Engineer 2, Quality Engineering

Smith & Nephew

George Town

On-site

MYR 60,000 - 120,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Health & wellbeing benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Smith & Nephew is seeking a Quality Engineer in Malaysia to support manufacturing quality, risk management, and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.

The role collaborates with R&D, operations, and regulatory teams to ensure compliant processes, device history records, and robust quality metrics are maintained. A strong Lean/Six Sigma background and GMP/ISO knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
Experience in manufacturing and regulated environments (FDA/European standards).
Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, statistics, risk management, GMP/ISO.
Proven problem-solving and project leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead sustaining quality activities and support new product transfers.
Ensure manufacturing processes are capable, compliant, and deliver consistent quality.
Support process validation, risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Assist production and meet customer quality expectations.
Support audits, CAPAs, and corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Kaizen

PDCA

Risk management

Process validation

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting engineering projects and ensuring the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and manufacturing processes. The role applies quality engineering principles, risk management, and problem-solving techniques throughout the product lifecycle to maintain compliance and drive operational excellence.

In addition, the role promotes compliance with Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), Sustainability, and Energy policies. This includes preventing workplace injuries, environmental incidents, and energy wastage, as well as reporting HSE incidents and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

What will you be doing? Business Improvements

Supports continuous improvement initiatives by applying quality tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and PDCA to enhance product quality, process efficiency, and cost effectiveness. Also benchmarks best practices and develops quality engineering capabilities to support business growth.

Compliance / Regulatory

Ensures products and manufacturing processes comply with global regulatory requirements and quality standards. Supports audits, conducts production line assessments, and drives corrective and preventive actions to maintain compliance.

New Product / Process Introduction

Works closely with R&D and cross-functional teams to support new product introductions and design transfers, ensuring appropriate design controls, risk management, and product quality requirements are met.

Product Quality, Control & Disposition

Leads material review activities and manages non-conformances, CAPAs, and customer complaints. Responsible for root cause investigations, quality metrics, defect management, and maintaining Device History Records (DHR) to ensure product quality and compliance.

Product / Process Qualification

Supports process validation and qualification activities, including IQ, OQ, PQ, TMV, and software validation. Develops control plans, sampling plans, measurement systems, and process monitoring methods to ensure process capability and product quality.

Risk Mitigation

Evaluates process changes and quality risks to prevent non‑compliance and product failures. Applies risk management principles to assess controls, implement mitigation measures, and ensure ongoing product safety and quality.

Strategic

Develops and supports quality strategies for product, process, and test method validation. Participates in strategic initiatives and special projects assigned by management to support business objectives and continuous improvement efforts.

What will you need to be successful?

The Quality Engineer is responsible for leading sustaining quality activities and supporting new product transfers by ensuring manufacturing processes are capable, compliant, and deliver consistent product quality. The role focuses on process validation, risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while supporting production and meeting customer quality expectations.

The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, with experience in manufacturing and regulated environments such as FDA and European standards. Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, statistics, risk management, process validation, and GMP/ISO requirements is essential, along with proven problem‑solving, project leadership, data analysis, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

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