Senior Director - Supplier Quality and Reliability

About the Group Intel Foundry Quality, Reliability and Labs

About the Group Intel Foundry Quality, Reliability and Labs is focused on strengthening Intel Foundry’s long-term business success through quality, reliability, prevention systems, labs, and customer quality across wafer fabrication, advanced packaging, substrates, assembly, and test. The organization partners across manufacturing, technology development, automation, sourcing, engineering, labs, suppliers, and customer quality to reduce supplier-related risk, improve prevention, and drive sustained quality improvement.

Intel Foundry is seeking a strategic, results-oriented Senior Director to lead Supplier Quality and Reliability. Reporting to the VP/GM of Intel Foundry Quality, Reliability and Labs, this leader will define the vision and execute the strategy to eliminate supplier-related quality incidents across wafer fabrication, advanced packaging, substrates, assembly, and test. This leader will partner with high-impact Intel Foundry leaders across manufacturing, technology development, automation, sourcing, engineering, labs, customer quality, and suppliers to strengthen prevention, accountability, decision-making, and sustained improvement.

The ideal candidate brings executive presence, supplier influence, and a record of improving quality across complex global supply chains. External foundry or semiconductor supplier quality leadership experience is preferred. This role requires periodic domestic and international travel.

• Define and execute supplier quality and reliability strategy aligned with Intel Foundry roadmaps and customer commitments.
• Lead a global Supplier Quality and Reliability organization across equipment, materials, packaging, assembly, and test.
• Communicate supplier performance, risks, decisions, and mitigation plans to executives.
• Deploy qualification, audit, surveillance, release, and prevention systems across suppliers and sub-tier suppliers.
• Control supplier changes across materials, configurations, firmware/software, packaging, handling, and logistics.
• Partner across manufacturing, sourcing, engineering, labs, customer quality, and suppliers to align priorities and reduce risk.
• Define metrology and monitoring systems for equipment, incoming materials, and manufacturing process interactions.
• Drive containment, root cause, corrective action, recurrence prevention, and supplier accountability for major excursions.
• Direct engagement with supplier executives on a peer-to-peer basis for roadmap development and implementation and issue containment and resolution.

Experience with semiconductor quality management systems, supplier qualification, audits, change control, corrective action, and risk reduction. Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment in complex technical environments. Leadership experience in supplier quality, reliability, manufacturing quality, or supply chain quality within semiconductor, foundry, advanced packaging, or high-tech manufacturing environments. Experience leading global teams, executive supplier engagements, and quality improvement programs across multi-tier supplier ecosystems.

Strong business acumen with experience connecting technical execution to customer, financial, and operational outcomes.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or a related field required. Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, or PhD preferred. 8+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, technology development, supplier quality, reliability, or a related technical field.

Job Type: Experienced Hire

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary

Location:

US, Oregon, Hillsboro Additional Locations: US, Arizona, Phoenix

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position.

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

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