Electronics Validation Engineer ( Malaysia Based)

TESLA ENTERPRISE SDN. BHD.; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

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. This role validates, analyzes, and reports on issues affecting low voltage PCBAs across APAC, collaborating with test/design engineers and suppliers to mitigate failures and improve reliability.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on problem solving with strong analytical and organizational skills, and is motivated to develop

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Power Electronics, Electronics, Mechatronic or similar fields.
• Hands-on Failure Analysis / Quality / Service in consumer electronics or automotive preferred.
• Broad technical background across engineering, manufacturing, service and suppliers.
• Strong problem solving, attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Proficient in English communication, both oral and written.
• Experience in PCBA troubleshooting; embedded systems (ARM/FPGA) a plus.
• Knowledge of statistics to manage, synthesize and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Work with quality engineers, supplier engineers and suppliers to monitor product performance and identify trending issues.
• Perform detailed failure analysis and root-cause investigation to isolate faults at board level.
• Drive containment and corrective actions into production, design, suppliers and firmware.
• Participate in continuous improvement and preventive actions.
• Share lessons learned and provide upfront feedback via design reviews to reduce risks.
• Contribute to ongoing optimization of products and processes (performance, cost, technology).

Skills

Failure Analysis

Analytical Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

PCB Troubleshooting

Embedded Systems

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

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.

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In pursuit of this mission, we make electric vehicles that are not just great EVs, but the best cars, period. We also produce and install infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products that help our customers further decrease their environmental impact. When it comes to achieving our goals, we pride ourselves in accomplishing what others deem impossible.

Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. With global temperatures rising, the faster we free ourselves from fossil fuel reliance and achieve a zero-emission future, the better.

In pursuit of this mission, we make electric vehicles that are not just great EVs, but the best cars, period. We also produce and install infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products that help our customers further decrease their environmental impact. When it comes to achieving our goals, we pride ourselves in accomplishing what others deem impossible.

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