Senior Principal Supply Chain Engineer - HDD
Core
Partner with suppliers to evaluate, pilot, and scale new technologies, processes, and materials to improve cost, performance, quality, and time-to-market while strengthening supplier manufacturing capability, capacity, and resilience.
Role type
Senior Principal Supply Chain Engineer (Supplier Development & Innovation)
Builds
Scalable, cost-effective, and resilient supply chain solutions for HDD manufacturing
Domain
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) manufacturing, supply chain engineering, supplier development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> production ML models (Incorrect mapping, correcting to: physical/clinical work -> infrastructure/operational improvements)
Deliverable
infrastructure (supplier process optimization, technology enablement, cost reduction initiatives)
Required skills
Supplier technology evaluation, process optimization, cost modeling, root cause analysis, Lean/Six Sigma, data-driven problem solving, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Manufacturing technology introduction, value engineering, should-cost analysis, MBA
Technologies
Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, digitalization tools
Responsibilities
Partner with suppliers to evaluate and scale new technologies; Lead initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership through design-for-manufacturability; Assess and improve supplier capacity and technical readiness; Drive supplier operational maturity and resilience; Collaborate with internal teams to align priorities and execution; Promote continuous improvement methodologies across the supplier base.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic supplier leadership
