Manufacturing Engineer - Quality and Training

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and advanced displays, is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer focused on quality and training. The role works closely with operation and engineering teams to coordinate product improvements and new products, and uses engineering principles to reduce manufacturing costs, improve quality, set time standards and recommend tooling and process changes. The work location is Science Park II, moving to Tampines at the end of 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Operation and Engineering teams to improve process capability and product quality.
• Monitor and improve manufacturing quality through data-driven analysis, analysing trends and identifying areas for improvement.
• Maintain and track quality KPIs such as yield, defect rate and excursions.
• Develop and maintain quality dashboards, reports and facilitate quality reviews across stakeholders.
• Assist in root cause investigations using 8D, Fishbone charts, SPC and FMEA, and drive CAPA while verifying its effectiveness.
• Support implementation and compliance with internal quality standards, ISO requirements and customer specifications, and support internal, external and customer audits.
• Maintain quality documentation, procedures, work instructions and records.
• Develop training need analyses to improve quality awareness.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, industrial or related industries preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing operations quality management.
• Proven track record in cross-functional quality improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Strong leadership and motivation, with good communication and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Lean principles, automation and continuous improvement.