Principal Sourcing Engineer
Core
Build and maintain strategic relationships with memory suppliers, optimize cost structures, and drive qualification of new memory components.
Role type
Principal Sourcing Engineer (Semiconductor & Memory)
Builds
Strategic supplier partnerships, multi-year sourcing strategies, and optimized cost models for DRAM, NAND, and SSD technologies.
Domain
Semiconductor & Memory Industry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier relationship management, cost modeling, should-cost analysis, TCO trade-offs, contract negotiation, risk management, capacity planning, global supply chain trend analysis, process optimization, stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
Experience with sourcing analytics platforms, ERP systems, semiconductor product management
Technologies
Sourcing analytics platforms, ERP systems
Responsibilities
Analyze cost structures and identify optimization opportunities, implement process optimization initiatives for sourcing workflows, drive qualification of new memory components, rationalize specifications to reduce redundant testing, create multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with cost and quality goals, structure LTAs and volume frameworks, analyze supplier capabilities and market signals
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
