Manager, Supplier Engineer
$147,000 - $202,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Manager, Supplier Engineer at Applied Materials, you will oversee a team responsible for supplier engineering management and supply base development. This role focuses technically on electrostatic chucks (ESC), heaters (HTR), and advanced ceramics.
What you'll do
- Develop suppliers to satisfy requirements in special capabilities, manufacturing processes, capacity, and quality.
- Support quality improvement initiatives by conducting supplier audits, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen events.
- Track and achieve organizational key performance measures across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
- Establish and manage Annual Operating Plan (AOP) budgetary planning while meeting launch dates and cost reduction targets.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments to lead supply base improvement projects, cost reduction, and cost avoidance initiatives.
- Perform quantitative, statistical, and risk analyses to evaluate direct and indirect costs, utilizing Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
What you'll need
- Proven people leadership and supplier engineering management experience.
- Technical expertise in electrostatic chucks (ESC), heaters (HTR), and advanced ceramics, including materials and manufacturing processes.
- Experience with supplier qualification, supplier development, and quality systems.
- Experience applying Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, and continuous improvement processes to drive operational and departmental improvements.
- Ability to conduct quantitative, statistical, and risk analyses to evaluate costs and resolve operational issues.
Skills: electrostatic chucks, ESC, heaters, advanced ceramics, supplier qualification
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3941
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Median days since first seen
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$118k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (3941 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 732 | 3941 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1249 | 10323 · 118 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 36 d | 55 d (+19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $118k |
Skills observed across this category: electrostatic chucks, ESC, heaters, advanced ceramics, supplier qualification
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 675 open roles · median 55 d
- Lam Research · 548 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 316 open roles · median 57 d
- Micron Technology · 253 open roles · median 59 d
- ASML · 197 open roles · median 79 d
- ASM International · 165 open roles · median 77 d
How we counted: 3941 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.