Lead Supplier Quality Engineer - RF & Power Systems

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering, seeks a Supplier Engineer IV for the Santa Clara Quality and Reliability Engineering team. The role focuses on supplier quality performance, audits, and continuous improvement with RF power systems knowledge.

Requirements include an Electrical Engineering degree, experience in supplier quality and corrective action, and strong cross-functional communication across engineering, operations, and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical/electronic products, manufacturing processes, failure analysis, and reliability fundamentals.
• Proven experience in supplier quality engineering, technical audits, process capability assessments, and driving corrective actions through 8D and other root-cause methodologies.
• Expertise in RF power systems, power electronics, or related high-voltage/high-power applications.
• Experience in the semiconductor equipment, semiconductor, or advanced electronics industry is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality performance for RF/process power and sensor repair and refurbishment suppliers, including performance monitoring, issue escalation, and continuous improvement follow-up.
• Leads the supplier technical audit process, evaluates supplier performance and capabilities, and drives continuous improvement opportunities at the supplier site.
• Trains other supplier engineers on the supplier audit and evaluation process.
• Leads quality problem resolutions and incident management, drive root cause and correction action.
• Identifies and drives broad-based systemic supplier resolutions at the process level.
• Lead supplier quality reviews, audits, and improvement plans to strengthen supplier execution, reduce defects, and improve overall quality performance
• Continuous involvement in the Supplier Selection Process to develop a supply base that provides a competitive advantage in quality, value/cost, delivery, and technology.
• Assist in cost planning by monitoring key cost drivers, supply markets, to ensure a competitive advantage.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Technical audits

Root-cause analysis

RF power systems

Electrical engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

8D methodologies

Job description

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering, seeks a Supplier Engineer IV for the Santa Clara Quality and Reliability Engineering team. The role focuses on supplier quality performance, audits, and continuous improvement with RF power systems knowledge.

Requirements include an Electrical Engineering degree, experience in supplier quality and corrective action, and strong cross-functional communication across engineering, operations, and suppliers.