Manufacturing Design Engineering (Systems)

KLA Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Corporation seeks a Manufacturing/Systems Engineer to industrialize new products, oversee NPI ramp, and improve complex manufacturing processes. You will tackle tricky system-level issues, lead root cause analyses, and develop assembly docs and ECO plans to ensure product quality and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong collaboration across design engineering, operations, and quality, with a focus on process optimization, supplier quality, and robust manufacturing readiness reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of manufacturing, systems engineering, NPI, or product support experience.
• Strong ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and test data; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Industrialize new products (NPI) and support manufacturing ramp.
• Drive product development and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system-level manufacturing issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production and field issues.
• Develop and maintain assembly documentation, work instructions, and ECO implementation plans.
• Support supplier quality improvement and resolution of component-related issues.
• Drive manufacturing process optimization, standardization, and cycle time improvements.
• Provide technical support to production to ensure on-time shipment and product quality.

Skills

System integration

NPI experience

Root cause analysis

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechatronics

PhD in related field

Tools

CAD software

Test equipment

Data analysis tools

Job description

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Design Engineering to industrialize new products (NPI) and support manufacturing ramp.
• Drive product development and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system-level manufacturing issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production and field issues.
• Develop and maintain assembly documentation, work instructions, and ECO implementation plans.
• Support supplier quality improvement and resolution of component-related issues.
• Drive manufacturing process optimization, standardization, and cycle time improvements.
• Provide technical support to production to ensure on-time shipment and product quality.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of manufacturing, systems engineering, NPI, or product support experience.
• Strong understanding of system integration, precision electromechanical assemblies, and complex equipment.
• Experience in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and test data.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.