Procurement R&D Engineer

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

This role reports directly to the Director of SCM Procurement R&D. The role is responsible for coordinating, documenting, and driving centralized supplier score cards process that feeds information back to new product development component selection process as well as high volume component allocation. This role is part of the Commodities and Manufacturing Sourcing Engineering group which resides in the broader Global Supplier Management function.

Key Capabilities

• Supply Chain Strategy Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• New Technology Development and Process Management
• Leadership Skills: Building relationships, earning respect, and gaining organizational influence.
• Proficiency in working through diverse inputs and opinions to arrive at optimal and agreed-upon solutions.
• Autonomously plans and schedules own daily tasks and develops solutions to problems utilizing formal education and judgment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Supplier Score Card Coordinator
  • Work cross functionally with Procurement, Design, Supplier Quality, Product Development Team (PMT), Business Continuity and Planning teams to standardize score card documentation, process and reporting.
  • Work with IC, DRAM, Enclosure, PCB, etc. workgroups to complete, review, debate and finalize supplier scorecards on continuous basis.
  • Work with IT or analytics team to centrally locate, visualize and summarize score cards into dashboard(s) that feed into product development new component BOM selection and high-volume manufacturing component allocation.
  • Work with teams to document and assure above processes meet ISO 9001 Supplier Management Requirements.
• Contribute to future technology definition and requirements with R&D and Engineering
• Define the technical requirements for supplier selection.
• Work together with supplier to define the raw materials and overall materials manufacturing process flow to meet quality, reliability, cost, yield and manufacturability requirements.
• Develop solutions to problems utilizing formal education, statistical knowledge and problem solving tools
• Develop strategy to resolve wide range of difficult and complex problems
• Provide component level technical support during new product development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in Solid State Physics, Mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering degree with experience in Board Manufacturing
• Minimum 7 years of experience in semiconductor components and R&D development manufacturing background
• Significant supply chain experience, preferably in the semiconductor industry
• Knowledge of program management methodologies for schedules, cost, quality, and risks
• Experience in an international organization.
• Experience in semiconductor industry.

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $113,210 to $196,720. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.