[Semiconductor] APAC Regional Mechanical Engineer

As an APAC Regional Mechanical Engineer, you will provide technical support, expertise, and lead business process alignment for construction project design, management, schedule, cost control, testing & commissioning, and operational and maintenance programs for facility mechanical systems across all manufacturing sites in your region. You will represent facility design standard alignment, construction project management, and O&M BKM alignment initiatives, supporting various teams in providing critical design standard alignment, supplier quality improvement, and operational and maintenance input.

• Position: APAC Regional Mechanical Engineer
• Scope: Oversee mechanical systems at all manufacturing sites in your region, aligning with global standards and supporting central teams.

• Project Management:

  • Design and construct regional greenfield projects with alignment to global standards.
  • Collaborate with central sustainability, cost, construction, and line planning teams.
  • Support site projects, technology transfers, and sustainability projects.
  • Review and approve site capacity expansion and sustainability capex.
  • Prioritize and make business-driven decisions on Facilities Reliability Improvement project capex.

• Reliability:

  • Support site system improvement projects (System Reliability Improvements, Quality Improvement, and Equipment EOL replacements).
  • Oversee regional efforts and align strategic programs (e.g., BCP, Critical spec, Quality Defense line).
  • Support major SIPP reviews and share lessons learned from regional events.
  • Influence global standards development.

• Communication:

  • Act as a single point of contact for regional sites and central teams.
  • Provide alignment on metrics reporting.

• Other Responsibilities:

  • Understand each site's mechanical systems' operational and maintenance capabilities.
  • Provide site/regional support for global facility initiatives.
  • Lead a global cross-functional team focused on project, design, construction, and operational excellence.
  • Support all sites, including on-site presence for construction projects and critical mechanical failures.
  • Drive improvement in utility quality through variation reduction (SPC).
  • Align common methodologies (SPC, conformance, SIPP's, MOC, and 8D problem solving) across the network.
  • Identify and deploy cost reduction efforts while optimizing and reducing energy usage.
  • Ensure effective and consistent PM and predictive maintenance programs across the network.
  • Communicate regularly with site engineering and O&M teams on status and performance.
  • Analyze and benchmark equipment performance.
  • Develop training and certification programs supporting global and site efforts.
  • Develop metrics to drive improvement (On-time PM's, MTTF, MTTR, etc.).
  • Send regular updates with key focus items and initiatives.
  • Review FIPA/METS events and recommend reducing critical mechanical impact events.
  • Collaborate with construction/engineering teams to ensure project alignment.
  • Support sustainability programs in alignment with long-term sustainability strategy.
  • Benchmark system performance and drive Best-In-Class approaches across the network.
  • Review site sustainability projects and data to support sustainability targets.
  • Provide technical advice and support for project planning and execution challenges.
  • Support sustainability project data acquisition and validation.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 8+ years of Facility Engineering experience, must have experience in the Semiconductor Industry.
  • Lead or actively involved in global facility engineering efforts
  • Ability to foster strong relationships from cross-functional and multi-cultural groups.

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please forward a copy of your full CV to Lester.qin@ambition.com.sg
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