Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) Technologist
About The Position
As a PCB Technologist at Intel, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Intel's most demanding platforms, ranging from AI, Datacenter to Client Graphics, wireless cards and network adapters. Your contributions will be instrumental in outlining technology boundaries of manufacturability and complexity that will influence board/product architecture decisions and impact performance, quality and cost. By leveraging your expertise and insight, you will directly influence Intel's long-range product planning, ensure alignment with market demands, and propel innovation across our global operations. This role offers the unique opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and make a tangible impact on Intel's ability to deliver cutting-edge technologies to customers worldwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or BS degree in a specialized field or equivalent experience in supply chain, engineering, or related disciplines.
- 12+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years with a Master's degree, or 6+ years with a PhD.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated business acumen and deep understanding of industry and ecosystem dynamics.
- Proven ability to foster cross-functional collaboration and mentor team members to drive success.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Patents, publications, or pathfinding experience in supply chain engineering or related areas.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement material inspection methodologies to enhance quality and reliability across the supply chain.
- Conduct should cost analysis of product concepts, and recommend optimizations to improve efficiency and yield.
- Support Intel's product long-range planning by defining advanced methodology capabilities to align with our supply chain roadmap.
- Explore and benchmark emerging industry technologies to contribute to Intel's future technology definitions and requirements.
- Highlight gaps between supply chain strategy, manufacturing capabilities, and market needs, proposing actionable solutions.
- Track supply-and-demand trends, perform root cause analyses, and implement corrective action plans to drive process improvements.
- Collaborate with business unit and pathfinding organization partners to implement solutions that improve quality, reliability, yield, and cost efficiency.
- Partner with commodity managers and technical/quality stakeholders for supplier selection and performance compliance.
- Lead alternate sourcing risk mitigation strategies for single-sourced commodities.
- Establish control standards, define KPIs, and monitor performance to ensure alignment with operational targets.
- Drive supplier process validation activities, ensuring compliance with critical process requirements throughout development.
- Lead quality excursion management, driving failure mode analysis and supplier improvements.
- Proficiency in data analysis and benchmarking techniques to drive decision-making.
- Proven ability to conduct root cause analyses and implement process improvements.
- Experience with PCB fabrication, signal integrity, and supplier quality management.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Stock bonuses
- Health benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
