This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Supplier Technologist based in India.
This role sits at the intersection of advanced engineering, supplier development, and strategic sourcing, driving technology readiness across a global supplier ecosystem.
You will play a critical role in evaluating and enabling supplier technologies to meet performance, cost, quality, and scalability requirements for next-generation semiconductor equipment.
The position involves close collaboration with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps and ensure successful product development and qualification.
You will act as a key technical interface, guiding suppliers from concept through development, validation, and production readiness.
A strong focus is placed on risk identification, mitigation, and ensuring supply chain resilience in highly complex manufacturing environments.
This is a high-impact role that directly influences innovation, time-to-market, and strategic sourcing decisions.
Overall, it offers the opportunity to shape supplier technology strategies within a global, cutting-edge engineering ecosystem.
Accountabilities:
- Define and drive supplier technology strategies and roadmaps in alignment with product and business objectives.
- Act as the primary technical interface for strategic suppliers, leading technical roadmap meetings and development alignment sessions.
- Evaluate supplier capabilities in terms of technology readiness, manufacturing maturity, scalability, and long-term viability.
- Identify and mitigate risks such as single-source dependencies, technology gaps, yield issues, and scaling challenges.
- Lead joint development programs from concept through qualification, ensuring supplier solutions meet performance, reliability, and cost requirements.
- Conduct deep technical assessments of supplier processes, including design robustness, quality systems, and process controls.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless integration of supplier technologies.
- Support sourcing decisions by providing technical input for make vs buy analysis, supplier selection, and cost optimization.
- Assess supplier readiness for volume production, ensuring stable yield, capacity, and long-term supply assurance.
- Support development of strategic agreements, including IP protection, joint development agreements, and partnerships.
- Translate complex technical findings into clear insights for executive decision-making and cross-functional alignment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Science Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10–15 years of experience in semiconductor equipment, advanced manufacturing, supplier engineering, or technology development roles.
- Strong experience working with global suppliers and cross-functional teams in new product development (NPI) environments.
- Deep understanding of supplier evaluation, technology readiness (TRL), and manufacturing scalability.
- Strong technical leadership with proven ability to drive supplier collaboration and influence outcomes.
- Experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply chain and technology risks.
- Familiarity with cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO), and sourcing optimization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for analysis and reporting.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical topics.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% internationally, including Asia, Singapore, China, and the USA.
- Ability to work across multiple time zones and flexible hybrid work environments.
- Indian citizenship with a valid passport and global travel readiness.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and industry standards
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor and advanced manufacturing technologies
- Exposure to global supplier networks and international engineering teams
- Career development in a highly innovative and fast-evolving technology sector
- Flexible work arrangements across home, office, and global collaboration environments
- International travel opportunities across key technology hubs
- Inclusive and collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation and impact
- Opportunity to influence strategic sourcing and next-generation product development
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