Quality Engineer (NPD/NPI) Semiconductor

Adecco Personnel Pte Ltd (Outsourcing); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Personnel Pte Ltd (Outsourcing) is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality initiatives across the NPD/NPI lifecycle for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. You will lead QA activities for equipment, modules, and components, ensuring reliability, performance, and smooth production transitions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform root cause analysis, and support field operations while travel up to 30% to sites and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, materials science, physics, chemical engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of SPC, 8D problem solving, and Six Sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance activities for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, modules, and incoming components, covering qualification, reliability testing, failure analysis, and yield improvement.
• Oversee and support equipment integration projects, ensuring compliance with quality requirements.
• Drive quality initiatives throughout the NPD/NPI lifecycle from design to volume production ramp-up.
• Collaborate with process engineering, manufacturing, and integration teams to monitor SPC, defect reduction, and KPI performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis, implement corrective and preventive actions, and support customer complaints (RMA and field returns).
• Work with Field Service Engineers to monitor machine performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify cross-functional process quality improvements to enhance product reliability and performance.
• Travel to manufacturing sites, suppliers, and customer locations as required (up to 30%).

Skills

SPC

8D problem solving

Six Sigma

Quality engineering

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

In this role, you will drive product quality initiatives throughout the new product development lifecycle, with a focus on the successful integration, qualification, and performance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across process integration, manufacturing, R&D, and suppliers to ensure quality standards are met and to support product reliability, performance, and a smooth transition into production.

This company is a global supplier of semiconductor assembly and surface-mount technology. With R&D and manufacturing capabilities across Asia and Europe, it specializes in chip assembly equipment, SMT systems, and smart factory solutions supporting electronics, automotive, telecom, and consumer industries.

The Job

• Lead quality assurance activities for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, modules, and incoming components, covering qualification, reliability testing, failure analysis, and yield improvement.
• Oversee and support semiconductor equipment and machine integration projects, ensuring effective process integration and compliance with established quality requirements.
• Drive quality initiatives throughout the NPD/NPI lifecycle, from the design and development stage through volume production ramp-up.
• Collaborate with process engineering, manufacturing, and integration teams to establish and monitor quality metrics, including SPC, defect reduction, and KPI performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis for quality issues, implement corrective and preventive actions, and support the resolution of customer complaints, including RMA and field return cases.
• Work closely with Field Service Engineers to monitor machine field performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement cross-functional process and quality improvements to enhance product reliability and performance.
• Travel to manufacturing sites, suppliers, and customer locations as required to support equipment integration, audits, troubleshooting, and other project activities.

The Talent

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in quality engineering within the manufacturing industry.
• Strong knowledge of quality methodologies, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), 8D problem-solving, and Six Sigma.
• Proven experience in semiconductor equipment and machine integration, including process tool qualification and integration into fab manufacturing lines.
• Hands-on experience in New Product Development / New Product Introduction (NPD/NPI), including product characterization, identification of Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) and critical parameters, qualification and test development, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and transfer to production.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30% as required.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills, with proficiency in tools such as JMP and Minitab.