Failure Analysis (FA)Staff Engineer

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Education support

Dental

Parking

Medical for immediate family members

car subsidy

Job summary

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd is seeking an FA Engineer to lead failure analysis activities and train technicians in FA techniques.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis of quality incidents, root-cause determination, and cross-functional collaboration to drive improvements in a manufacturing environment. The candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, physics, or chemistry and bring 5–10 years of relevant experience, strong report writing, and fluent English communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry.
• 5-10 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in technical report writing and problem-solving.
• Strong proficiency in English (writing, speaking, and listening).
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train technicians and operators in failure analysis techniques and procedures.
• Support failure analysis and reliability assessments according to internal and external customer needs.
• Conduct hands-on analysis for quality incidents to identify root causes and solutions.
• Perform general maintenance of lab equipment and manage spare parts inventory to ensure continuous operation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and refine FA techniques and prepare detailed technical reports to publish findings.

Skills

Report writing

Problem solving

English proficiency

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry

Job description

This role supports analysis work and ensures all lab activities comply with established procedures. The FA Engineer will also be hands-on in quality incident analysis, maintain lab equipment, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop FA techniques and reports.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and train technicians and operators in failure analysis techniques and procedures.

Support failure analysis and reliability assessments according to internal and external customer needs.

Conduct hands-on analysis for quality incidents to identify root causes and solutions.

Perform general maintenance of lab equipment and manage spare parts inventory to ensure continuous operation.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Develop and refine FA techniques and prepare detailed technical reports to publish findings.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or Chemistry.

Preferably 5-10 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.

Skills and Attributes:

Proficient in technical report writing and problem-solving.

Strong proficiency in English (writing, speaking, and listening).

Ability to work independently and within a team.

Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing More than 10,000 employees

Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.

Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.

We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world‑class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO‑9001, ISO‑14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem‑Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.

Product & Services

Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site

S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package

Other Information

VISION

"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"

MISSION

"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"

QUALITY

Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).

Perks and benefits

• Medical
• Education support
• Dental
• Parking
• Medical for immediate family members
• car subsidy