Senior Quality Engineer, FEOL – Semiconductors

Applied Materials South East Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials Singapore invites a Quality Engineer to oversee FEOL manufacturing quality, embed quality into production, and drive continuous improvements across processes with KPIs and risk-based approaches.

You will partner with Manufacturing and Engineering, apply Design of Experiments and Statistical Process Control, and travel on short notice to sites as needed. A Bachelor's degree and 5–10 years in high-volume manufacturing quality control are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years in high-volume manufacturing quality control.
• FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Develop and strengthen quality assurance systems to improve product quality and process capability.
• Establish quality objectives, monitor KPIs, and drive improvements in quality and defect reduction.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to embed quality into production and new technology.
• Foster a prevention-based quality culture with risk anticipation and continuous learning.
• Govern quality risks through PFMEA, Control Plans, and change management.
• Ensure investigation and mitigation of non-conformities and quality issues.
• Lead recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
• Apply statistical methods to interpret data, identify trends, and drive yield improvements.
• Travel on short notice when required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Statistical methods

Process optimization

Quality culture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Chemical/Materials Science

Tools

SPC

DOE

JMP

Job description

Applied Materials Singapore invites a Quality Engineer to oversee FEOL manufacturing quality, embed quality into production, and drive continuous improvements across processes with KPIs and risk-based approaches.

You will partner with Manufacturing and Engineering, apply Design of Experiments and Statistical Process Control, and travel on short notice to sites as needed. A Bachelor's degree and 5–10 years in high-volume manufacturing quality control are required.