facing content creation. 
• Fluent in 300mm wafer‑fab environments; OSAT experience is helpful but not required. 
• High‑ownership, fast‑moving, and comfortable operating with autonomy. 
• AI‑literate enough to be credible; deeper platform knowledge can be learned. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 5+ years in the semiconductor industry in a customer‑facing technical role (Field Application Engineering, Technical Sales, Pre‑Sales, Yield Engineering). 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical field. 
• Experience running technical discovery and PoCs/PoVs with fab customers. 
• Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, especially image recognition and classification. 
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills; able to navigate complex customer organizations. 
• Authorized to work in the United States. 
• Willingness to travel to US customer sites and occasionally internationally. 

Why This Role Is Attractive 

• Opportunity to be an early technical leader in a growing US market. 
• Direct influence on customer strategy, product direction, and deployment success. 
• Work with a globally distributed team of semiconductor, AI, and software experts. 
• Strong support for professional development, technical learning, and career growth. 
• Flexible, hybrid work environment focused on outcomes and productivity.