Double-Sided Polishing Process Innovator for Optics

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Education support

Dental

Parking

Vision

EPF extra contribution

Training

Vehicle subsidy

Job summary

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks a Double Sided Polishing Development Engineer to lead process development from concept to production. You will design polishing configurations, select machine platforms, and define process windows to meet flatness, surface finish, and edge quality targets.

The role requires a university engineering degree, 3+ years in brittle-material polishing, and hands-on experience with polishing equipment.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent technical field
• Good command of English; proficient in MS Office
• Working knowledge of GD&T, mechanical drawing interpretation, DOE, SPC, process capability studies, and quality tools
• Minimum 3 years in double-sided polishing, precision lapping, CMP, or fine grinding of brittle materials (e.g., optical glass, ceramics, sapphire, silicon, SiC or compound semiconductors)
• Proven ability to develop, optimize, and stabilize polishing processes to consistently achieve demanding flatness (TTV, Bow/Warp) and surface finish (Ra) targets
• Demonstrated competency in balancing material removal rate with surface quality and yield in a high-precision manufacturing environment
• Hands‑on experience with carrier plates, pad conditioning, and slurry/pad management; familiarity with Kemet, Peter Wolters, Lapmaster, Strasbaugh, SpeedFam, Logitech, or equivalent double-sided polishing machines is preferred
• Solid track record in defect reduction (scratches, pits, haze, edge chipping) and root‑cause analysis of polishing non‑uniformity
• Familiarity with interferometers, AFM, profilometers, and optical inspection tools for process monitoring and QA
• Experience in machine/process qualification, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting related to polishing equipment, carrier plate alignment, and slurry filtration

Responsibilities

• Prepare process and technology roadmap for double-sided polishing of optical glass and equivalent brittle material applications
• Develop double-sided polishing processes from the ground up, including process concept, machine platform selection, polishing configuration, carrier/pad/slurry systems, tooling, handling, inspection methods and control plans
• Define process windows, critical parameters and quality criteria to achieve flatness (TTV, Bow/Warp), surface finish (Ra), edge quality, low defect levels and productivity/cost targets
• Qualify machines and processes through structured trials, DOE, capability studies and production validation
• Optimize existing polishing processes under consideration of Lean Management principles and transfer qualified technologies into production
• Serve as point of contact for rendering technical scientific advice and timely support to customers, sales offices and internal stakeholders for technical questions referring to products, process capability, product development, applications and quality performance
• Prepare competition analysis including benchmarking of double-sided polishing technologies and machine concepts
• Coordinate assigned technicians, operators, suppliers or project team members within the area of responsibility; provide technical guidance, training and knowledge transfer
• Ensure adherence to and monitoring of legal laws and internal regulations concerning IMSU/EHS in area of responsibility
• Develop concepts for safe polishing processing, machine guarding, interlock systems, exhaust, slurry/chemical handling and maintenance

Skills

Good command of English

MS Office

GD&T

DOE

SPC

Education

University Degree in Engineering/Physics/Materials Science

Tools

Kemet

Peter Wolters

Lapmaster

Strasbaugh

SpeedFam

Logitech

Job description

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks a Double Sided Polishing Development Engineer to lead process development from concept to production. You will design polishing configurations, select machine platforms, and define process windows to meet flatness, surface finish, and edge quality targets.

The role requires a university engineering degree, 3+ years in brittle-material polishing, and hands-on experience with polishing equipment.