Supplier Engineer - Gas Distribution and Chemical Delivery

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering for semiconductor and display manufacturing, is hiring a Supplier Engineer in Singapore. The role develops assigned suppliers and works with them, internal AMAT stakeholders and sometimes end-user customers as part of a problem-solving team to fix product or process failures affecting manufacturing sites or customers. It reports directly to the OEM Supplier Quality Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Lead supplier technical audits for semiconductor gas panel assembly and related sub-assemblies, assessing supplier performance, manufacturing capability and compliance with specifications.
• Drive continuous improvement at supplier sites, focusing on gas panel assembly processes, cleanliness, build quality and functional reliability.
• Lead quality problem resolution and incident management, including containment, root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify trends and drive systemic, process-level improvements to prevent repeat issues across suppliers.
• Use enterprise quality management systems to document and track containment actions, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation and verification.
• Act as the main quality interface between gas panel assembly suppliers and internal engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or higher degree in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience supporting semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing, preferably gas panel assembly or chemical/gas delivery systems.
• Experience in cleanroom manufacturing environments, including contamination control requirements.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, able to convey technical and quality expectations to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Required skills

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of semiconductor gas panel assembly, gas delivery systems and OEM components such as MFCs, valves and regulators; prior knowledge of gas line welding and sealing components (O-rings, C-seals) preferred.
• Quality Management Systems, including internal and external auditing, FMEA and basic statistical methods.
• Good manufacturing practices, lean principles and process controls.

The position is full-time, based in Upper Changi, with up to 30% travel and relocation eligibility.