Regional Supplier Quality Engineer – NPI & Process Excellence

Onto Innovation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision/life/disability

PTO

401K with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Onto Innovation is seeking a regional supplier quality and manufacturing senior specialist in Singapore to support quality and manufacturing activities across regional factories and key suppliers. The role emphasizes evaluating supplier processes, leading process audits, and driving improvements to reduce defects and boost yield.

You will manage NPI readiness from development through launch, coordinate with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain, and ensure robust process controls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in high-complexity manufacturing, supplier quality, or NPI engineering.
• Combined Quality Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering experience.
• Hands-on expertise in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and structured problem-solving.
• Experience with local or regional suppliers, contract manufacturers, or extended factories.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and ASQ certification.
• Strong communication, data-analysis, and project-management capability.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day quality and manufacturing activities at regional extended factories and key suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier processes, equipment, controls, and manufacturing capability for consistency, repeatability, and scale.
• Conduct on-site process audits, technical reviews, and build-readiness assessments for product transfers into mass production.
• Lead improvement initiatives that reduce defects, improve yield, and increase process robustness.
• Lead regional supplier readiness from early development through launch and high-volume production.
• Drive APQP deliverables, including PFMEA, control plans, process flow diagrams, MSA, and capability studies.
• Manage PPAP submissions for new components, assemblies, and critical processes.
• Partner with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain to establish manufacturability and strong process controls.
• Serve as the primary extended-factory customer-quality interface for regional Field Service teams on OBQ and DOA events.
• Lead containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective action using 8D, 4D, or equivalent structured methods.
• Support process qualification, validation, PFMEA, COPQ, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain compliance with quality agreements, product specifications, and change-control requirements, including CE.
• Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs), including risk assessment and validation for supplier-driven changes.
• Build trusted relationships with local suppliers and extended factories; use KPIs to identify risks and improvements.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

APQP & PPAP

FMEA

MSA

SPC

Quality tools

Job description

Onto Innovation is seeking a regional supplier quality and manufacturing senior specialist in Singapore to support quality and manufacturing activities across regional factories and key suppliers. The role emphasizes evaluating supplier processes, leading process audits, and driving improvements to reduce defects and boost yield.

You will manage NPI readiness from development through launch, coordinate with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain, and ensure robust process controls and