Product Engineer 4

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the Supplier Engineering single point of contact (SPOC) and technical owner for critical-material shortages affecting our technology components.
• Lead cross-functional execution from risk identification through containment, alternate-material and supplier qualification, process-of-record alignment, supplier recovery, and production implementation; align test plans, acceptance criteria, and change control with Product Groups.
• Lead technical engagement with powder, coating, and ceramic suppliers, and sub-tiers to validate manufacturing processes, capacity, and readiness for high-volume manufacturing.
• Resolve supplier quality issues through containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective action using structured methodologies such as 8D, PSDMP, FMEA, and 5-Why.
• Communicate technical findings, supply risks, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Maintain an integrated material-risk dashboard, action tracker, decision log, and qualification roadmap with clear ownership, milestones, and escalation paths.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 5+ years or a PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience with major in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with ceramic manufacturing processes (forming, sintering, machining, grinding, polishing etc) and thermal spray coating processes and materials including alumina, yttrium oxide and other rare earth oxides
• Understanding of ceramic powder characterization and impact of powder properties to manufacturing and performance of ceramic components
• Working knowledge of material characterization techniques such as SEM/EDS, XRD and statistical analysis tools such as JMP or Minitab
• Demonstrated experience in product development, supplier engineering, quality management, ideally in semiconductor industry.
• Strong analytical, structured problem-solving, project-management, supplier-facing communication, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence global cross-functional teams.
• Proven track-record to lead complex technical qualifications, supplier escalations, and supply-continuity initiatives through influence and without direct authority.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 15–25% of the time.

Education

• Master’s degree with 5+ years or a PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience with major in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.

Top 3 Skills:

• Experience with ceramic manufacturing processes (forming, sintering, machining, grinding, polishing etc) and thermal spray coating processes and materials including alumina, yttrium oxide and other rare earth oxides
• Understanding of ceramic powder characterization and impact of powder properties to manufacturing and performance of ceramic components
• Working knowledge of material characterization techniques such as SEM/EDS, XRD and statistical analysis tools such as JMP or Minitab
• Demonstrated experience in product development, supplier engineering, quality management, ideally in semiconductor industry.
• Strong analytical, structured problem-solving, project-management, supplier-facing communication, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence global cross-functional teams.
• Proven track-record to lead complex technical qualifications, supplier escalations, and supply-continuity initiatives through influence and without direct authority.