Business Architect – Foundry Operations, Automation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Establish and spearhead the comprehensive business architecture, B2B integration, and automation strategy throughout Cisco’s outsourced wafer foundry network.

• Design, streamline, and standardize processes for wafer demand planning, capacity reservation, wafer purchasing, wafer receiving, and advanced packaging in foundries.

• Outline transactional architecture and set data standards for automated RosettaNet, EDI, REST API, and flat-file feeds that link foundries with Oracle Cloud ERP and Snowflake.

• Partner with Data Science to create and deploy AI-driven operational workflows as well as predictive and prescriptive analytics.

• Oversee the execution of ERP work orders, inventory usage, and the processing of subcontractor purchase orders.

• Manage lot-level genealogy, defect data, and wafer test-result traceability into downstream assembly and testing operations.

• Act as the architectural liaison between Global Supply Management, Product Operations, Planning, IT, and external foundry partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in managing outsourced semiconductor foundry operations, supply chain architecture, or semiconductor manufacturing operations.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with ERP systems, specifically Oracle Fusion SCM or SAP.

• Familiarity with B2B protocols such as RosettaNet 3A4, 3B2, 7B1, 7B5, EDI, and APIs.

• Experience in purchasing transactions and tracking work orders.

• Comprehensive understanding of wafer fabrication cycles, foundry capacity allocation, wafer bank inventory management, and front-end quality control processes.

• Proven experience in building or defining requirements for data pipelines and automated reporting.

• Successful track record in leading extensive process transformations across business, engineering, and IT sectors.

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Preferred experience in integrating advanced packaging technologies such as CoWoS, 2.5D/3D packaging, or chiplets.

• Familiarity with machine learning and generative AI for supply chain monitoring and yield management is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a matching contribution from Cisco.

• Paid parental leave.

• Coverage for short- and long-term disability.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available.

• Ten paid holidays per full calendar year.

• One floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• One paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• Four paid days off for personal wellness.

• Sixteen days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.

• Eighty hours of sick time off provided upon hire and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time may be carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional ten paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies.