Pcb Supply Chain Engineer

Job Description

Join Intel and build a better tomorrow. Intel is in the midst of an exciting transformation, with a vision to create and extend computing technology to connect and enrich the lives of every person on Earth. So join us and help us create the next generation of technologies that will shape the future for decades to come.

Intel Corporation's state of the art facilities gives you the opportunity to learn a variety of technical and operational skills to develop, operate, maintain, and repair the world’s most advanced facility equipment, in a demanding and challenging operations environment.

Life at Intel link: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/life-at-intel.html

PCB Supply Chain Engineer is responsible for:

• Managing PCB New Product Introductions and PCB Technology within the Supply Chain to ensure capability, availability, and quality of PCBs to meet Intel's current and future PCB technology requirements.
• In this position, you will work various Intel design teams, commodity managers and manufacturing engineers to support various Intel Business units.
• Responsibilities include market intelligence across PCB Fabrication Supply Chain, supplier technology and capability evaluations and qualifications, PCB material and product qualifications, and providing guidelines for various DfX for Manufacturability, Quality, Assembly, Warpage etc.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Own business unit and PCB supplier technical interface from new product introductions through end-of-life.
• Own supplier technology and product qualifications at PCB suppliers to ensure process flow capabilities, verification of required metrologies, process Cp/CpK, and implementation of process controls.
• Support supplier quality and process audits at existing and potential PCB suppliers and PCB material suppliers.
• Deliver market intelligence on capability, capacity, and quality of new and existing suppliers across the PCB Supply Chain including: PCB fabrication, laminate materials, process equipment, and chemicals.
• Own investigation and closure of supplier quality excursions and yields including root cause analysis and corrective action verification with emphasis on Design for Manufacturability guidelines.
• Perform PCB design reviews using Valor or Cadence Allegro and providing design analysis for reliability, manufacturability, and quality.
• Review of PCB stackups for process interactions and acceptability to manufacturing standards and Qualified Technology Envelopes.
• Assess PCB designs and provide recommendations for optimal performance at lowest cost.
• Supports management/senior leadership to incorporate process and quality improvements in Intel's Supply Chain and logistics strategy.
• Defines material inspection methodology, conducts studies related to cost control, process control, and production yield, and implements plans and programs to optimize Supply Chain.
• Supports product long range plan development by defining next generation methodology capabilities to support Intel's Supply Chain roadmap.
• Explores and benchmarks emerging technology in the industry. Contributes to Intel's future technology definition and requirements.
• Highlights gaps between roadmap strategy, manufacturing capability, and market demands and recommends solutions to addresses those gaps.
• Tracks supply demand trends, conducts root cause analysis to find opportunities for process and quality improvements, and collaborates with Supply Chain leads to implement solutions.
• Leads supplier selections for new business in partnership with commodity managers and technical/quality partners and drives product and purchase specification content to ensure commodity performance compliance.
• Performs alternate sourcing risk mitigation for single sourced commodities.
• Establishes control standards, determines KPIs, monitors performance against targets, and drives root cause analysis for Supply Chain issues to arrive at solutions.
• Drives supplier process window validation activities on critical process modules through all stages of development.
• Drives supplier improvements on quality, reliability, yield, and cost.
• Maintains quality standards and systems, creating relevant specifications to minimize variability and subjectivity to align with operational capability requirements.
• Leads quality excursion management and drives failure mode analysis with suppliers.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Problem solving in a complex environment dealing with stakeholder.
• Ability to work within a team environment with effective communications skills and able to cultivate new connections and working partnerships.
• Ability to work independently and drive resolution to new challenges and proliferate those learnings to Virtual Factory partners.
• Take initiative to solve problems.
• Demonstrated project management skillset.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel
• Broad Supply Chain knowledge
• Tolerance of ambiguity with ability to define and solve customer problems.
• Experience working with factory and engineering personnel.
• Strong understanding of interrelated organizations and processes – Sales, Finance, Tax, Trade.
• Data analysis skills
• Ability to influence teams in a cross-functional atmosphere.
• Communication skills with ability to clearly communicate at all levels of management both internal and external
• Ability to handle multiple projects to meet often demanding schedules.

Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.

See https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/benefits.html for more details.

This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years experience in PCB/Substrate manufacturing or PCB/Substrate design.
• Ability to travel domestically and international to support business (10% travel)

Preferred qualifications:

• Master of Science degree

• Prior external experience as a PCB process engineer, PCB field applications engineer, or PCB reliability/materials engineer.
• Working knowledge or experience in Printed Circuit Board Assembly processes at ODMs or OEMs In-depth knowledge of PCB fabrication processes and materials Experience with Mentor/Cadence PCB design tools or Valor analysis.
• PCB/PCBA failure analysis to determine root cause Prior experience in project management of Root Cause Analyses, 8D reporting, and corrective action implementations of PCB/PCBA failures and MBPS
• Knowledge and experience applying Dfx to PCB/PCBA designs: Design for Cost, Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly/Test, and Design for Reliability.
• Knowledge of Impedance modeling of PCBs, Signal Integrity and Power Delivery strategies for PCB designs.
• Experience in material and design optimization for cost and reliability. Working knowledge of IPC or Mil specifications for PCB fabrication and PCB acceptance. Knowledgeable of local and global PCB supply base is a plus.
• Understanding of RoHS, REACH, and other environmental compliance laws and initiatives. Data analysis using JMP, typically process data stability/capability analyses, commonality analyses, correlations etc. Knowledge of raw materials - Copper Foils, laminates, adhesives, surface finishes, and PCB reliability failures Knowledge of automotive TS16949 requirements

Inside this Business Group

As the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art - from semiconductor process development and manufacturing, through yield improvement to packaging, final test and optimization, and world class Supply Chain and facilities support. Employees in the Technology Development and Manufacturing Group are part of a worldwide network of design, development, manufacturing, and assembly/test facilities, all focused on utilizing the power of Moore’s Law to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth.

Other Locations

US, AZ, Phoenix; US, CA, Folsom; US, CA, Santa Clara

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.
Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in US, California: $105,797.00-$175,105.00

• Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.

JobType

Hybrid