Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Advanced Packaging Principal Integration Technologist

Tempe, Arizona, United States FULL_TIME
BD&L & Strategic Planning Principal

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join EMD Electronics.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Current Your Role:

In this role you will be instrumental in developing our High Performance Packaging (Advanced Packaging) opportunity definition, ecosystem engagement strategy and program development.   By connecting across key business unit partners and leveraging EMD Electronics core competencies, the candidate will drive business and product development from idea to proof of concept for transfer to high volume manufacturing.

The ideal candidate will combine a deep equipment, process and integration knowledge of High Performance Packaging technologies (including Wafer Level Packaging, Hybrid Bonding, Fusion bonding and adjacent technologies) with a vast ecosystem network (both equipment suppliers and IDM/Foundry/Memory customers).

The perferred location for this role is Tempe, AZ. Other US locations may be considered.

Responsibilities:

Through technical expertise, identify and stay ahead of key High Performance Packaging (Advanced Packaging) technology inflection points and roadmaps

Through industry/ecosystem connections continue to acquire in-depth strategic knowledge of customer and OEM roadmaps

Transfer knowledge/educate peers (both laterally and up) on High Performance Packaging (Advanced Packaging) roadmaps

Leverage industry knowledge to identify process/equipment/integration challenges

Work across BU’s and CTO office to identify material solutions/developments to solve industry challenges

Leverage industry network and connections to engage the ecosystem on collaborative development opportunities

Leverage deep technical knowledge to ensure development programs are identifying and meeting industry standard datasets

Ensure development programs are leveraging industry expertise to deliver relevant datasets in the timeliest manner

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

MSc or higher (Mechanical Eng, Electrical Eng, Chem Eng or related engineering fields)

10+ Years 300mm Process/ Equipment R&D hands on experience Advanced Packaging (300mm) Equipment Tool owner

Advanced Packaging Thin Films Dep/CMP/Bonding or Patterning Process development

Developing integration and process flows

7+ years of collaborative external business developments SOW (Scope of Work)/ POC (Proof of Concept)/DOE’s on equip/material definition

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years experience of Adv Pkg Consortia engagements (IMEC, Fraunhofer, CEA Leti, etc) including engagement model definition/ SOW development/ POC execution

Demonstrated ability to work in highly ambiguous environments

Demonstrated ability to work across matrixed organizations and deliver results

Demonstrated ability to influence up to garner resources

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ability to condense complicated material down to key actionable items

Ability to enroll resources to deliver success

Demonstrated knowledge of customer/supplier interactions and how best to ‘mine’ the ‘why’s & how’s’ from those conversations

Self-starter, ability to operate with little direction

Pay Range for this position: $178,600 - $287,900 ​

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here .

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Principal
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 29 comparable Principal BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 11 biopharma companies.

29Comparable roles tracked
28Currently active
11Companies hiring similar roles
8Countries represented

Salary context

9 of 29 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $178,600/yr – $287,900/yr
Lowest disclosed · Director, Group Portfolio Execution · Merck KGaA $151,900/yr – $227,900/yr
Highest disclosed · Director, Portfolio & Product Strategy, NS · Novartis $185,500/yr – $344,500/yr
Peer group range $189,900 – $265,000 (median $244,150)

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China5
United Kingdom3
Germany3
Korea (the Republic of)1
Taiwan1

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Seniority mix

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Director26
Principal2
Senior1

Therapeutic area mix

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Immunology3
Oncology1
Cardiovascular / CVRM1

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