Product Technology Director – Precision Manufacturing Leader

Team: 25+ (BS/MS from top-tier unis, all report to this role)

We are a national-level High-Tech Enterprise and market leader in high-precision mesh/printing screens for PV, semiconductor, and OLED sectors, founded in 1996, with 300+ employees and 20,000㎡ cleanroom facilities.

We are NOT looking for a solo technical expert. We need a product technology leader who builds teams, drives NPI, establishes processes, and institutionalizes knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-end product lifecycle: concept NPI mass production
• Cross-functional collaboration (Sales, Production, Quality)
• Build development processes, review gates, technical standards, knowledge databases
• Mentor engineers and build talent pipeline
• Drive root-cause analysis using DOE/FMEA/8D

Must-Have:

• PhD or above in Materials, Mechanical, Microelectronics, Chemical, Precision Manufacturing, or related fields
• 10+ yrs R&D/product dev/process, 5+ yrs managing technical teams (5+ direct reports)
• Led 2+ complete NPI projects to mass production with business results
• Built or deeply optimized dev processes, review mechanisms, or technical standards
• Currently based in a developed country (US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, etc.) – Chinese passport holders welcome
• Fluent Mandarin (spoken & written)

Preferred (not required):

• PCB/SMT/semiconductor/display panel/precision manufacturing background
• IPD/APQP/NPI framework experience
• DOE, FMEA, SPC, 8D tools
• Japanese or Taiwanese advanced manufacturing background
• English or Japanese technical communication skills
• Cross-cultural/overseas client project experience
• R&D digitalization/knowledge database experience
• P&L/cost awareness
• Managed cross-functional teams (product/R&D/process)

Not for:

• Individual contributors without team management
• Lab researchers without full NPI cycle experience
• Those who can't drive change in a growing private company

Year 1 Success: New dev process in place, review mechanism built, 2–3 new products to customer validation, technical standards established, 2–3 successors mentored.