Engineering Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related discipline . 5+ years of program/project management experience in semiconductor capital equipment, high-tech manufacturing, or complex engineering operations — ideally at the intersection of engineering and business functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional programs spanning legal, trade compliance, procurement, logistics, and engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of export controls, trade compliance, and customs processes as they apply to semiconductor tool parts and field service operations.
• Proven ability to define, document, and govern enterprise processes — SOPs, RACI, process maps, document control systems.
• Experience with ECO (Engineering Change Order) release management — initiation, review, approval, and field rollout within an engineering change-control framework.
• Excellent program management toolkit: schedule management, risk/issue registers, decision logs, status reporting, stage-gate reviews.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication — able to drive outcomes across functions and geographies without direct authority.
• Fluent written and spoken English; working proficiency in Mandarin strongly preferred for direct coordination with China field and customer teams.
• Eligible to work in Singapore.
• Preferred Qualifications Prior experience in a semiconductor OEM service/sustaining organization managing in-fab or field repair programs.
• Technical background (Engineering degree and/or prior hands-on technical experience in semiconductor equipment, electronics, or opto-mechanical systems) is a plus.
• What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months) A single, documented end-to-end in-fab repair process is published, adopted, and governed against all functions.
• KPI dashboard is created, published, and actively used — cycle time, first-time-fix, compliance exception rate, logistics lead time, cost per repair, and ECO release metrics tracked against targets.
• Measurable reduction in repair cycle time and in compliance/logistics-driven delays.
• Clear operating cadence is in place; stakeholders receive consistent, executive-ready status.
• Risk register is live and actively managed; top program risks trend down quarter-over-quarter.
• Trusted program owner recognized across Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Logistics, and Engineering.
• We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package.
• We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
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