Engineer III - Failure Analysis

Advanced Energy Management Limited; Simpang Empat; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to support product process reviews and develop failure analysis methods. The successful candidate will manage technical assignments, liaise with suppliers, and ensure product design integrity. The role requires extensive experience in electronic troubleshooting and a strong educational background in engineering. The environment is dynamic, providing opportunities for continuous improvement and collaboration across departments to enhance product quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, PCBs, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong knowledge in the physical structure and failure modes of engineering materials.
• Effective communication skills to convey factual learnings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Designs and evaluates electronic components and circuitry.
• Creates and maintains testing software and equipment.
• Conducts failure analysis and root cause investigations for field issues.
• Leads and trains junior engineers in failure analysis processes.

Skills

Proficient knowledge in electronic circuits

Troubleshooting skills

Knowledge in engineering materials

Verbal and written communication

Project management

FMEA/DOE skills

Reliability Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics

Certified 6-sigma

Job description

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The Failure Analysis (FA) engineer supports the Failure Analysis Engineering function by the product process review, enhance and develop the analysis method to monitoring field quality data for accuracy and consistency.

Performs engineering work in basic and applied research, development, design of new products and/or sustaining of existing products as well. Provide support to factory and design, give useful feedback to help solving the failure. A bridge between supplier, design, and factory.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Designs, modifies, and evaluates electronic apparatus components or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices.
• Creates, modifies, sustains, and maintains software for testing. Verify and improve test coverage.
• Design and modify the test fixture to meet and improve the product quality and decrease the operation cost by move detect (CA/PA) failure as early as we can.
• Designs power supply circuits based on previously used topologies to meet specific parameters. Includes loop stability, magnetic design, and worse case component analysis.
• Understands the new product release and engineering change procedures to support the product during and after its transition into manufacturing.
• Participate in yield and continuous improvement action.
• Product test field failure analysis support. Perform simulation and evaluation, duplicate failures detected in the field and provide Root Cause Analysis and RCCA.
• Customer field failure analysis support. Attend Customer’s meeting and present on the failure analysis finding / root cause and provide effective RCCA & related preventative action.
• Responsible, coordinate and deliver daily Failure Analysis WIP turns around for daily Production fulfillment inclusive of Top-Level Assembly (TLA) and In Source Sub Assembly.
• Responsible for group of technicians, coordination of Failure Analysis output based on Customer’s demand. Provide training to FA technician to be competent to the allocated Product Platform.
• Establish / Maintain Failure Analysis Data pool, generate/enhance Failure Analysis Guideline to improve productivity and accuracy. Drive for Yield improvement with various departments such as Production/Hybrid/Test/Process/SQE/Quality. Quality improvement for workmanship, test coverage enhancement, test accuracy, Supplier Quality Improvement.
• Communication with Product Development / Engineering team for any unknown / Hardcore failure for resolution within the shortest time.
• Core player in NPI / New derivative Part Number introduction. Failure Analysis for unknown technical issue, communicate with Product Development/Engineering team for resolution within the shortest time.
• Provide disposition of the defective parts in MRB meeting. Engineering decision for Rework, RTV, Scrap with engineering data support.
• Custodian for FA Non-Netting Inventory. Responsible for Inventory Accuracy and requires performing the periodical inventory count upon request from Inventory Team.
• Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

• Works in a fast-paced engineering/manufacturing lab environment.
• Also works in a standard office environment and uses general office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).
• Completes many repetitive tasks that include the use of electronic assembly equipment.
• Troubleshoots high voltage power supplies.
• Operates sampling and real time oscilloscopes, pulse generators, meters, power supplies, and special test fixtures.
• Overtime may be necessary in times of increased demand.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong knowledge in the physical structure, properties, and behavior of engineering materials to identify primary modes of failure for electrical components, PCBs, and assemblies.
• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey factual learnings.
• Ability to handle moderately complex engineering assignments.
• Ability to exercise good judgment to resolve problems.
• Ability to work independently andmanage many projects at one time.

Ability to lead and coach junior failure analysis engineers.

• Engineering skills include FMEA/DOE and Reliability Engineering.
• Prepare CA/PA report to internal or external customer.
• Tooling is needed for troubleshooting/debug/test theory/Engineering prototype unit.

EXPERIENCE :

• Minimum 10 years above of working experience, 5 years of experience working in manufacturing technical engineering.
• Electrical safety training (additional company safety courses may be required). Familiar with plant operation system.
• Have good knowledge of 8D, FMEA, lean manufacturing.
• Electronic circuit troubleshooting skills.

EDUCATION :

• Bachelor’ Degree in Electronic major or equivalent education.
• Certified 6-sigma or equivalent statistical, problem-solving methodology.

OTHERS :

• Applicants must be willing to work in Penang Science Park Simpang Ampat, Penang.