Senior Planning Engineer - Demand & Fab Utilization

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

TSMC North America is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer with strong semiconductor industry experience to support demand forecasting, capacity planning, fab utilization, and business analysis. You will work with cross-functional teams in the U.S.

and Taiwan to align customer demand with available capacity and inform key business decisions. The role involves leading demand forecasting, addressing risks, supporting short and long‑term capacity planning, tracking fulfillment, and analyzing capacity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 1–6 years of hands‑on experience orchestrating demand/capacity planning, supply chain workflows, or enterprise customer operations within the semiconductor or high‑tech manufacturing sector.
• Strong understanding of the semiconductor industry, IC products, foundry/fab operations, and market trends.
• Experience with demand forecasting, capacity planning, order fulfillment, supply‑demands balancing, and reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Access is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand forecasting by analyzing customer forecasts, market intelligence, historical ordering trends, backlog, and product demand drivers.
• Identify and address demand-related risks, forecast gaps, and supply constraints in a timely manner.
• Support short-term and long-term capacity planning, including capacity allocation, availability, and utilization analysis.
• Track and manage order fulfillment, capacity commitments, shipment status, and customer delivery requirements.
• Support fab utilization optimization through loading analysis, scenario planning, and supply-demand balancing.
• Resolve demand, loading, fulfillment, and capacity issues in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Track tape-out forecasts, NPI activities, and new business opportunities to support future capacity and revenue planning.
• Prepare planning reports, dashboards, and business analysis for management reviews.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and global teams in the U.S. and Taiwan.
• Support process improvement initiatives, special projects, and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Capacity planning

Analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Kinaxis

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

TSMC North America is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer with strong semiconductor industry experience to support demand forecasting, capacity planning, fab utilization, and business analysis. You will work with cross-functional teams in the U.S.

and Taiwan to align customer demand with available capacity and inform key business decisions. The role involves leading demand forecasting, addressing risks, supporting short and long‑term capacity planning, tracking fulfillment, and analyzing capacity