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We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

• Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
• Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
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Here’s the Gist:

This position is for the newly created Global manager of the R&D Reliability & Failure Analysis laboratories in the Wolfspeed Reliability & Failure Analysis Department, which reports into the Wolfspeed general R&D organization. Primarily, this amounts to oversight management of the labs and the individual lab managers in Durham, NC, Research Triangle Park, NC, and Fayetteville, AR; with future labs planned in the US and overseas.

The Day-to-Day:

• Ensure that the labs meet IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and AS9100D standards and manage lab floor space
• Advise on strategic lab development and expansion in the US and overseas, as well as new equipment purchases and facility modifications
• Oversee management of lab tools, including maintenance, new tools, calibration, out-of-tolerance assessment, safety and continual improvement
• Align labs on best practices including safety, waste processing, chemical handling, ESD, PPE and HAZCOM
• Drive thorough and rigorous documentation and alignment of laboratory procedures
• Ensure oversight of the quality and effectiveness of training, cross-training for coverage, and development of new laboratory processes
• Collaborate and consult with other laboratories in Wolfspeed to align on best practices, ensure coverage without gaps and reduce inefficiencies and redundancies
• Travel requirements can be significant but vary and are on an as-needed basis. 3 of the 4 labs are in NC and 1 is in AR. As new labs are opened in the future in the US and overseas, then travel requirements may increase.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• Bachelors in physics, chemistry, materials science or engineering (electrical, chemical or materials)
• 10 years’ experience in failure analysis and/or reliability of solid-state electronic devices
• 5 years’ experience in management of people
• Ability to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wrists, standing or walking over hard concrete surface
• This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

To put it legally – Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.

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