Mechanical Staff Engineer: Sustaining & Cost Reduction

KULICKE & SOFFA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in product sustainment, cost reduction, and lifecycle management.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Sustaining Engineering, and Program Management to ensure reliability, supply continuity, and production readiness. The ideal candidate has a degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering and 7+ years of related experience, with hands-on GD&T, DFM/DFA, ECO/ECN, and PLM

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Mechatronics).
• 7+ years of related experience in Mechanical engineering fundamentals and manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on GD&T, DFM/DFA, and material selection.
• Experienced in Product qualification, validation, and reliability testing.
• Familiar with ECO/ECN, BOM, and PLM management.
• Strong problem solving with experience in Root cause analysis, failure analysis, and risk assessment.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication.
• Cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills.
• Project leadership and execution.
• Results driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Familiar with CAD software, Teamcenter PLM, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Jira or equivalent project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, material optimization, and alternate sourcing.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify alternative materials, components, and suppliers to improve cost, quality, and supply continuity.
• Develop and execute qualification plans, including testing, validation, risk assessment, pilot builds, and First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Perform technical evaluations to ensure components meet fit, form, function, quality, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage End-of-Life (EOL) and obsolescence programs by identifying and implementing qualified replacements.
• Support engineering change implementation, including ECO/ECN execution and BOM maintenance.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sustaining Engineering, and Program Management teams to ensure successful project execution and production readiness.
• Monitor and report project benefits, including cost savings and business impact.
• Ensure qualified solutions are successfully released and sustained in production.
• Support product quality improvement through technical assessments, failure analysis, and regional quality checks for customer-shipped components.
• Establish and perform regional quality checks for nozzles shipped directly to customers.

Skills

GD&T

DFM/DFA

Material selection

Product qualification

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Continuous improvement

CAD software

Teamcenter PLM

Oracle ERP

Excel

PowerPoint

Jira

Education

Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Mechatronics)

Tools

CAD software

Teamcenter PLM

Oracle ERP

Excel

PowerPoint

Jira

Job description

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in product sustainment, cost reduction, and lifecycle management.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Sustaining Engineering, and Program Management to ensure reliability, supply continuity, and production readiness. The ideal candidate has a degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics engineering and 7+ years of related experience, with hands-on GD&T, DFM/DFA, ECO/ECN, and PLM