Electronics Vailidation Engineer

Tesla; Sepang; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive electronics company is seeking a multi-faceted Electrical Engineer based in Selangor, Malaysia. The successful candidate will validate and analyze low voltage PCBAs, contribute to quality improvement, and drive corrective actions in production and design. Essential qualifications include a degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in Failure Analysis within the consumer electronics or automotive sectors. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work within a collaborative environment are key. Expertise in Python and statistical tools will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Failure Analysis or Quality in consumer electronics or automotive.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers.
• Experience with embedded systems such as ARM microcontrollers or FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Monitor product performance and identify issues with suppliers.
• Conduct detailed failure analysis and root-cause identification.
• Drive corrective action implementation in production and design.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

PCBA troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields

Tools

Python

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Tesla Electronics Test and Automation Group (ETAG) is the main point of contact to ensure the highest quality vehicle, silicon and robotics electronics for our customers. Our mission is to develop test automation equipment, architect software automation framework, and provide hardware/software/data infrastructure for Tesla electronics communities worldwide.

We are seeking a multi-faceted Electrical Engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of validating, identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting all low voltage PCBAs from APAC markets. Main components including, but not limited to, body controllers and car computers. This candidate will work with test/design engineers within the group to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures at suppliers and factories to improve quality, reliability, durability of the products.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on problem solver with excellent analytical and organizational skills, who thrives in an environment that encourages and rewards superior work. You should be passionate about innovation and developing new skills, and excited to take on the challenge of contributing to the next generation of engineering tools and systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with quality engineers, supplier engineers and suppliers to monitor products performance, identify trending issues. Prioritize based on Severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure modes
• Detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems – Perform board-level debugging to isolate faults for physical FA
• Apply knowledge of electrical engineering and PCBA manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production / design / supplier / Firmware.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions.
• Share Lessons Learned from previous field issues; Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability issues are identified and risks mitigated. (DFMEAs)
• Take part in ongoing optimization of the products and processes (performance, cost, technology)

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Power Electronics, Electronics, Mechatronic, or similar fields required. MS degree in engineering a plus.
• Preferably in a hands-on role such as Failure Analysis / Quality / Service in consumer electronics or automotive industry
• The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside.
• Exceptional problem solving and Failure Analysis, strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Proficient English communication skill in both oral and written skills.
• Proficient in PCBA level troubleshooting and debugging; experience in embedded systems such as ARM microcontroller or FPGA a plus
• Knowledge in applying statistical methods and tools to manage, synthesize, and interpret data.
• Programming Languages & Tools: Python, Minitab, JMP or similar are a strong plus
• Previous experience in a fast-paced, high pressure manufacturing environment a plus.