Supplier Engineer (based in Johor)

Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Supplier Management and Manufacturing Engineering professional to join its semiconductor operations in Malaysia. The role centers on ensuring supplier performance, design-for-manufacturability, and continuous improvement across components and processes.

You will partner with New Product Development and New Product Introduction teams, lead supplier audits, assess capabilities, and drive root-cause analysis to resolve quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in semiconductor industry.
• Experience in supplier management, manufacturing engineering and quality engineering in semiconductor industry.
• Ability to interpret business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products/processes.
• Ability to lead functional teams or projects with moderate scope, risk and complexity.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to influence others.

Responsibilities

• Work with New Product Development teams to ensure engineering drawing requirements are clear and communicated to suppliers.
• Involve New Product Introduction teams to promote design for manufacturability with suppliers.
• Use project management skills and quality tools to investigate alternate processes for cost/quality improvements.
• Develop supply base that provides competitive advantage in quality, value/cost, delivery and technology.
• Assist in supplier technical audits and evaluate supplier performance / drive improvements.
• Assist with quality problem resolutions and root cause/corrective actions.
• Evaluate technical requirements and recommend materials to Design Engineering.
• Perform supplier production assessments to ensure readiness for transferred/new modules.

Skills

Supplier management

Manufacturing engineering

Quality engineering

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor in Engineering

Job description

Key responsibilities

Work with New Product Development teams to ensure the integrity and clarity of engineering drawing requirements and that all expectations are communicated effectively to supporting suppliers.

Interact with New Product Introduction teams to ensure suppliers are involved in the development and review of specifications to promote design for manufacturability.

Use project management skills and quality tools to investigate alternate manufacturing processes for reduced cost or improved quality and reliability.

Continuous involvement in the Supplier Selection Process to develop a supply base that provides competitive advantage in quality, value/cost, delivery and technology.

Assist in the supplier technical audit process and evaluate supplier performance and capability, drive continuous improvement opportunities at supplier.

Assist with quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause and correction action.

Evaluate technical requirements of new and existing products and apply knowledge of qualified sources and products to recommend materials to Design Engineering.

Perform supplier production assessment to ensure serial production readiness for transferred and new modules.

About you

Bachelor in any related Engineering field

More than 5 years in a semiconductor related industry, familiar with the manufacturing eco system, engineering and operations in driving continuous improvement.

Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in supplier management, manufacturing engineering and quality engineering in semiconductor industry.

Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.

May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity.

Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.

Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view and resolve complex problems.

Applied Materials is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live.

Founded in 1967, Applied Materials creates and commercializes the nanomanufacturing technology that helps produce virtually every semiconductor chip and flat panel displays in the world. In 2006, we announced our entry into the market for equipment to produce solar arrays and energy efficient glass.

To support our customers, Applied Materials employs approximately 14,500 people throughout the world.

A Global Leader In Nanomanaufacturing A Career with Applied Materials

For over 40 years, we have been enabling the ultra-small transistors-that have changed the world. Today, our nanomanufacturing technology™ is leading the revolution that is helping to make the world a cleaner, brighter place to live.

Applied Materials is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live.

Founded in 1967, Applied Materials creates and commercializes the nanomanufacturing technology that helps produce virtually every semiconductor chip and flat panel displays in the world. In 2006, we announced our entry into the market for equipment to produce solar arrays and energy efficient glass.

To support our customers, Applied Materials employs approximately 14,500 people throughout the world.