Senior Principal Supply Chain Engineer: Innovation Lead

Western Digital Corp.; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Transit benefit

Job summary

Western Digital Corp. is seeking a Supply Chain Innovation Manager to partner with industry ecosystems, strategic suppliers and cross‑functional teams.

The role focuses on enabling new technologies, reducing TCO, and strengthening supplier manufacturing capability, capacity, quality, sustainability and resilience to support long‑term growth. The ideal candidate blends strong technical acumen with supplier‑facing leadership, using data and problem‑solving to translate emerging technologies into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Materials, Electronics, Physics, Chemical, Supply Chain or related technical field.
• Extensive experience in supply chain engineering, manufacturing engineering or supplier development.
• Experience working with suppliers on technical, operational or cost‑reduction initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with suppliers to evaluate, pilot, and scale new technologies, processes, and materials to improve cost, performance, quality and time‑to‑market.
• Serve as a technical interface between suppliers and internal engineering, manufacturing, quality and procurement teams.
• Identify and drive supplier‑led innovation opportunities aligned with product and supply chain roadmaps.
• Lead initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership through design‑for‑manufacturability, process optimization, automation, yield improvement and lifecycle cost analysis.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or相关

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Western Digital Corp. is seeking a Supply Chain Innovation Manager to partner with industry ecosystems, strategic suppliers and cross‑functional teams.

The role focuses on enabling new technologies, reducing TCO, and strengthening supplier manufacturing capability, capacity, quality, sustainability and resilience to support long‑term growth. The ideal candidate blends strong technical acumen with supplier‑facing leadership, using data and problem‑solving to translate emerging technologies into