Supplier Engineer Mfg Focal E4

Who We Are

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.

Salary: $ - $

Location:

Austin, TX

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go.

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Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations make possible™ the technology shaping the future.

The supplier engineer manufacturing focal (SE Mfg Focal) is responsible for providing technical leadership to the assigned manufacturing operations team and managing overall supplier quality management systems, ensuring process controls are established and adhered to throughout the supplier’s entire manufacturing process and supply chain. The SE Mfg Focal engages early in supplier fault quality excursions, providing expertise in root cause corrective actions and 8D problem solving.

The SE Mfg Focal supports customer and factory escalations by driving supplier corrective actions.

The SE Mfg Focal team is a supportive, cross‑functional team with many different skillsets and experiences, lending itself to many learning opportunities from within the team. Additionally, Applied Materials has extensive internal and external training programs offering various certifications and development opportunities tailored specifically for the engineer’s skill sets and goals. The highly dynamic workload is project‑focused, allowing the engineer to manage individual work schedules.

• Leads quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause, preventative and corrective actions.
• Collaborating with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Global Supplier Engineering for their technical expertise to obtain rapid supplier resolutions.
• Drive systemic supplier performance improvement plans and projects for reducing quality defects and improve supplier’s capability.
• Conduct process and part audits at supplier sites – part to print verification, quality management system review, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Train and develop suppliers to comply with Applied’s quality methodologies – 8D, responding to non-conformances, change management controls, failure analysis.
• Proliferate key learnings and BKMs into the supply base.
• Prepare and present executive summaries on supplier capabilities, customer and factory escalations.

• Direct manufacturing and industry experience in precision machining, OEM products, contract manufacturing, and special finishing processes such as painting, coating, plating, and cleaning.
• Well versed in quality management systems and methodologies.
• Value Stream Mapping
• Creative problem solving
• Manufacturing/machining process development and qualification
• Program/project management
• Sound knowledge of GD&T and Engineering Drawing Interpretation
• Design of Experiments, statistical process control methods, and theory
• PFMEA
• Knowledge of Metrology design…