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 United States and Taiwan to align customer demand with available capacity and support business decisions. The position supports short- and long-term planning, fulfillment tracking, fab utilization optimization, and resolution of demand, loading, fulfillment, and capacity issues. It also tracks tape-out forecasts, new product introduction activities, and new business opportunities, and prepares reports, dashboards, and business analyses for management. The role partners with Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and global teams, and contributes to process improvements and special projects.
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 or capacity planning, supply chain workflows, or enterprise customer operations in 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 with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Access is a plus.
- 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.
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 analyses for management reviews.
- Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and teams in the U.S. and Taiwan.
- Support process improvement initiatives, special projects, and other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Robust training and career development opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Allowances and bonuses.
- Extensive development opportunities and programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
