Supplier Lead Auditor (Semiconductor)

Location: Wilton, CT, US; frequent travel up to approximately 50%.

Base annual salary: $108,000–$199,000.

Company

hirify.global creates systems that enable the semiconductor industry to produce faster, smarter, and more energy-efficient chips.

What you will do

• Plan, execute, and lead cross-sector supplier audits against hirify.global requirements and standards.
• Identify supplier risks and verify risk mitigations across quality, logistics, technology, cost reduction, and sustainability performance.
• Support category management and supplier account teams with focused selection and theme audits.
• Manage audits end-to-end, including planning, execution, follow-up, status reporting, and improvement verification.
• Contribute best practices to the Global Supplier Audit framework and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline required; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience, preferably in high-tech companies working with complex products and processes.
• Required auditing experience, preferably in the semiconductor or similar industry.
• Broad experience in quality manufacturing operations, supplier management, process or manufacturing engineering, manufacturing, logistics, product or process development, or equipment engineering.
• Experience with different technologies such as mechatronics and optics, new product introductions at suppliers, and industrialization.
• Certified ISO9001 Lead Auditor or equivalent, with knowledge of international quality standards including ISO9001 and ISO14001.
• Hands-on expertise with quality tools including QFD, FMEA, design reviews, design for reliability, design of experiments, root cause analysis, Ishikawa, 5 Why, 8D, MSA, SPC, Pareto analysis, value stream analysis, Kaizen, and continuous improvement.
• Expertise in project, product, and process risk management, including facilitation and execution of PFMEAs.
• Project management experience and knowledge of new product development phase or toll-gate processes, project management methodologies, and PMBOK.
• Manufacturing knowledge covering world-class operations, flow production, lean manufacturing, cleanroom standards, 5S, and control of non-conforming products through cross-functional MRB teams.
• Experience with engineering change management and control, multidisciplinary change control boards, qualification data, and customer approval criteria.
• Strong authority, independence, integrity, communication, analytical, negotiation, networking, and team-building skills.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access US-controlled technology before beginning work.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline.
• Project Manager PMP certification.
• Auditing experience in the semiconductor industry or a similar industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of hirify.global’s Global Quality audit team with internal and external stakeholders.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan, eight hours of vacation leave each month, and 13 paid holidays annually.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

Hiring process

• Applications have a minimum deadline of 10 days for new hirify.global jobs.
• Accommodation requests can be initiated through the designated US accommodation contact.