Senior Manager, Technical Sourcing (Substrates)

Arm; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Senior Technical Sourcing Manager - IC Substrates to lead global sourcing strategy for advanced IC substrates, partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain to align roadmap and supplier capabilities.

You will own executive relationships with strategic substrate partners, negotiate pricing and capacity, and secure manufacturing capacity ahead of major ramps while mitigating risks and driving cost competitiveness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductors, IC substrates, or related sourcing.
• Strong understanding of FC-BGA substrates and advanced packaging.
• Experience with substrate manufacturing processes, roadmaps, capacity, yield and cost drivers.
• Proven success in negotiations and strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience supporting semiconductor products from development through volume production.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into sourcing strategies.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own global sourcing strategy for advanced IC substrates from development to high-volume manufacturing.
• Partner with Engineering to align substrate tech with future roadmaps.
• Evaluate supplier roadmaps across architectures and heterogeneous integration.
• Lead supplier selection and maintain executive-level relationships.
• Negotiate pricing, NRE, capacity, and long-term supply agreements.
• Develop should-cost and market analyses to drive competitiveness.
• Secure manufacturing capacity ahead of major ramps and mitigate risks.
• Develop alternate suppliers to improve competition and resilience.
• Monitor market dynamics and technology trends.
• Present sourcing strategies and risks to senior leadership.

Skills

Semiconductors

IC substrates

Technical sourcing

Strategic negotiations

Cross-functional leadership

Global supplier relations

Cost drivers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Materials/Supply Chain

Job description

Location: Austin, Texas; San Jose, California; San Diego, California

Category: Supply Chain

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Technical Sourcing Manager - IC Substrates to lead sourcing strategy for advanced semiconductor substrates supporting current and next-generation products.

You will work at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and business strategy, partnering with Packaging Engineering, Silicon Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain.

This role owns strategic relationships with leading IC substrate suppliers and is responsible for ensuring the technology, capacity, cost, and supply assurance required to support the product roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Own global sourcing strategy for advanced IC substrates, from early product development through high-volume manufacturing.
• Partner with Engineering to align substrate technologies and supplier capabilities with future product and packaging roadmaps.
• Evaluate and influence supplier roadmaps across advanced substrate architectures, fine line/space, high-layer-count, large body sizes, and heterogeneous integration.
• Lead supplier selection and develop and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic substrate partners.
• Negotiate pricing, NRE, capacity, technology development, long-term supply agreements, and strategic capital commitments.
• Develop should-cost and market analyses to drive competitive cost structures and sourcing decisions.
• Secure manufacturing capacity ahead of major product ramps and mitigate supplier, materials, and geographic supply risks.
• Develop alternative suppliers to improve competition, technology access, and supply resilience.
• Monitor substrate market dynamics, technology trends, supplier investments, and industry capacity.
• Present sourcing strategies, supplier recommendations, and key risks to senior leadership.

Required Skills And Experience

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductors, IC substrates, semiconductor packaging, technical sourcing, or a related field.
• Strong technical understanding of FC-BGA substrates and advanced semiconductor packaging.
• Experience working with substrate manufacturing processes, materials, technology roadmaps, capacity, yield, and cost drivers.
• Demonstrated success leading complex negotiations and strategic relationships with global technology suppliers.
• Experience supporting semiconductor products from development through qualification and volume production.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into sourcing and supplier strategies.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to travel internationally.

Nice To Have Skills And Experience

• Experience sourcing substrates for AI, high-performance computing, networking, or data center products.
• Experience with 2.5D/3D packaging, heterogeneous integration, advanced interposers.
• Experience developing IC substrate should-cost models.
• Experience negotiating long-term capacity agreements, capital investments, or strategic prepayments.
• Established relationships with leading global IC substrate suppliers.

Additional Information

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

Salary Range

$161,500-$218,500 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.