Regional Quality Engineering Program Manager - Hsinchu-Taiwan, Taiwan
Originally posted 24 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This is a senior, hands-on regional leadership role for a quality professional focused on connecting supplier development, manufacturing engineering, NPI execution, and customer problem-solving.
What you'll do
- 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.
- Lead improvement initiatives that reduce defects, improve yield, and increase process robustness.
- Drive APQP deliverables, including PFMEA, control plans, process flow diagrams, MSA, and capability studies.
- Lead containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective action using 8D, 4D, or equivalent structured methods.
- Use KPIs and scorecards to identify risk, align improvement plans, and sustain accountability for quality, delivery, and operational excellence.
What you'll need
- 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.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and an ASQ certification.
- Professional fluency in English for global collaboration.
Nice to have
- 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.
Skills: supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, NPI execution, APQP, 8D
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
369
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$152k
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| Metric | Onto Innovation | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 369 |
| Median days open | 42 d | 48 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, NPI execution, APQP, 8D
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 96 open roles · median 50 d
- Lam Research · 69 open roles · median 29 d
- Micron Technology · 41 open roles · median 118 d
- ASML · 23 open roles · median 77 d
- Teradyne · 15 open roles · median 6 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 71 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 39 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.