Raw Material Quality and Supplier Management Engineer

At DuPont, we are working on things that matter; whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. 

If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!

WHY JOIN US?

Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter! 

Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results. 

Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!

Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.

INTRODUCTION

DuPont’s Semiconductor Technologies (ST) division develops, manufactures and supplies a broad portfolio of innovative chemistry and materials solutions that drive advances in semiconductor technology. Our materials improve the performance of semiconductor devices in order to meet our customers’ – and end user's – requirements for next-generation memory and logic chips. DuPont’s semiconductor materials have enabled the mobile revolution and its wide range of portable devices, including tablets, smartphones and other handheld and wearable devices consumers use today.  ST offers the industry’s widest portfolio of materials for semiconductor manufactuirn.   As our customers‘ requirements grow more stringent, we are placing a greater emphasis on the strength of our incoming materials.  The primary goal of this position is to ensure consistently high quality of our materials, in order to ensure smooth, seamless supply to our customers.

The Raw Material Quality and Supplier Management Engineer works as part of a global team to develop strong relationships with our vendors to ensure that materials requirements are clearly understood.  By using a variety of statistical methods, the Raw Material Quality and Supplier Management Engineer evaluates materials and processes with an eye to reducing risk at our customer.  If material quality upsets do occur, the Raw Material Technology and Supplier Management Engineer is expected to work as a leading member of the troubleshooting and root cause identification team.  The Raw Material Quality and Supplier Management team is part of the Manufacturing Technology (MT) Engineering function within DuPont’s Electronics and Imaging (E&I) business, and as such is expected to interact freely with R&D, Analytical Sciences, Process Development Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Manufacturing Engineers to ensure success. 

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Your key responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain quality requirements for raw materials for use in ST manufacturing
  • Ensure that raw material specifications and control limits are established and updated appropriately –supplier specification, supplier ship-to-control limits, and raw material shelf life setting, etc
  • Establish and maintain critical process control parameters for raw material production in concert with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure new and existing raw material supply plans align with global strategy
  • Evaluate new suppliers for potential benefits as primary or secondary suppliers, including collaborative work with R&D and Manufacturing supporting new product and opportunity development.
  • Oversee and execute qualification planning, trial execution, final reports, and security of supply.
• Manage and monitor supplier performance by interacting closely to ensure clear communication of DuPont’s expectations, including regular audits, technical meetings, on-going improvement activities, performance feedback to supplier, training of semiconductor industry expectations and on-site visits.
  • Constantly monitor quality parameters of every incoming batch of raw material and run raw material MRB (material review board) to support use decision for our production together with QA team
  • Perform supplier audit as a lead auditor for ISO9001.
• Fully understand supplier’s manufacturing process, control methods, measurement and quality system for developing raw material FMEA.
• Drive the improvement of quality and performance of suppliers' quality systems including management of change and notification protocols, root cause investigation, documentation and reporting, SPC/SQC programs, calibration, and non-conforming material review systems.
• Support trouble shooting of supplied material issues and facilitate Root Cause Investigations (RCI) related to supplied materials impact on final product performance and develop mitigation strategies to prevent excursions.
• Fully characterize assigned raw and consumable materials, coordinate analytical tasks and work with analytical experts to understand raw material characteristics. Work with stakeholders to link key parameters of material analysis to process/product performance.
• Lead raw material process change projects (PCN) by performing risk assessment and aligning with internal stakeholders and suppliers about supplier’s trial batch production plan and internal/customer evaluation plan of the PCN sample.
• Develop material and supply mitigation strategies, including second source opportunities and alternate agreements with current suppliers

Your qualification profile:  

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required.
• 3+ years combined experience in manufacturing, Development/Scale-up, Quality or Continuous Improvement Engineering is required.  Semiconductor industry or related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with risk tools such as C&E and FMEA’s are required.
• Demonstrated understanding of statistical techniques including DOE, Control Charts, Gage R&R, ANOVA is required.
• Polymer related knowledge, analytical and material characterization techniques, and results interpretation skills are desirable.
• Good understanding of synthetic organic chemistry along with analytical characterization methods.
• Experience working and managing projects in a global environment (both internal and external) with communications across cultures.
• Required to have proficient computer skills such as advanced Excel and Power Point use.
• Moderate English communication skill in both writing and speaking.
• Demonstrated experience using formal problem solving methodologies such as 8D, Kepner-Tregoe Problem Analysis, QC problem solving story, RCI, 5 why, FMEA, or others.   (preferred)
• Working knowledge of Quality management skills such as SPC, FMEA, DOE, Six-sigma, MSA DOE, Control Charts, Gage R&R, ANOVA, and use of statistical software such as JMP.   (preferred)
• Demonstrated success resolving technical challenges in a time-critical situation.   (preferred)
• 6-sigma project certification. (preferred)
• ISO9001 auditor certification.   (preferred)
• Experience working with suppliers or contract manufacturers on technical projects such as development, improvement, or problem solving related to polymers or organic small molecules. (preferred)

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

Exceptional ability to build relationships – collaborate across different organizations (Business/Marketing, Product Quality, Product development, Manufacturing and Suppliers) to deliver results.

Proven project management skills –improvements in material/supplier performance require multiple projects to be managed with data-driven risk management of varying levels of complexity.   This involves continually working prioritization and resourcing with the business and operations.

Excellent communication is a key characteristic of the job to ensure a good alignment between our business needs/priorities, manufacturing and our suppliers.  Being clear, concise and articulated, as well as summarizing complex cases into simpler actionable plans is a key requirement.

At DuPont, we have an unbridled commitment to deliver essential innovations that enrich people’s lives, enable sustainable development and foster human potential for generations to come. Innovations developed from highly engineered products and naturally sourced ingredients continue to shape industries and everyday life. From smarter homes to more efficient cars, from better ways of digitally connecting to new tools that enable active and healthy lifestyles…in all these areas and many more, we’re working with customers to transform their ideas into real world answers that help humanity thrive.

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LOCATION

Sasakami facility, Niigata, Japan

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