This position is in the Interconnect and Passives Materials group of the GSEM Assembly Materials Operations (AMO) organization.

You will be accountable for developing and driving the Supply Chain strategies and supplier process and product readiness in support of Intel's cost, quality, availability, technology, and environmental leadership expectations.

This role encompasses all the core competencies expected of a Supply Chain Engineer in assembly materials including, but not limited to:
Supplier Relationship management, Partnering with Technology Development groups and Package Design teams for technology sourcing. Supply Chain risk mitigation. Supplier change control management. Supplier cost structure expertise.

Supplier manufacturing process understanding. Supply chain excursion management. Supplier PCS expertise. Supplier quality system expert. Supplier and Intel system ramp readiness. Industry intelligence.

Supplier selections. IP management. Supplier collaborations; Issue resolution for supply chain issues.

The Supply Chain Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Development of commodity and supplier sourcing strategies including alignment with key stakeholder organizations.
• Conducting detailed industry and competitor market intelligence for technical capabilities, cost benchmarking in support of sourcing strategy alignment and execution.
• Maintaining quality standards systems at suppliers through the implementation of Intel's QOS system; defining material inspection metrology and methodology.
• Implementing plans and programs to optimize the supply chain concerning cost control, process control, and product yield.
• Working with internal stakeholders to drive suppliers to deliver to technology development expectations, roadmap requirements, manufacturing capability expectations, and new technology and materials ramp readiness.
• Develop deep expertise in supplier manufacturing cost structure to drive structural cost reductions and value engineering programs.
• Utilize materials change control process to align, risk-assess, document, communicate and execute supplier changes.
• Drive continuous process and quality improvements.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Earns trust and credibility with Intel stakeholders and Supplier management to integrate requirements, lead and close projects.
• Advanced presentation and verbal skills.
• Relationship/Communication Skills: Orchestrate unified communication internally and externally with the supplier, including technical meetings, participates in executive management meetings and strategic direction alignment as well as operational performance and issue resolution. Leadership Skills: Set the technical vision and direction for the team and grow its capabilities and skills.
• Ready to influence across internal and external organizations. Problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly to Japan domestic supplier locations, and internationally as required.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Materials, Chemical, or any relevant Engineering degree.
3+ years of experience in the following areas:

Technical base in Materials Science, Ceramics, or Chemical Engineering as well as statistical data analysis.
Applying statistical process control (SPC) and/or design of experiment (DOE).

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Electrical, Materials, Chemical, or any relevant Engineering degree.
Background in interconnect (solder, paste), passive components (capacitors, inductors, resistors) and semi-conductor package design and power delivery, substrate layout, and materials.
Experience with supply chain engineering, and supplier management.

Inside this Business Group

As the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art -- from semiconductor process development and manufacturing, through yield improvement to packaging, final test and optimization, and world class Supply Chain and facilities support.  Employees in the Technology Development and Manufacturing Group are part of a worldwide network of design, development, manufacturing, and assembly/test facilities, all focused on utilizing the power of Moore’s Law to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site.