Supply Chain Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and drive quality issues related to supplier safety, quality, and site MQI closure performance.
• Scope may include chairing and leading 8D work with suppliers and modules to close prevention plans.
• Drive continuous quality improvement with supplier in partnership with partner Supply Chain teams.
• Drive MQI closure Through Put Time (TPT) to industry standards.
• Drive improvement to factory Manufacturing Availability (MA) and liaise with the factory on supplier labor issues (e.g., local FSE labor, supplier performance, long tool down recovery) for F25 and AL.
• Responsible for driving MA performance across limiting toolsets within factory in partnership with modules.
• Includes problem definitions, roadmap building, and engagement/escalation with suppliers to resolve limiting module issues.
• Responsible to work with factory modules and factory leadership to improve cost structures, drive performance to outcome based contracts, and identify cost savings contracting opportunities across the functional areas within the local factory.
• Conduct cost control, process optimization, and production yield studies to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with supply chain leads to implement programs that elevate quality and streamline operations.
• Establish control standards, define KPIs, monitor performance, and drive solutions for supply chain challenges.
• Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives focusing on reliability, yield, cost, and performance optimization.
• Manage quality excursion processes and failure mode analysis with suppliers and Quality teams to ensure compliance with operational standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical field and 4+ years of experience OR PhD in the same fields and 2+ years of experience.
• The years of relevant experience must include: Semiconductor factory operations, supply chain engineering, or supplier management.
• Root cause analysis and model based problem solving (MBPS), KPI development, and performance tracking for supply chain operations.