Senior Capacity and Strategic Planning Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
$140,830 - $198,820 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for ensuring the right capacity is available at the right place, time, and cost to support customer commitments and business objectives across Intel's manufacturing network, driving strategic capacity planning across multiple technologies, sites, and planning horizons.
What you'll do
- Lead long-range capacity planning, scenario development, and supply-demand analysis across the manufacturing network.
- Develop capacity strategies and recommendations balancing customer demand, factory capability, capital investments, and financial objectives.
- Drive tradeoff analyses involving capacity, capital, technology transitions, factory space, and network optimization.
- Identify capacity risks and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Manufacturing, Technology Development, Finance, Supply Planning, and Foundry organizations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in capacity planning, strategic planning, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, or semiconductor operations.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting recommendations to senior leadership and executive audiences.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive decisions in complex environments.
- Experience working directly with manufacturing organizations and factory leadership teams.
- Experience utilizing AI tools, automation, or advanced analytics to improve business processes and decision-making.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and analytical tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related discipline.
- Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, foundry operations, or wafer fabrication.
- Knowledge of S&OP, Long-Range Planning (LRP), capacity strategy, and capital planning processes.
- Experience partnering with Fab Managers, Factory General Managers, and senior manufacturing leaders.
- Experience applying AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, or optimization techniques in planning or manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated success influencing strategic business, manufacturing, or capital investment decisions.
Skills: capacity planning, strategic planning, supply-demand analysis, foundry operations, capital investments
This role has been open 0 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 | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (2505 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 39 | 2505 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 186 | 9915 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 52 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: capacity planning, strategic planning, supply-demand analysis, foundry operations, capital investments
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 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.
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