Regional Quality Engineering Program Manager

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

The Opportunity

This is a senior, hands-on regional leadership role for a quality professional who can connect supplier development, manufacturing engineering, NPI execution, and customer problem-solving. Based in Zhunan, you will partner with suppliers, extended factories, Field Service teams, and global engineering and operations groups to establish robust controls, resolve complex quality issues, and build scalable manufacturing capability across Taiwan and the broader Asia region.

What You Will Own

Regional supplier quality and manufacturing support

Support day-to-day quality and manufacturing execution 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 supplier and manufacturing 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 before release.

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, customer requirements, and applicable change-control 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 and regional suppliers, contract manufacturers, and extended factories.

Use KPIs and scorecards to identify risk, align improvement plans, and sustain accountability for quality, delivery, and operational excellence.

Facilitate technical reviews, supplier meetings, and quality reviews with clear ownership and closure of actions.

Provide technical guidance on manufacturability, quality standards, process controls, and complete NPI documentation.

Collaborate across time zones with Engineering, Operations, Service, Supply Chain, and Quality teams.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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, manufacturing engineering, or NPI engineering.
• Combined Quality Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering experience.
• Hands-on expertise in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, process capability, and structured problem-solving.
• Experience with suppliers, contract manufacturers, or extended factories in Taiwan or the Asia region.
• Ability to lead cross-functional programs, analyze data, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and an ASQ certification.
• Professional fluency in English for global collaboration.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience in semiconductor, metrology, inspection, lithography, or capital-equipment manufacturing.
• Background in optical systems, electromechanical systems, precision motion, or complex assemblies.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Project-management experience or certification.
• Field Service or customer-quality experience.
• Experience supporting global, multisite manufacturing teams.
• Mandarin Chinese proficiency for supplier and customer collaboration in Taiwan.

Ideal candidate profile

You are equally comfortable on a supplier production floor, in a cross-functional NPI review, and leading a customer-impact investigation. You translate complex technical issues into clear priorities, practical controls, measurable actions, and sustained results. You work independently, build trust across cultures and functions, and bring urgency without sacrificing rigor.

Role Details

LOCATION

Zhunan, Taiwan

SCHEDULE

Full-time, standard local working hours, with flexibility for global collaboration across time zones

TRAVEL

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

WORK ELIGIBILITY

Must be legally authorized to work in Taiwan in accordance with company hiring requirements

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.