Oracle
Principal Supply Chain Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Logistics
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, product engineering or test engineering roles.
- Significant experience within electronics, hardware, semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or complex supply chain environments.
- Proven track record of supporting high volume manufacturing and complex product portfolios.
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale test initiatives and cross-functional programs.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical discipline required. Master's degree preferred.
Full description
The Principal Supply Chain Product Engineer is a recognized technical leader responsible for ensuring that products are designed, validated, and manufactured with robust, scalable, and cost-effective test solutions. This role serves as a key advisor across Product Engineering, Test Engineering and New Product Introduction (NPI) through mass production activities within Manufacturing, ensuring seamless transition from design to high-volume production. The role partners closely with design, quality, and external partners to deliver high-quality, reliable products while optimizing test coverage, yield, and cost.
Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Product Leadership
- Define and drive enterprise-level product and test strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and operational goals.
- Lead NPI readiness and manufacturing ramp strategies to ensure successful product launches.
- Partner with executive leadership to identify test risks and opportunities that impact business performance.
Test Product Engineering & Validation
- Lead the development and deployment of manufacturing test strategies, including functional, parametric, environmental, and reliability testing.
- Lead product engineering activities supporting manufacturing, including generating test requirement documents, engineering change implementation, driving root cause analysis and resolution of product related issues in production and field.
- Optimize test coverage, cycle time, and cost while maintaining product quality and compliance.
- Oversee test equipment design, validation, calibration, and lifecycle management.
- Implement advanced test technologies, automation, and data analytics to improve efficiency and insight.
- Establish KPIs to test performance monitoring, efficiency and manufacturing readiness.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Partner with design to ensure smooth product transfers from development to manufacturing.
- Establish robust validation processes and pilot builds.
- Drive readiness reviews, risk assessments, and launch performance tracking.
Manufacturing & Operational Excellence
- Lead test initiatives across manufacturing operations to improve process capability, yield, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Identify and eliminate production inefficiencies and test bottlenecks
- Establish test requirements and validation strategies for new manufacturing processes and technologies.
- Provide technical leadership during critical manufacturing escalations and quality containment events.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations to ensure alignment on product requirements and execution.