Supplier Engineer IV - (E4)

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is hiring a Supplier Engineer IV to lead supplier quality for an assigned business unit in a matrixed organization and supplier base. The role ensures process controls are established and followed throughout suppliers’ manufacturing processes, engages early in product development to provide drawing and design input, and works with suppliers on first builds to establish product quality. The engineer also manages customer and factory escalations by driving supplier corrective actions and presenting findings to business unit executives.

The Supplier Engineering team is cross-functional and offers learning opportunities, training, certifications, and development programs. The work is dynamic and project-focused across commodities such as OEM and BTP, with flexibility to manage individual work schedules. The engineer collaborates with Applied Materials business units to develop next-generation products and sustain the quality of current products. The role supports assigned suppliers at pilot and volume manufacturing sites and requires travel approximately 25% of the time. It is based in Santa Clara, California, and is not eligible for relocation.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated depth or breadth of expertise in engineering and project management.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and nontechnical audiences and across a matrixed organization.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems with broad business impact.
• Understanding and use of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and Six Sigma.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, keep commitments, and negotiate with others to adopt different points of view.

Nice To Haves

• Willingness to develop technical expertise in one or more areas such as OEM, BTP, or special processes, including coating and cleaning.
• Willingness to learn and use flexible approaches to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality problem resolution, drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and communicate results to business unit executives.
• Support new product development and introduction by reviewing process specifications and engineering drawings and evaluating first article inspections.
• Drive systemic supplier performance improvement plans to reduce quality defects and installation- and warranty-related issues.
• Drive statistical process control (SPC) compliance and improvement projects to reduce out-of-control conditions.
• Conduct supplier-site audits, including part-to-print verification, quality management system reviews, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Share key learnings and best-known methods across the business unit and supplier base.
• Prepare and present executive summaries on customer and factory escalations.
• Prepare and present quarterly quality reviews to business unit executives.
• Participate in new product development programs by contributing supplier perspectives to drawing reviews and design-for-excellence (DFx) analysis.
• Support pilot and volume manufacturing sites as the supplier quality engineer for specifically assigned suppliers.
• Lead project teams, aligning objectives with internal and external customer requirements and managing resources, risks, and milestones across multiple projects.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs, as applicable.
• Internal and external training programs, certifications, and development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior