SET Factory Support Engineer - TW-Taoyuan-03 (3119), Taiwan
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role serves as the primary point of contact for Supplier Quality disruptions that impact factory operations, leading cross-functional response efforts.
What you'll do
- Act as the primary point of contact for Supplier Quality issues that disrupt or risk disrupting manufacturing operations.
- Lead cross-functional response efforts to ensure rapid issue escalation, tracking, and resolution.
- Perform risk assessments to determine impacts on tool build completion, production schedules, and customer shipment commitments.
- Drive alignment on containment actions, implementing solutions plant-wide and company-wide to prevent recurrence and stabilize production.
- Initiate and manage material recovery plans, securing corrective or replacement parts from suppliers to minimize downtime.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to mitigate operational and supply chain risks.
What you'll need
- Engineering Degree or equivalent (Mechanical/Electrical/Science).
- Excellent communication (verbal & written in English), presentation, and organizational skills.
- Good understanding of equipment and manufacturing processes.
- Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in Quality Assurance.
Nice to have
- Experience in supplier quality management, incoming quality control, and supplier development.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis tools: 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa.
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, molding, stamping, PCB assembly, electronics, welding, casting, plating, coatings.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001.
- Capability in reading engineering drawings, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), and material specifications.
Skills: Supplier Quality issues, factory operations, material recovery plans, manufacturing build completion, customer shipment commitments, root cause analysis
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3589
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$128k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (3589 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 515 | 3589 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 752 | 9525 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 50 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $128k |
Skills observed across this category: Supplier Quality issues, factory operations, material recovery plans, manufacturing build completion, customer shipment commitments, root cause analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 594 open roles · median 51 d
- Lam Research (this employer) · 506 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 254 open roles · median 36 d
- KLA Corporation · 230 open roles · median 58 d
- ASML · 178 open roles · median 65 d
- ASM International · 150 open roles · median 75 d
How we counted: 3589 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Sept 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.