Applied Materials

Builds equipment for chip and display factories

Quality Engineer - FEOL

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
At least 5 years of work experience, including more than 3 years in in-process quality control in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of nanotechnology processes, including lithography, etch, deposition, and metrology.
Proficiency in statistical data analysis, process optimization, and control techniques such as Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, and JMP.
Ability to travel on short notice when required.
Experience in FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication is preferred.
Depth and/or breadth of expertise in the specialized discipline or field.
Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
Ability to lead others in solving complex problems, using sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
Ability to communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

Oversee manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications.
Develop and strengthen quality assurance systems to improve product quality, process capability, and manufacturing consistency.
Establish quality objectives, monitor key performance indicators, and drive sustainable improvements in customer quality, defect reduction, and process performance.
Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to embed quality into production processes and new technology implementation.
Foster a prevention-based quality culture emphasizing risk anticipation, process capability, operational discipline, and continuous learning.
Govern manufacturing quality risk through PFMEA, Control Plans, change management, MRB, Process Change Notification, and robust quality review processes.
Proactively identify, investigate, mitigate, and monitor quality risks, non-conformities, and systemic quality issues.
Drive sustainable recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
Use analytical skills and statistical methods, including Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments, to interpret large volumes of data, identify trends, address yield and performance issues, and implement mitigation plans.
Work closely with process, integration, and reliability teams and internal and external customers to ensure seamless integration, address issues, and meet product specifications and quality standards.
Lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Travel on short notice when required.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication.

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Location:

Singapore,SGP

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Quality Engineer - FEOL
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Oversee manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and specifications.
Develop and strengthen quality assurance systems that improve product quality, process capability and manufacturing consistency.
Establish quality objectives, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and drive sustainable improvements in customer quality, defect reduction and process performance.
Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to embed quality into production processes and new technology implementation.
Foster a prevention-based quality culture that emphasizes risk anticipation, process capability, operational discipline, and continuous learning.
Govern manufacturing quality risk through PFMEA, Control Plans, change management, MRB, Process Change Notification (PCN), and robust quality review processes.
Ensure quality risks, non-conformities, and systemic quality issues are proactively identified, investigated, mitigated, and monitored.
Drive sustainable recurrence prevention and risk reduction across operations.
Strong analytical skills and statistical methods (like Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments) to interpret large volumes of data, identify trends, drive yield/performance issues, implement mitigation plans.
Work closely with process / integration/ reliability team; internal/external customers to ensure seamless integration, address issues, and meet product specifications and quality standards.
Able to travel on short notice when required.

Requirement :

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
Work experience of at least 5 years. Proven experience (>3 years) in in-process quality control of high-volume manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of nanotechnology processes, including lithography, etch, deposition and metrology.
Proficient in statistical data analysis and process optimization and control techniques (e.g. Design of Experiments, SPC, JMP).

Functional Knowledge

Experience in FEOL optics or semiconductor fabrication preferred
Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Able to travel on short notice when required.

Interpersonal Skills

Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: 5 - 10 Years

Work Region: Woodlands

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About the Company

Applied Materials

Builds equipment for chip and display factories

Applied Materials designs and builds precision machines that chipmakers and display manufacturers use to form, shape and inspect thin layers of material. Its platforms handle steps such as depositing films and removing unwanted material, helping chipmakers create transistors and wiring at atomic scale. Customers include makers of logic chips and memory, as well as manufacturers of advanced displays. The company earns money from equipment sales, replacement parts and services, and factory software that schedules production and monitors manufacturing processes. Applied Materials was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
Founded: 1967

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