Full Job Description
The Senior Engineer II, Supplier Development plays a critical role in ensuring supplier readiness, capability, and long-term scalability in support of product quality, technology roadmaps, and supply chain resilience. This role is accountable for assessing supplier quality, manufacturing processes, and technology gaps; defining and driving gap closure plans; and leading supplier development initiatives to enable sustained performance, risk reduction, and future growth.
This position works closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sourcing teams across global regions to develop supplier manufacturing technologies and capabilities, while helping define supply chain requirements and investment needs.
• Assess supplier quality systems, manufacturing processes, and technology maturity to identify gaps against product, process, and business requirements.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing risks related to process capability, yield, reliability, scalability, and operational robustness.
• Lead supplier audits, assessments, and qualification activities, including initial engagement, onboarding, and ongoing performance reviews.
• Drive structured gap analysis and gap closure plans, ensuring alignment to quality, cost, delivery, and technology roadmaps.
• Design and execute supplier development programs to improve manufacturing capability, process control, and quality performance.
• Provide suppliers with the tools, resources, training, and technical guidance required to support ramp, volume scaling, and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with suppliers to develop and advance manufacturing technologies and capabilities, including process innovation, automation, and advanced metrology.
• Support supplier readiness for NPI, production ramp, and lifecycle transitions.
• Lead the development and implementation of Process Control Systems (PCS) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) at supplier sites.
• Drive FMEA (DFMEA/PFMEA), structured problem solving (8D/EPS), and failure prevention methodologies.
• Conduct and lead failure analysis (FA) to determine root cause of product or process failures and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Support statistical analysis of manufacturing and process data for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Sourcing, and NPI teams across global design and manufacturing centers (US, SG, JP, KOR, NL).
• Contribute to defining supply chain requirements, including capacity, capability, geographic coverage, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support supply chain investment planning, including tooling, equipment, process upgrades, and technology roadmaps at supplier sites.
• Lead and manage supplier improvement projects, working groups, and cross-functional initiatives with minimal supervision.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's in mechanical, electrical or other related discipline. Master's preferred
• 15 years of professional experience or demonstrated expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and/or supplier development for complex mechanical systems.
• Prior semiconductor or semiconductor equipment industry-based technical experience in Manufacturing Technologies
Skills:
• Strong knowledge of:
o Applied operational and engineering statistical methods
o Process Control Systems (PCS) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
o DFMEA and PFMEA
o Failure Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping
o Structured problem solving methodologies (8D, EPS)
• Demonstrated ability to lead independently in a matrixed, global environment.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly in English.
• Proven experience working effectively across geographies, cultures, and disciplines.
• Acts as a technical leader and subject matter expert in supplier development and manufacturing capability.
• Drives accountability with suppliers while building strong, collaborative partnerships.
• Anticipates risks and proactively develops mitigation strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Comfortable leading ambiguity, influencing without authority, and managing multiple complex initiatives in parallel.
