Supply Chain Engineer; SCE

Responsibilities

• Drive improvement to factory manufacturing availability and liaison with factory for materials gap analysis closure plans due to supply and quality issues.
• Optimize end-to-end raw material supply chain to ensure low risk, business continuity, and waste reduction.
• Manage quality issues related to supplier safety, quality, and site MQI closure performance.
• Chair and lead technical teams and 8D work with suppliers and modules to close prevention plans.
• Drive continuous improvement and partner with FCS/GMO teams on supplier quality initiatives.
• Drive manufacturing availability performance across toolsets by managing material capacity and quality risks to zero in partnership with factories and MPMs.
• Define problems, build roadmaps, and engage or escale with suppliers to resolve material limitations.
• Collaborate with factory modules and leadership to improve cost structures, achieve outcome‑based contracts, and identify cost‑saving contracting opportunities.
• Lead, coach, and mentor less experienced Supply Chain Engineers; drive VF‑wide improvements and standardization.
• Cover multiple critical manufacturing floors (C4, Die Prep, Die Sort, Wafer Level Assembly) in the wafer packing ecosystem.
• Support senior leadership in incorporating process and quality improvements into Intel’s supply chain and logistics strategy.
• Define material inspection methodology, conduct cost, process, and yield studies, and implement optimization plans.
• Support product long‑range planning, define next‑generation methodology capabilities, and contribute to Intel’s future technology definition.
• Track supply‑demand trends, perform root‑cause analysis for process and quality improvements, and collaborate with supply‑chain leads to implement solutions.
• Lead supplier selection for new business, drive product and purchase specifications to ensure commodity performance compliance, and perform alternate sourcing risk mitigation for single‑source commodities.
• Establish control standards, determine KPIs, monitor performance against targets, and drive root‑cause analysis for supply‑chain issues.
• Drive supplier process‑window validation activities through all stages of development and manage supplier improvements on quality, reliability, yield, and cost.
• Maintain quality standards and systems, create specifications to minimize variability, and lead quality excursion management with failure‑mode analysis.
• Ensure on‑site presence and compliance with work‑model requirements.

• Minimum:
  Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, supply chain, physics, chemistry, or a related technical field plus 6+ years of experience, or PhD in the same fields plus 4+ years of experience.
• 4+ years of experience with semiconductor factory operations, supply‑chain engineering, supply‑chain planning, or supplier management.
• Strong root‑cause analysis and model‑based problem‑solving (MBPS) skills.
• Experience developing KPIs and tracking performance for supply‑chain operations.
• Project‑management experience.
• High proficiency in MS Office applications and data‑analysis skills (forecasting, budgeting, Power BI).
• Not open to immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred: MBA, semiconductor fab experience, engineering and team‑management experience, strong stakeholder management and people skills at all levels, contract‑management experience, and comprehensive understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and advanced packaging technologies.

Competitive pay, stock bonuses, and a benefits package that includes health, retirement, and vacation. Intel offers a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As a federal contractor, Intel also meets all applicable accommodations and affirmative action requirements.