Dispatching/Scheduling Automation Engineer/ Developer (Manufacturing IT)

Bosch Group; Simpang Ampat; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology provider in Penang is seeking a qualified candidate for their semiconductor facility. The role involves managing the APF for manufacturing processes, developing logic for data processing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on automation strategies. Candidates should have a strong background in programming, control systems, and a degree in IT or Computer Science. The position encourages fresh graduates and offers opportunities to work in an interdisciplinary environment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

Medical Leave

Company Insurances

Qualifications

• Motivated and assertive personality, cooperative working style.
• Independent, result- and quality-oriented.
• Enjoy working in interdisciplinary international teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the APF of the plant for manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and maintain APF Formatter logic for data processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data streams.
• Optimize APF applications for performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot APF-related issues through root cause analysis.

Skills

Good knowledge in control/optimization of material flow

Good programming skills in a high-level programming language

Good knowledge in SQL, XML, and JSON

Good knowledge in web services/soap technology

Understanding of complex IT architecture

Experience working with big data

Good communication skills

Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary thinking

Education

Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Job description

Overview

Bosch has been present in Malaysia since 1923, represented by Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd. In Malaysia, Bosch is active in four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company has three manufacturing sites and research and development offices in Penang, producing automotive electronics, power tools and steering systems, and soon a fourth plant with a final testing centre for sensors and semiconductors. In 2020, Bosch Malaysia generated consolidated sales of RM 518.4 million (108.1 million euros), and currently employs more than 4,000 associates.

PgP5 Plant is Bosch Group’s newest expansion in Malaysia a semiconductor test site in Batu Kawan Penang. The construction has begun in May 2021 and first series of production to commence in 2023. With the long-term forecasts for growth of semiconductor component quantities, coupled with the front-end production in Bosch’s Dresden facility in Germany, capacity expansion is required for the back-end production, which is the final testing phase of semiconductors and sensors. PgP5 will primarily focus on the final testing of components manufactured at Bosch Automotive Electronics’ fab in Dresden, Germany. The plant will also house R&D and training facilities.

Bosch in Malaysia is a part of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life”.

Responsibilities

• Being part of the team that managed the APF (Advance Productivity Family) of the plant. The APF is a suite of fully integrated software components developed to improve the design, analysis, and event-by-event operation of complex manufacturing facilities. APF can be targeted at solving multiple problems in the facility and is employed for reporting and dispatching, factory automation, or a combination of these goals.
• Develop, configure, and maintain APF Formatter logic for data normalization, feature extraction, and transformation across multiple tools and processes.
• Design and implement APF Activity Manager workflows to automate execution of control strategies and data processing routines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, IT, and MES teams) to integrate tool, metrology, and MES data streams.
• Create and maintain robust trigger conditions and activity dependencies for high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Optimize APF applications for performance, reliability, and scalability in highthroughput fab settings.
• Troubleshoot APF-related issues and provide long-term solutions through rootcause analysis and system tuning.
• Author technical documentation, configuration guides, and provide training to internal stakeholders.
• Analyze and estimate KPIs within interdisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Personality: motivated, strong in communication, cooperative in working with colleagues and external parties, assertive personality, ready to travel on occasional business trips.
• Working Style: independent, result- and quality-oriented and reliable.
• Experience and Knowledge:
  • Good knowledge in control/optimization of material flow or scheduling and dispatching of material to equipment
  • Good programming skills in one high level programming language like Java/C# or other with Java/C# comparable language
  • Good knowledge in SQL, XML and JSON
  • Good knowledge in webservices/soap technology
  • Very good understanding of complex IT architecture
  • Experience in work with big data.
  • Previous experience in information technologies is an advantage. Fresh graduates are also encouraged to apply.
• Enjoy working with people in interdisciplinary international teams
• Good communication skills and immediate understanding of complex coherences.
• Enthusiasm: interdisciplinary thinking and interest in Leading Edge Semiconductor technology.
• Languages: good proficiency in English language.
• Education: Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or any comparable studies on IT.

Additional Information

• Leave Entitlement e.g: Annual Leave, Medical Leave and etc
• Company Insurances and etc