Senior Engineer I, Procurement

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc; Washington (Washington County); Hybrid; USD 75,546 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc is seeking a Senior Engineer I, Procurement to act as SME in power supply design and guide engineering on manufacturability and supplier selection. You will lead procurement for a thermocompression bonding machine, aiming for on-time delivery, profitability, and reduced working capital.

The role involves coordinating with Singapore facilities to analyze lead times, prioritize demand, and negotiate supplier terms. Hybrid work arrangement may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field is required.
• Experience in procurement engineering or manufacturing engineering is required.
• Must have experience with supplier negotiations and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME in Power Supply category and guide engineering on manufacturability and supplier selection.
• Lead procurement and sourcing of Thermocompression bonding machine items to meet Time to Market and profitability targets.
• Coordinate with factory staff in Singapore to analyze lead times and identify critical paths.
• Review and negotiate supplier pricing, terms, and exceptions to meet budget goals.
• Manage procurement quotes and cost databases, evaluate quotes for cost and feasibility.
• Develop cost reduction roadmaps and should-cost analyses; support across multiple facilities.

Skills

Power design

Negotiation

Cost modeling

Python

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Cost databases

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Senior Engineer I, Procurement

Work as Subject Matter Expert in Power Supply Category and guide engineering development team on manufacturability challenges, supplier selections for electrical power category items to meet total cost of ownership, functionality, reliability and time to market [20%]; Lead Procurement and sourcing of Thermocompression bonding machine’s items to meet Time to Market, Maximizing profitability, Minimizing Working Capital, and Quality of the machine to the answer product by selecting right suppliers, right home plant [15%]; Work in connection with factory staff at the K&S manufacturing facility in Singapore to analyze lead times for products, components, and systems, as well as identify critical paths, and prioritize demand requirements for this facility and other facilities as needed [10%]; Review and negotiate supplier pricing, terms/conditions, and exceptions to mitigate risks and ensure the effective procurement of components/materials in a manner which ensures that budget/price goals are met, and that there is a timely delivery of appropriate components [10%]; Manage procurement quotes and related documents, as well as update cost databases to ensure that our Company’s equipment, technical, and operational needs are communicated to existing or prospective suppliers, as well as evaluating received supplier quotes on cost, feasibility, and suitability [5%]; Participate in regular meetings in order to identify and act upon technological solutions to development /operational needs within the supply chain and evaluate prospective solutions to identified issues and related needs [5%]; Develop and maintain value-added relationships with suppliers and fellow K&S team members from varied operational areas, with the aim of ensuring that all stakeholders are apprised of relevant needs and operational concerns and that manufacturing operations are appropriately and effectively supported by our sourcing operations [5%]; Manage cost roadmaps and cost rollup dashboards, developing cost reduction pipeline with should cost analysis, fair market price analysis and low-cost country sourcing approaches [10%]; and Automate repetitive task in new product development supply chain with AI and Python programing [20%].

In order to complete the above-mentioned tasks, the following skills and experience is required: Experience in Power design for semiconductor equipment; Experience reviewing and negotiating supplier pricing, terms and conditions and exceptions to mitigate risks; Experience managing procurement quotes and documents, updating cost databases, analyzing lead times, identifying critical paths and prioritizing demand requirements; Experience building strong value-added relationships with suppliers and fellow team members; Experience managing cost roadmaps and cost rollup spreadsheets; Experience in developing should cost on electromechanical assemblies; Experience working with geometric tolerances; Experience with cost reduction and lead time reduction with complex assembly suppliers; Experience with data analysis using Python and Excel; Experience with data visualization tools e.g. Tableau, Plotly, Power BI; and Python; and Experience working with overseas suppliers. Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field, and at least two years of experience as a Procurement Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer or related occupation. Option to work from home on a hybrid schedule may be available.

Number of Openings: 1

Rate of Pay: $75,546 – $125,000/year

Location of Employment: Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Address: 1005 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034

Hours: 40