Global FE PLN US Satellite Scenario and Capital Engineer - Boise, ID - ID1, United States
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role requires outstanding forward-thinking, analytical thinking, and creativity to apply optimization methodologies that drive efficient loading, capital efficiency, and sweet-spot studies.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize capacity loading plans using industrial engineering and optimization methodologies to achieve business targets, market share objectives, and technode ramp requirements.
- Perform capacity, scenario, and conversion cost evaluations to assess business alternatives, support technology planning, and offer analytical insights to leadership.
- Collaborate with multi-functional partners and central planning teams to assess future capacity requirements, capital needs, and impacts to business plans.
- Analyze and communicate the operational and financial impacts of tooling purchases, technology transitions, capital expenditures, and other business planning decisions.
- Manage planning databases, scenario ownership, change control processes, and SharePoint resources to ensure data integrity and planning accuracy.
- Monitor capital spending performance, forecast accuracy, cash flow impacts, and technode capital expenditures while identifying optimization opportunities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a comparable technical area.
- Experience in forecasting resource needs, long-term planning, process engineering, production operations, or a related analytical function.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data validation skills combined with the capacity to transform complex data into actionable business insights.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, and other data analysis or reporting tools.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills accompanied by the capability to work effectively across functions and independently manage priorities.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of experience in semiconductor production forecasting, industrial engineering, planning for future growth, or within a comparable semiconductor manufacturing setting.
- Experience using AI-enabled analytics and productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Power BI AI capabilities, and Python-based analytics solutions.
- Knowledge of capital planning, capital asset management, Cost of Transition (CoT) analysis, and technology node planning processes.
- Experience developing automated reporting, forecasting, dashboards, and data visualization solutions using Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Experience applying statistics, optimization techniques, scenario modeling, and advanced analytics to improve planning accuracy, resource allocation efficiency, and operational performance.
Skills: capacity loading plans, industrial engineering, optimization methodologies, conversion cost evaluations, capital expenditures
This role has been open 13 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2505
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2505 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 402 | 2505 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1550 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 76 d | 52 d (+24 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: capacity loading plans, industrial engineering, optimization methodologies, conversion cost evaluations, capital expenditures
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 398 open roles · median 77 d
- Applied Materials · 256 open roles · median 37 d
- Entegris · 227 open roles · median 36 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 58 d
- Infineon Technologies · 91 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 70 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 2505 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.