Supplier Engineer IV - (E4) - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$133,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 September 2026 by the employer.
Manage quality performance for RF power systems.
About the role
This role involves managing quality performance for suppliers, focusing on repair and refurbishment, and leading technical audits and problem resolutions within the Quality and Reliability Engineering team.
What you'll do
- Manage quality performance for RF/process power and sensor repair and refurbishment suppliers.
- Lead the supplier technical audit process, evaluate performance and capabilities, and drive continuous improvement.
- Lead quality problem resolutions and incident management, driving root cause and corrective action.
- Lead supplier quality reviews, audits, and improvement plans to strengthen supplier execution.
- Continuously involve in the Supplier Selection Process to develop a competitive supply base.
- Assist in cost planning by monitoring key cost drivers and supply markets.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical/electronic products, manufacturing processes, failure analysis, and reliability fundamentals.
- Proven experience in supplier quality engineering, technical audits, process capability assessments, and driving corrective actions through 8D and other root-cause methodologies.
- Expertise in RF power systems, power electronics, or related high-voltage/high-power applications.
- Experience in the semiconductor equipment, semiconductor, or advanced electronics industry.
Skills: supplier quality, technical audit, quality problem resolution, RF power systems, power electronics, semiconductor equipment
This role has been open 22 days — well below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2424
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (2424 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 230 | 2424 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 1090 | 9772 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 53 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: supplier quality, technical audit, quality problem resolution, RF power systems, power electronics, semiconductor equipment
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 384 open roles · median 81 d
- Entegris · 243 open roles · median 31 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 229 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 104 open roles · median 53 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 74 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 2424 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 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.