Commodity/Component Engineering

Celestica Inc.; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Penang seeks a senior commodity engineer to manage electronic component quality and drive supplier improvements via defect monitoring, corrective actions and supplier audits.

You will interface with customers and suppliers on deep technical quality issues, review component specs for viable alternates to cut costs and alleviate shortages, and lead supplier relationships with data-driven problem solving across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience managing supplier quality and driving improvement activities.
• Knowledge of SPC methodologies and quality tools.
• Ability to interface with customers and suppliers on technical quality issues.
• Experience with supplier audits and qualifications.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 standards.

Responsibilities

• Documents, maintains and improves quality processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for material problems.
• Maintains material quality to meet cost and delivery targets.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate process controls and reliability programs.
• Performs supplier assessments and makes recommendations on supplier selection.
• Manages supplier relationships and coordinates multiple projects.

Skills

supplier management

quality management

root cause analysis

data analysis

communication skills

negotiation

problem solving

presentation

team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Electrical Engineering background

Job description

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Date: Aug 12, 2026

Location: Penang, 07, MY

Summary

Senior commodity engineer with extensive experience in managing electronic component quality. Applicant must have experience working directly with suppliers to drive quality improvement activities through defect monitoring /reporting, corrective action processes, and supplier audits. Electronic component technical expertise required to interface with customers and suppliers on deep technical quality issues. Must be able to perform component specification reviews to determine viability of alternate parts / components to drive cost reductions and alleviate shortage situations for Celestica and its customers.

May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.

Detailed Description

• Documents, maintains and improves implementation of processes.
• Provides advanced technical expertise for production or customer-identified material problems.
• Maintains quality of materials to ensure cost and delivery targets are met.
• Visits suppliers to evaluate their process controls and reliability programs.
• Provides quality and reliability performance data to suppliers and internal management team.
• Performs supplier assessments/risk analysis and makes recommendation regarding supplier selection.
• Works with suppliers to improve overall yield of assemblies and quality of materials.
• Gathers, analyzes, sorts and distributes data to understand and solve quality issues.
• Utilizes quality tools and team problem solving methods to drive root cause analysis of problems and implement improvements.
• Performs supplier audits and qualifications working closely with commodity management to determine supplier strategies and development of the preferred supplier list.
• The role involves significant supplier management, including handling quality issues, performing qualifications, identifying alternative components, and developing the supplier base
• Commodities - capacitors, resistors, inductors, logic integrated circuits, memory, and wireless communication segments
• Solid understanding of contract manufacturing processes
• In-depth knowledge of industry and quality standards and SPC methodologies.
• Knowledge of design engineering (e.g., analog circuit design, digital circuit design, digital integrated circuit design, etc.) for systems and printed circuit boards.
• Excellent customer contact, supplier contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Good presentation, database management and computer skills.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control methods and techniques.
• Ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to evaluate materials, gather and analyze data and determine root cause of problems.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers.
• Strong supplier management skills and audit experience
• Experience and knowledge of ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 compliance standards
• In depth experience of electronic component specification review and recommendation of alternate sources

Typical Experience

• Six to eight years relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Electrical Engineering background would be an asset
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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