Senior Supplier Engineer

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$112,000 - $154,000•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

Requirements

Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.
Extensive knowledge in metal machining, DFM principles, PFMEA, DMAIC/8D, and working with machining suppliers and business unit design engineers on technology and quality continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

Leads the supplier technical audit process, evaluates supplier performance and capabilities, and drives continuous improvement opportunities at the supplier site.
Leads quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause and correction action. Identifies and drives broad-based systemic supplier resolutions at the process level.
Perform Supplier qualification of new and existing suppliers
Utilize enterprise-wide software to adjudicate and document quality issues, specifically, Containment, Root Cause, Corrective Action, and Corrective Action Verification
Help train suppliers, engage in process audits, promote sound testing methodologies using corporate compliances and industry standards for guidance.
Support in developing, documenting, and executing the worldwide Applied's Quality Management System and industry-standard documentation as reference material.