Quality Engineer

APPLIED MATERIALS SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

APPLIED MATERIALS SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD. seeks a Quality Engineer for FEOL to ensure strict adherence to quality standards across high-volume semiconductor processes.

You will develop QA systems, set quality objectives, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering to embed quality into production and new technology. Travel on short notice may be required. The role requires a strong background in nanotechnology processes (lithography, etch, deposition, metrology) and

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• At least 5 years of work experience; >3 years in in-process quality control in high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of nanotechnology processes (lithography, etch, deposition, metrology).
• Proficient in statistical data analysis and DOE/SPC/JMP for process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Develop and strengthen QA systems to improve product quality and process capability.
• Establish quality objectives, monitor KPIs, and drive improvements in customer quality and defect reduction.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to embed quality into production processes and new technology implementations.
• Foster a prevention-based quality culture emphasizing risk anticipation, discipline and continuous learning.
• Govern quality risk via PFMEA, Control Plans, PCN, MRB, and quality review processes.
• Identify, investigate, mitigate, and monitor quality issues and non-conformities.
• Drive recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
• Use statistical methods to interpret data, identify trends and drive yield/performance improvements.
• Travel on short notice when required.

Skills

SPC

Design of Experiments

JMP

Quality data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science

Tools

JMP

Job description

Quality Engineer - FEOL

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Develop and strengthen quality assurance systems that improve product quality, process capability and manufacturing consistency.
• Establish quality objectives, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive sustainable improvements in customer quality, defect reduction and process performance.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to embed quality into production processes and new technology implementation.
• Foster a prevention-based quality culture that emphasizes risk anticipation, process capability, operational discipline, and continuous learning.
• Govern manufacturing quality risk through PFMEA, Control Plans, change management, MRB, Process Change Notification (PCN), and robust quality review processes.
• Ensure quality risks, non-conformities, and systemic quality issues are proactively identified, investigated, mitigated, and monitored.
• Drive sustainable recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
• Strong analytical skills and statistical methods (like Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments) to interpret large volumes of data, identify trends, drive yield/performance issues, implement mitigation plans.
• Work closely with process / integration/ reliability team; internal/external customers to ensure seamless integration, address issues, and meet product specifications and quality standards.
• Able to travel on short notice when required.

Requirement

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Work experience of at least 5 years. Proven experience (>3 years) in in-process quality control of high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of nanotechnology processes, including lithography, etch, deposition and metrology.
• Proficient in statistical data analysis and process optimization and control techniques (e.g. Design of Experiments, SPC, JMP).

Functional Knowledge

• Experience in FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication preferred
• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Able to travel on short notice when required.

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: 5 - 10 Years

Work Region: Woodlands