Overview of RoleWe are seeking a Senior Planning Engineer with strong semiconductor industry experience to support demand forecasting, capacity planning, fab utilization, order fulfillment, and business analysis. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams in the U.S. and Taiwan to align customer demand with available capacity and support key business decisions.
Responsibilities- Lead demand forecasting by analyzing customer forecasts, market intelligence, historical ordering trends, backlog, and product demand drivers.
- Identify and address demand-related risks, forecast gaps, and supply constraints in a timely manner.
- Support short-term and long-term capacity planning, including capacity allocation, availability, and utilization analysis.
- Track and manage order fulfillment, capacity commitments, shipment status, and customer delivery requirements.
- Support fab utilization optimization through loading analysis, scenario planning, and supply-demand balancing.
- Resolve demand, loading, fulfillment, and capacity issues in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Track tape-out forecasts, NPI activities, and new business opportunities to support future capacity and revenue planning.
- Prepare planning reports, dashboards, and business analysis for management reviews.
- Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and global teams in the U.S. and Taiwan.
- Support process improvement initiatives, special projects, and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 1-6 years of hands-on experience orchestrating demand/capacity planning, supply chain workflows, or enterprise customer operations within the semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing sector.
- Strong understanding of the semiconductor industry, IC products, foundry/fab operations, and market trends.
- Experience with demand forecasting, capacity planning, order fulfillment, supply-demand balancing, and reporting.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Access is a plus.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience in a foundry, fabless IC, IDM, OSAT, or electronics manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with semiconductor planning terms such as wafer starts, fab loading, cycle time, capacity allocation, tape-out, NPI, NTO, backlog, and revenue commits.
- Experience with ERP, planning, or analytics tools such as SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar systems.
Pay Transparency StatementAt TSMC, your base pay is only part of your overall total compensation package. At the time of this posting, this role typically pays an annual base salary between $73,000 and $115,000 per year. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires. Actual pay may be more or less than the posted range. Factors that influence pay include the individual's skills, qualifications, education, experience and the position level and location.
TSMC's total compensation package consists of market competitive pay, allowances, bonuses and comprehensive benefits. We also offer extensive development opportunities and programs.
Date: Oct 24, 2026
Country/Region: US
City: San Jose
Company: TSMC North America
