Data Scientist — AI/ML for Manufacturing

jabil; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a data scientist to join its AI/ML team. You will work with data scientists, ML Ops, R&D, and business users to collect, analyze and interpret data, and to build AI/ML models that drive product development optimization.

The role emphasizes coordinating with engineering and analytics teams to deploy training, fine‑tuning, and monitoring, and to educate the organization on Generative AI and related technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, ML, Math or Stats.
• Experience in data science and ML/AI projects.
• Familiarity with NLP or Generative AI.
• Strong Python/R programming and analytics skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML projects to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Collaborate with ML Ops, R&D and business teams.
• Develop data models and AI/ML solutions.
• Build dashboards using AI tools and monitor outcomes.
• Sustain data-driven decisions and share knowledge.

Skills

Python

R

Cloud

Statistics

NLP

Generative AI

ML modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics or related

Data mining / machine learning experience

Generative AI experience

AI computer vision experience

Job description

Jabil in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a data scientist to join its AI/ML team. You will work with data scientists, ML Ops, R&D, and business users to collect, analyze and interpret data, and to build AI/ML models that drive product development optimization.

The role emphasizes coordinating with engineering and analytics teams to deploy training, fine‑tuning, and monitoring, and to educate the organization on Generative AI and related technologies.