Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Semiconductor Hardware

This is a Hybrid onsite (3 days/week in office, regular shift), contract role in Tualatin, OR.We are hiring a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to support a leading semiconductor equipment organization. This role is ideal for a highly experienced quality and supplier engineering professional who has worked with complex OEM components, commercial off-the-shelf parts, pneumatics, vacuum systems, and cable or wiring harness assemblies in a high-tech manufacturing environment.In this position, you will work closely with suppliers, product teams, new product introduction teams, and internal stakeholders to drive supplier quality, resolve critical technical issues, and improve product and process performance across the full product lifecycle. The role offers broad visibility across advanced hardware systems and the opportunity to influence both new designs and existing production environments.What you will doOwn supplier quality engineering activities for assigned OEM and component suppliersDrive quality improvements across manufacturing, testing, qualification, and change processesPartner with internal teams and suppliers on new product introduction and sustaining engineering effortsLead supplier audits, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action initiativesAct as the technical liaison across suppliers, product groups, development teams, and customer-facing teamsSupport components and systems such as vacuum systems, actuators, bellows, flowmeters, fan filters, manometers, pumps, pneumatics, cable assemblies, and wiring harnessesRequired qualificationsBachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience, Master's degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related fieldStrong experience in supplier quality engineering within semiconductor equipment, advanced manufacturing, or similar hardware-intensive industriesExperience solving technical and quality issues across the product lifecycle, including new product introductionStrong background in supplier audits, RCCA, quality systems, process improvement, and manufacturing problem-solvingExperience working with OEM suppliers, COTS components, cable assemblies, and pneumatic or vacuum-related systemsStrong communication skills with the ability to work across cross-functional technical and business teamsPreferred qualificationsPrior product design or technical engineering experience in vacuum systemsExperience in quality and reliability systems in semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, or related equipment industriesStrong knowledge of 8D, 5 Whys, FMEA, failure analysis, design for reliability, DFM, and DFAExperience with Six Sigma, DMAIC, SPC, Minitab, or JMPProven ability to handle critical quality escalations and drive resolution across global stakeholdersWhy applyThis is a high-impact opportunity to work on advanced semiconductor hardware and collaborate across a wide supplier network and multiple product groups. You will play a key role in improving supplier performance, supporting next-generation designs, and helping bring high-quality products into manufacturing.Our Client is a Fortune 350 company that engages in the design, manufacturing, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment.