Data Scientist: AI/ML for Manufacturing

Jabil; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Data Scientist to advance AI/ML initiatives across manufacturing. You will collect and analyze data, build AI/ML models, and work with cross-functional teams to optimize product development and processes.

You will coordinate with ML Ops, R&D, and business users to implement AI/ML solutions, monitor outcomes, and explain insights to stakeholders. A strong background in statistics and ML, plus Python or R, is required.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python/R with statistics background and ML knowledge.
• Familiar with regression/classification models and NLP/Generative AI.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities to coordinate with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML projects for manufacturing with proper planning and execution.
• Design and build dashboards using generative AI tools.
• Support model training, fine-tuning, and deployment workflows.
• Identify patterns in data and inform inference using ML/GAN models.
• Educate IT and business teams on Generative AI and machine learning approaches.

Skills

Python

R

Statistics

NLP / Generative AI

Communication

Multilingual

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / ML / Mathematics / Statistics

Tools

XGBoost

LightGBM

ML Ops tooling

SQL

Job description

Jabil in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Data Scientist to advance AI/ML initiatives across manufacturing. You will collect and analyze data, build AI/ML models, and work with cross-functional teams to optimize product development and processes.

You will coordinate with ML Ops, R&D, and business users to implement AI/ML solutions, monitor outcomes, and explain insights to stakeholders. A strong background in statistics and ML, plus Python or R, is required.