About the role
AI summarisedThis role is a Technical Marketing Manager/Senior Manager at IME, a semiconductor R&D institute in Singapore. The position involves synthesizing global technology trends to guide R&D investments in Advanced Packaging and Silicon Photonics, particularly for AI and data center applications. The role requires a strong technical foundation, strategic thinking, and the ability to communicate across disciplines.
ResearchFull-timeInstitute of Microelectronics
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor global semiconductor and system-level trends through participation in international conferences, consortia, and industry engagements, e.g. ECTC, OFC, SEMICON, OCP, and related forums.
- Synthesize insights from academic research, industry roadmaps, and competitor activities into structured analyses that inform internal strategy and funding priorities.
- Engage with industry partners, research collaborators, and system companies to understand emerging needs and constraints, even when these are not yet well-defined or commercially mature.
- Identify early inflection points in materials, integration approaches, and system architectures that may shape future R&D directions.
- Support the definition and evolution of IME's technology roadmap by translating external signals into clear strategic themes and development priorities.
- Work across multiple Technology Development (TD) departments to align research programs under a coherent, long-term vision.
- Contribute to gap analyses against international benchmarks and roadmaps, helping to identify areas where new capabilities, facilities, or talent investment may be required.
- Translate high-level system requirements into structured problem statements and research directions that guide R&D teams.
Requirements
- Degree in a related engineering or science discipline.
- Open to early-career PhD/Masters graduates as well as experienced professionals.
- Strong passion for semiconductor innovation.
- Ability to rapidly learn new technical domains and connect disparate ideas into coherent strategic perspectives.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, where future requirements are not yet clearly defined.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior researchers, industry experts, and leadership.
- Ability to influence without formal authority in a research-driven environment.