Staff Quality Engineer

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: 3D metrology spanning the chip from nanometer-scale transistors to micron-level die-interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; metal interconnect composition; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain helps our customers solve their most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. Onto Innovation strives to optimize customers’ critical path of progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Regional supplier quality and manufacturing support

• 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.

NPD-to-NPI execution

• 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.

Quality engineering and structured problem-solving

• Serve as the primary extended-factory customer-quality interface for regional Field Service teams on Out-of-Box Quality (OBQ) and Dead-on-Arrival (DOA) events.
• Lead containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective action using 8D, 4D, or equivalent structured methods.
• Support process qualification, validation, PFMEA, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and continuous improvement.
• Maintain compliance with quality agreements, product specifications, and change-control requirements, including applicable CE requirements.
• Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs), including risk assessment and validation for supplier-driven changes.

Supplier performance and cross-functional leadership

• Build trusted working relationships with local suppliers and extended factories.
• Use KPIs and scorecards to identify risks, align improvement plans, and sustain accountability.
• Facilitate technical reviews, supplier meetings, and quality reviews focused on quality, delivery, and operational excellence.
• Provide technical guidance on manufacturability, quality standards, process controls, and complete NPI documentation.
• Collaborate effectively across time zones with Engineering, Operations, Service, Supply Chain, and Quality.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical 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.

PREFERRED

Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

Experience in metrology, inspection, lithography, or semiconductor capital-equipment manufacturing.

Background in optical systems, electromechanical systems, or complex assemblies.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Project-management experience or certification.

Field Service experience and experience supporting global, multisite manufacturing teams.

Location: Singapore

Schedule: Full-time, standard local working hours

Travel: 20-40%, including local supplier visits and regional/global travel

Onto Innovation Inc. offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including health/dental/vision/life/disability, PTO, 401K plan with employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) along with health & wellness initiatives. We provide a collaborative working environment along with resources, and state-of-the-art tools & equipment to promote success; and a welcoming, inclusive corporate culture where individuals are recognized for their contributions.

Onto Innovation Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Onto Innovation Inc., Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.