Failure Analysis Engineer: Root Cause & CAPA Leader

Altum Precision Sdn Bhd; Kulai; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Transport Allowance

Contractual Bonus

Job summary

Altum Precision Sdn Bhd is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to perform failure analysis and root cause investigations on product and process quality issues. You will work closely with Quality, Engineering, Production, NPI and customers to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.

The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with tools such as 8D, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, and measurement equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Perform failure analysis on defective, rejected, or returned products to identify the root cause and failure mechanism.
• Conduct systematic root cause analysis using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, 8D, DMAIC, FMEA, and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Coordinate and conduct investigations involving dimensional, mechanical, material, process, and functional-related failures.
• Prepare detailed Failure Analysis Reports, 8D reports, corrective action reports, and technical investigation summaries.
• Work closely with Quality, Process, Production, NPI, Supplier Quality, and other relevant teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support customer complaint investigations and provide timely technical findings, containment actions, root cause analysis, and corrective action responses.
• Analyze production and quality data to identify recurring defects, abnormal trends, and potential failure risks.
• Conduct verification and validation of corrective actions to ensure effectiveness and prevent recurrence.
• Support investigation of failures during NPI, qualification, pilot builds, mass production, and reliability testing.
• Review manufacturing processes, drawings, specifications, control plans, PFMEA, and inspection criteria as part of failure investigations.
• Recommend process, tooling, material, design, or inspection improvements based on failure analysis findings.
• Maintain proper documentation and traceability of FA cases, investigation results, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
• Support internal, customer, and supplier audits related to product quality and failure investigation when required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defect rates, customer complaints, scrap, rework, and repeat failures.

Skills

Root cause analysis

8D

FMEA

SPC

CAPA

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials/Mechatronics/Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

CMM

Microscope

Profile projector

Hardness tester

Surface roughness tester

XRF/X-ray

SEM/EDS

Job description

Altum Precision Sdn Bhd is seeking a Failure Analysis Engineer to perform failure analysis and root cause investigations on product and process quality issues. You will work closely with Quality, Engineering, Production, NPI and customers to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.

The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with tools such as 8D, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, and measurement equipment.