Senior Product Portfolio Manager – Power Semiconductors

WAVE RECRUITMENT LTD · Newport, Wales

Senior Product Portfolio Manager – Power Semiconductors at WAVE RECRUITMENT LTD, based in Newport, Wales, paying £170,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£170,000 per annum
Location
Newport, Wales
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 month ago
Closes
15 Sep 2026
Sector
Product Manager

About 150% above the going rate for product manager

Reference https://waverecruitment.co.uk/?post_type=job_listing&p=10400

About the role

Senior Product Portfolio Manager – Power Semiconductors

Role overview:

Lead the development and release of next-generation power semiconductor portfolios, including advanced GaN and SiC wide-bandgap technologies. This role provides full technical ownership of product engineering, project management of operations, and end-to-end responsibility for product portfolios, from characterisation and yield improvement to process control and production release.

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage projects and products across the compound semiconductor portfolio.

  • Lead the product engineering team and collaborate with technology and product development teams to deliver manufacturing-ready devices.

  • Characterise new product performance ahead of production release.

  • Develop and maintain engineering databases for device characterisation and production tracking.

  • Establish and monitor Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems for production products.

  • Manage wafer sort and final test disposition processes.

  • Drive yield enhancement and support failure analysis activities.

  • Support new product introduction (NPI) and transfer from development to volume production.

  • Manage change control for products in production.

  • Work with reliability and quality teams to analyze RMA customer returns and implement corrective actions.

Required skills & experience:

  • Very strong project and product management skills.

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in power semiconductor engineering, ideally across silicon and wide-bandgap (SiC/GaN) devices.

  • In-depth understanding of the semiconductor product lifecycle, including device characterization, qualification, production release, and sustenance.

  • Strong analytical skills for evaluating and characterizing power semiconductor devices.

  • Background in yield analysis and circuit debugging.

  • Logical, data-driven problem-solving skills.

  • Strong communication skills, with experience leading cross-functional and international project teams.

Desirable experience:

  • Six Sigma quality practices.

  • Exposure to wide-bandgap semiconductor product introductions.

Tools & methods:

  • Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems

  • Product engineering and characterization databases

  • Failure analysis and yield tracking methodologies

What success looks like:

  • Successful introduction of next-generation GaN/SiC power semiconductor devices.

  • Robust portfolio management with high-quality, manufacturing-ready products.

  • Improved yield, reliability, and production performance across the product portfolio.

  • Strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, and quality teams.

  • Well-maintained technical documentation and structured change control.

Location: Newport

Salary: £170,000 + benefits

Please contact us for further details.

Reference: https://waverecruitment.co.uk/?post_type=job_listing&p=10400 · Posted 1 month ago · Closes 15 Sep 2026 · Listed via WAVE RECRUITMENT LTD

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