Process Engineering Section Manager (m/f/d)
TSMC Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Semiconductor Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Section Manager will lead a team of engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing process steps, ensuring high efficiency, yield, and quality. They are responsible for managing daily operations, fostering team development, and collaborating across departments to achieve organizational goals.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science field and possess a minimum of 10 years of semiconductor industry experience. The role requires strong leadership capabilities and the availability to complete a 9-month training program in Taiwan.
Full description
Company
European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC)
Location
Germany-Dresden
Career Area
Manufacturing (fabs)
Job Type
Manager / Executive
Employment Type
Regular
Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Process Engineering Section Manager (m/f/d)
In this role you will play a central role in manageing a section-level organization, leading a team of engineers and engineering technicians. Ensure smooth daily operations, improve team efficiency, and achieve organizational goals, while also developing team members' skills and fostering employee growth and teamwork
As part of this position, you will have the unique opportunity to complete a comprehensive up to 9-month training assignment at our mother fab in Taiwan. This immersive program equips you with deep hands-on expertise in manufacturing processes, systems, production operations, and governance according to TSMCs word-leading practice — providing the foundation to operate independently and at expert level upon your return to Germany. The training will start shortly after the start date.
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing various process steps within the assigned department during the manufacturing process, ensuring products meet requirements for high efficiency, high yield, and high quality.
1. Possess a strong understanding of process flows and concepts within the assigned departmental domain, applying this knowledge to solve business problems, and having a basic understanding of related fields. Work closely with the process and equipment teams within the same department, deeply understand the business domain, and collaborate with the integration engineering department and manufacturing department to achieve departmental goals. 2. Utilize diverse information sources to evaluate situations, including the latest domain knowledge, relevant research, vendor information, etc., requiring analytical skills and judgment. Be able to filter, prioritize, and analyze complex and dynamic data. Collaborate with relevant organizations to ensure smooth product production, jointly taking responsibility for the quantity, quality, and timeliness of results. 3. Manage a section-level organization, leading, motivating, and developing team members to ensure overall work quality and team performance. Subsequently influence the assigned department and related teams in the product production process 4. Possess excellent internal and external communication skills, and work closely with external suppliers; lead teams, persuade and influence others, and exchange complex or sensitive information. 5. Possess excellent internal and external communication skills; lead teams, persuade and influence others, and exchange complex or sensitive information. 6. Possess a strong understanding of process flows and concepts within the assigned departmental domain, applying this knowledge to solve business problems, and having a basic understanding of related fields. Work closely with the process and equipment teams within the same department, deeply understand the business domain, and collaborate with the integration engineering department and manufacturing department to achieve departmental goals.
Job Qualifications
1. Bachelor degree and above (Master is preferred) ; Major in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics/ Applied Physics, Automation Technology / Control Systems Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Industrial Engineering
2. Minimum 10 years of semiconductor related experiences and few years of leading people experience.
3. Experience participating in or leading team projects or daily operations, demonstrating strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
4. Experience in cross-departmental collaboration or coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
5. E18Available for "on-the-job" Training in Taiwan for up to 9 months.
