Director Engineering Technical Writer Jobs in Austin, TX

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SUMMARY: The primary goal of this position is to promote and drive market adoption, ecosystem leadership, and revenue growth of ASE’s specific strategic technologies and advanced packaging platforms, including chiplet and package architectures, 2.5D/3D integration, heterogeneous integration, and system-in-package solutions, to global customers through engagement with customer engineers and technologists across their global organizations from IC design, package and system architects, manufacturing and market applications, as well as through conferences and industry forums. This position serves as the critical bridge between market demand and technology innovation, translating customer product roadmaps and industry trends into packaging technology strategies and business opportunities through deep technical dialogue, early-stage architecture influence, and ecosystem collaboration. 

Working in close partnership with Sales, Factory engineering, and R&D teams, the Director aligns customer requirements with technology development roadmaps and ASE’s packaging innovation strategy. Advise ASE factory engineering teams on technology innovations and technology qualifications in collaboration with foundry partners, equipment suppliers, materials providers, and industry consortia to strengthen ASE’s leadership in heterogeneous integration technology. The ultimate objective is to represent ASE in industry forums, conferences, and consortia to expand strategic customer partnerships and translate advanced packaging technology leadership into sustained revenue growth and market differentiation. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: other duties may be assigned. The Director, Engineering & Technical Marketing, is responsible for the promotion of strategic technology platforms to global customers. This role provides technical leadership in engagements with customer engineering organizations, including design, technology, and product development. The Director works closely with ASE factory engineering, R&D, and Sales to align customer technology requirements with ASE development roadmaps and business growth objectives. 

The successful candidate must be a persuasive communicator capable of engaging both technical and business audiences within ASE as well as external partners, customers, and industry professionals. The role includes representing ASE at industry events, conferences, and technical forums to promote ASE’s capabilities, technology leadership, and competitive advantages. 

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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: ASE prefers candidates with a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical, Materials, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with 12+ years of semiconductor industry experience, preferably in semiconductor packaging or advanced packaging technologies. 

Candidates should have experience managing strategic customer accounts and strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. The role requires the ability to deliver technical presentations, develop customer proposals, and provide structured progress reports. Strong organizational and computer skills are required. 

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GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic environment. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The successful candidate should demonstrate: 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position should have supervisory skills. 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. The candidate must be comfortable communicating with both technical and business audiences. Fluency in English is required. Mandarin proficiency is a plus 

COMPUTER/SOFTWARE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE: Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must have basic math skills.

TRAVEL: This position requires both domestic and international travel 

REASONING ABILITY: The candidate must be capable of working independently, analyzing complex technical and business situations, and making sound decisions to support technology development and customer engagement strategies 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. 

COMPANY BENEFITS: ASE (U.S.) INC. provides a comprehensive benefit package to all its full-time employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Flex Plan & Life Insurance. Eligibility for enrollment in our 401 (k) Plan after successfully completing your 90-day introductory period 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.