Planning Engineer (8001)
About The Position
TSMC North America is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer with semiconductor industry experience to support demand forecasting, capacity planning, fab utilization, order fulfillment, and business analysis. The role works with cross-functional teams in the U.S. and Taiwan to align customer demand with available capacity and support business decisions. The position involves forecasting demand, identifying demand and supply risks, planning and analyzing capacity, managing order fulfillment, and optimizing fab utilization. It also supports planning for tape-outs, new product introductions, and business opportunities; prepares reports and analyses for management; and partners with teams across sales, customer service, product management, operations, engineering, finance, and global organizations. The role may also contribute to process improvements and special projects. TSMC North America is a regional sales and services organization of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, a semiconductor foundry pioneer since 1987. The company offers training and career development opportunities and emphasizes integrity, commitment, innovation, and customer trust.
Requirements
- 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.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Access.
Responsibilities
- Lead demand forecasting using 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- 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 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.
Benefits
- Market-competitive pay, allowances, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.
- Extensive development opportunities and programs.
- Robust training and career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
