Director of Product & Test Engineering

Lumileds; Bayan Lepas; Sur place; MYR 300 000 - 600 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lumileds Penang invites an experienced engineering leader to drive end-to-end Product & Test Engineering across Southeast Asia. You will lead yield, cost, quality, and manufacturability initiatives, and partner with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to meet aggressive product targets.

As a senior leader with 15+ years in Product and Test Engineering, you will build and mentor a high-performance team, establish KPIs, and champion continuous improvement, NPI programs, and cost optimization across

Qualifications

• 15+ years in engineering and management
• Experience in LED industry is a plus
• Expert in standard engineering management tools
• Ability to lead across functions and geographies

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end Product & Test Engineering.
• Drive yield, utilization, cost, and delivery targets.
• Establish and manage KPIs and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Planning and Manufacturing for targets.
• Develop and mentor the engineering organization.

Connaissances

Engineering management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

KPIs & metrics

NPI & cost optimization

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Outils

Engineering management tools

Description du poste

Leads end-to-end Product & Test Engineering for the Lumileds Penang site (L1 & L2), covering yield, utilization, color control, NPI, and subcontractor operations across Southeast Asia. Acts as a key interface across site functions and global stakeholders, including R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and Marketing.

Drives strategies to ensure optimal product quality and performance, with strong focus on yield, binning, and manufacturability to meet customer requirements. Partners closely with R&D and site leadership to enhance product competitiveness in cost, quality, and market performance.

Builds and leads a high-performing engineering organization, fostering continuous improvement and long-term capability development.

Who You Are:

• Drive engineering performance across yield, utilization, quality, cost and delivery through structured improvement programs.
• Establish and manage KPIs and performance metrics, partnering cross-functionally to ensure execution and results.
• Collaborate with Planning and Manufacturing to meet production, cost and delivery targets.
• Partner with R&D and Marketing to ensure successful NPI, enabling manufacturability, fast time-to-market and product reliability.

NPI, Proliferation & Cost Optimization

• Lead NPI and product proliferation activities, partnering with global engineering teams to achieve timely market delivery and engineering targets.
• Drive cost reduction and productivity improvements to enhance manufacturing efficiency and competitiveness.

Process Engineering

• Lead Engineering operations, ensuring effective maintenance, upgrade, and optimization of production test equipment to meet performance and quality standards.
• Drive process equipment strategies to improve OEE, reduce variation, and optimize cost of ownership.
• Enhance product quality and operational performance through systematic processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build a high-performing organization, fostering capability development, accountability, and empowered decision-making
• Drive and enhance process control and improvement with structured improvement and problem solving approach.

Color Control Engineering

• Lead Color Control Engineering, partnering with global teams to drive product performance and support roadmap execution aligned to market needs.

Subcontractor Operations

• Lead Southeast Asia subcontractor operations, partnering with SCM and Procurement to ensure effective production planning, capacity readiness, and successful NPI ramp.

Leadership & Compliance

• Talent Development: Hires, develops, and coaches subordinates to foster continuous improvement and career progression.
• Compliance & Safety: Understands and enforces supply chain security practices, Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements.

What You Will Bring (Required Qualifications):

• Minimum 15 years of related Engineering and Management experience specifically in Product Engineering and Test Engineering.
• Experience in the LED industry is an added advantage.
• Great skills in “common sense engineering”- must be an expert in standard engineering management tools.
• Ability to lead and coach at all levels and collaborate well across boundaries with local and globally.
• Bachelor's

Field of Study

• Any relevant Engineering field.

Years of Experience (Minimum)

• 15+ years

Lumileds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer