Asia Quality Engineering Director (Semiconductor)

Location: Singapore, Singapore; frequent travel within Asia and periodic travel to global headquarters and manufacturing support teams is required.

Company

hirify.global operates in the semiconductor industry and focuses on quality excellence, innovation, and high-reliability manufacturing outcomes.

What you will do

• Develop and execute regional quality strategies aligned with global objectives for semiconductor wafer and assembly value chains.
• Lead quality assurance, qualification, change management, audits, performance monitoring, and CAPA closure across Asia manufacturing sites.
• Act as the quality liaison for strategic Asia customers and lead escalations involving quality excursions and reliability failures.
• Drive containment, root-cause confirmation, corrective actions, and prevention plans using 8D, RCA, Six Sigma, and data analysis.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a multi-site regional Quality organization while developing successors and strengthening cross-cultural collaboration.
• Partner with Sales, Manufacturing, Product, Supply Chain, and North America-based teams to deliver quality KPIs.

Requirements

• 12–15+ years of Quality experience in the semiconductor industry, including 10+ years in senior leadership.
• Experience with front-end wafer fabrication and/or back-end assembly, packaging, and test processes.
• Expertise in 8D, RCA, CAPA/SCAR, FMEA, SPC/SQC, DOE, Six Sigma, and trend or statistical analysis.
• Experience leading containment, failure analysis, root-cause confirmation, and permanent corrective actions in customer-facing situations.
• Cross-cultural leadership experience across multiple Asian locations and matrixed organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Materials Science; a Master’s degree is highly desired.
• Excellent written and verbal English is required.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in additional regional languages, including Mandarin.
• Experience modernizing quality systems, reporting, and best-known methods across multiple sites.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership expectations are centered on People & Teamwork, Accountability, Integrity & Trust, Creativity & Innovation, and Dedication to Excellence.
• Opportunity to influence quality standards across a critical regional semiconductor network.
• Close collaboration with global manufacturing, support, and quality leadership teams.