Mechanical Design Engineer (Based at Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah)

Working at Watlow

Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for over 100 years!

Overview of Role

• Interpret customer specifications, produce CAD models and supporting drawings, product documentation, design and fabricate tools; design and build equipment and prototypes; design and conduct experiments; design, gather and evaluate test results; produce test reports and other documentation.
• MUST be willing to work at Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah

Functional Contribution (Contribution Matrix)

• Focuses on improving existing products or processes that impact technical area or local plant;
• Actions impact primary team or product line;
• Interacts with internal and external customers/suppliers;
• Works under general supervision of more experienced employees or manager;
• Ability to solve moderately complex problems, but may still require instruction and guidance on complex problems;
• Able to translate concepts into designs and actions;
• Understands and explains the design drawings to the operators;
• Transfers the P/Ns from other Watlow sites to Malaysia in the ERP system;
• Uses ECO in the PLM to make changes to the transferred products;
• Tooling design for the product lines;
• Lead or participate in the change control board;
• Instructs, directs, and checks the work of less experienced employees;
• Provides coaching and feedback to less experienced employees;
• Is a team member on a major project or several smaller projects;
• Prepares detailed specifications for work that is completed;
• Responsible for the completion of a phase of a larger project;
• Eventually may lead projects with small budgets or limited duration;
• Identifies ways to reduce product, process, or project costs;
• Knows and applies the concepts, practices and procedures in a technical specialty area;
• Mastery of basic systematic/ creative problem solving tools/skills;
• Basic understanding of lean product development tools and methods;
• Has a thorough understanding of the business or function being supported

Skills, Abilities and Mastery (Responsibility Matrix):

Product & Process Documentation:

• Reads and interprets customer specifications and drawings for moderately complex products;
• Works independently to create and modify complex product and process designs using appropriate design specifications and trade-off curves;
• Prepares 3D/2D CAD models and drawings for new parts and assemblies based on customer needs using Solidworks;
• Develops product and process solution detail, standards, and associated documentation including trade-off curves;
• Understands and applies knowledge capture and reuse methods;
• Develops and updates regulatory and quality compliance documentation as needed.

Testing and Evaluation:

• Performs tests, inspections, and other evaluations of products and processes based on defined procedures and standards and create procedures and standards for these activities;
• Creates and programs applications using appropriate software;
• Performs failure analyses of production line and field products;
• Contributes to resolution of manufacturability issues with production floor and Manufacturing;
• Engineering for new products;
• Works independently to create test reports;
• Contributes to development of new manufacturing processes.

Technical Support:

• Serves as a subject matter expert in appropriate discipline area to provide technical support to engineers, designers, sales agents, customers and production;
• Works with suppliers to get samples, order parts, and explore cost saving ideas;
• Trains production employees on products, processes, procedures, and equipment.

Administrative Activities:

• Creates and assembles BOM, routing and other product attributes for all products designed to support PLM documentation and procedures and identify improvements where necessary;
• Understands and follows all organization and department safety policies and procedures and identify improvements where necessary;
• Issues tooling and materials purchasing requests;
• Performs quality investigations and provides recommendations to address issues.

Coaching / Mentoring:

• Provides coaching and feedback to less experienced technicians and designers;
• Conducts training and technical orientation for new employees

Qualifications

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and at least 3 years of industrial experiences in related field;
• Demonstrated capability to read and interpret engineering drawings;
• At least 2 years of experiences in Mechanical design, experience with 3D solid modeling software (Solidworks) is a plus;
• Demonstrated understanding and practical application of electrical, thermal and basic metallurgical knowledge;
• Good presentation skills;
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment;
• Demonstrated capability to interact with design team, CART, account managers and sales to optimize a system solution for the customer;
• Perform mental tasks such as critical decision making, organizing many topics, prioritizing work to align with business objectives and exercising good judgement;
• Ability to communicate and interact with suppliers and customers effectively;
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Fluent in English both verbal and written.

Additional success factors:

• Project Management and Lean training/experience;
• Knowledge of change control fundamentals and processes;
• Flexibility to handle multiple projects of varying size and scope;
• Thorough attention to details and documentation;
• Proactive team player with a desire to build effective working relationships.

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