Engineer IV

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UCT is looking for a talented Engineer IV to join us in Malaysia!

The Engineer IV leads advanced manufacturing and test process development, ensuring compliance with standards and driving continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, and cycle time. This role establishes process controls, risk assessments, and work instructions, while coordinating cross-functional teams for product transfers, troubleshooting, and design optimization. It leverages Lean principles, data analysis, and technical expertise to enhance production reliability and support strategic initiatives across engineering, quality, and operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish process for manufacturing and create work instruction for assembly in MES System.
• Evaluate manufacturing process and create process control plan, PFMEA and Risk assessment.
• Must comply to POR and CE! Compliance.
• Work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality department to drive Continuous improvement on quality, efficiency and manufacturing cycle time.
• Initiate and support Design for Excellence and manufacturing process improvement / standardization.
• Engage with IE to optimize layout and product layout floor for new and existing plants
• Implement Lean line using DFT concept with relevant Jig and Fixture.
• Technicals solve and support for trouble shooting issue, quality issue, first pass yield issue.
• Participate in product transfer: Coordinate the team for training, understand the equipment, facility requirement, build and test requirements).
• Liaise and coordinate with Engineering and Material department on spec, BOM and material changes/issues.
• Liaise and coordinate with Quality department on Supplier quality and Customer quality issue including RCCA, 8D preparation.
• Liaise and coordinate with Test Engineering department on testing development or testing issue.
• Liaise with customer for all BOM / drawing / design issue by generating problem report / supplier problem sheet / Supplier request deviation with single page summary.
• Involve in MRB (Material Review Board) meeting, make justifiable disposition, analyst data and work with relevant departments / suppliers to reduce non-conformance.
• Minimum CAD knowledge to analyst 3D drawing from customer.
• Initiate Engineering change and waiver for any change required.
• Working in ERP System for engineering master control and change.
• Establish test process for manufacturing and create work instruction for test in MES System. And provide detailed training to all test technicians.
• Evaluate test process and create test Process control, PFMEA and Risk assessment.
• Must comply with POR and CE! Compliance.
• Define the FPY failure category and defects, collect data’s, analysis and identify the gaps.
• Work with Production, Manufacturing engineers and Supplier quality engineers, drive by effective actions to fix the failures with permanent solutions.
• Drive for continuous improvement on quality, efficiency and test cycle time.
• Maintain the test fixtures by schedule frequent equipment preventive maintenance, critical parts control.
• Develop troubleshooting guides for test technicians.
• Participate in new product transfer by coordinate the team for training, understand the equipment, facility requirement, build and test requirements.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Material department on spec, BOM and material changes/issues.
• In-depth knowledge required on parts level drawings and schematics to perform component level troubleshooting.
• Liaise and coordinate with Quality department on Supplier quality and Customer quality issue including RCCA, 8D preparation.
• Work with Customer for all BOM / drawing / design issue related to test by generating problem report / supplier problem sheet / Supplier request deviation with single page summary.
• Monitor and improve on the qualified process using SPC and other statistical tools.

Other Duties 

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Management / Lead Skill

• Drive functional excellence of the production engineering team.
• Drive continuous improvement activities in quality, cycle times, process improvement, machine availability through lean techniques and value engineering to enhance the capability of existing processes and remove waste.
• Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility.
• Ensure KPIs were met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting.
• Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department.
• Motivate and coach the team to operational success.
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them.
• Review, implement and update company records e.g. training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments.
• Lead the team in new product and process introduction.
• Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.
• Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware.
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the manufacturing strategy.
• Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on manufacturing design and development. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost.
• Stay current and up to date on any technology changes that may affect manufacturing design and development and advise others of any impact.
• Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained.
• Minimum 3-year relevant experience (5 years for diploma holder).
• Exposure to semiconductor industry preferred.
• Experience on setting up lean line will be very important.
• Know and able to explore full BOM structure (more than 1,000 line) is needed.
• Self-motivated and resourceful.
• Possesses drive with “can-do” attitude.
• Capable of developing positive work relationship, a favorable work environment within the team and other functional group.
• Must be able to perform and demonstrate good workmanship understanding according to industrial standard.
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skill.
• Able to perform any other task assigned by manager / supervisor.
• Comply to work ethics and integrity.
• Understanding the concepts of pressure, vacuum and leak detector.
• Familiarity with control systems utilized in industrial production and process automation, industrial standards for Safety and compliance, and serial communication protocols.
• Must be able to perform component level troubleshooting.
• Excellent problem solving, debugging skills, investigative minds and paying attention.
• Good knowledge of electrical theories, wiring and routing.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Candidate with Six Sigma Knowledge is a plus.

Education, Certifications, Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics /Mechatronics/Industrial Systems Engineering.
• Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Mechatronics / Industrial Systems Engineering with minimum 5 years working experience in related field can apply.

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