Senior Supplier Engineer – NPI & Quality Leadership

Applied Materials, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a Supplier Engineer (E5) to support multiple locations, including Santa Clara, CA and Austin, TX. The role focuses on evaluating technical requirements, selecting qualified materials, and guiding suppliers through design-for-manufacturability efforts.

You will work with New Product Development and New Product Introduction teams to ensure accurate engineering drawings, supplier involvement, and continuous improvement of cost, quality, and delivery across the supply

Responsibilities

• Evaluates technical requirements of new and existing products.
• Applies knowledge of qualified sources and products to recommend materials to Design Engineering, which would result in savings, lead time reductions, system improvements, ease of manufacturing, increased life and/or mitigated risk.
• Works with New Product Development teams to ensure the integrity and clarity of engineering drawing requirements and that all expectations are communicated effectively to supporting suppliers.
• Participates with New Product Introduction teams to ensure suppliers are involved in the development and review of specifications to promote design for manufacturability.
• Leads the supplier technical audit process and evaluates supplier performance and capability, driving continuous improvement opportunities at supplier.
• Leads quality problem resolutions and incident management, drives root cause and corrective action, and identifies systemic supplier resolutions at the process level.
• Assists in cost planning by monitoring key cost drivers and supply markets to ensure a competitive advantage.
• Assists Engineering by challenging existing manufacturing methods to recommend and develop more cost effective and reliable products.

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a Supplier Engineer (E5) to support multiple locations, including Santa Clara, CA and Austin, TX. The role focuses on evaluating technical requirements, selecting qualified materials, and guiding suppliers through design-for-manufacturability efforts.

You will work with New Product Development and New Product Introduction teams to ensure accurate engineering drawings, supplier involvement, and continuous improvement of cost, quality, and delivery across the supply