Associate Engineer - Operation Quality (System Integration)

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore) seeks a Quality Assurance professional to support daily quality monitoring across production, inspection and operations, ensuring products meet required standards and customer expectations.

You will collaborate with engineers to investigate quality issues, assist CAPA activities, update procedures and control plans, and contribute to continuous improvement in manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Control or related engineering environment.
• Experience handling NCRs, CAPA, audits and quality investigations is an advantage.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support daily quality monitoring activities at production, inspection, and operational areas.
• Ensure quality activities follow approved procedures, work instructions, control plans, and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate quality records and tracking files.
• Assist in investigations of quality issues and root cause analysis.
• Update procedures, work instructions, inspection methods, or control plans as required.
• Develop and update quality training materials for inspectors.
• Guide inspectors to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Perform line process audits and assist manufacturing with interpretation of quality standards.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to maintain quality and drive continuous improvement.
• Support CAPA implementation and prevent recurrence of quality issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Blueprint reading

Excellent communication

Education

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechatronic Engineering

Job description

Purpose: Responsible for supporting daily operations quality activities to ensure products, processes, and services are consistently meeting required quality standards, customer expectations, and compliance requirements. Work closely with engineers to support investigation of quality issues and assist in identifying root causes, containment actions, and corrective/preventive actions. Actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and process optimization projects to enhance product quality, operational efficiency, and overall manufacturing performance.

Key Area of Responsibilities:

1. Support the OQE in daily quality monitoring activities at production, inspection, and operational areas.
2. Assist OQE to ensure quality activities are performed according to approved procedures, work instructions, control plans, and customer requirements.
3. Maintain accurate and updated OQI apps, tracking files, or quality records where applicable.
4. Support OQE in investigation of quality issues related to product defects, process failures, customer complaints, inspection failures.
5. Assist in updating related procedures, work instructions, inspection methods, or control plans when required.
6. Support development and update of quality training materials, including slides, training guides, work instructions, skill checklists, and assessment forms to inspectors.
7. Provide guidance and support to the inspectors to ensure compliance with quality standards and requirements.
8. Perform line process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
9. Work closely with production team and engineering team to maintain quality standards, resolve production-related issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
10. Support the implementation of CAPA and participate in root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of quality issues.

Qualification & Experiences:

• Minimum Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent course
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing Operations, or a related engineering environment.
• Experience handling NCR, CAPA, audits, and quality investigations is an advantage.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Attention to detail.
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills.