Graduate Trainee & Design Engineer

VAT Vakuumventile AG; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vacuum technology company is seeking a Design Engineer (Mechatronics) to lead product controller design in Penang, Malaysia. This role involves the industrialization of new products and collaboration with engineering teams. Candidates should hold a Master’s or PhD in Engineering and have strong communication and analytical skills. Knowledge of the vacuum industry is advantageous. The company offers opportunities for career development and values diversity.

Qualifications

• Minimum Masters/PhD of Engineering in the Electrical / Mechatronics, or similar.
• Must be able to read and understand circuit diagrams & electrical drawings.
• Strong analytical skills & solution-oriented.

Responsibilities

• In charge of product controller design and customization.
• Industrialization-design of new products in Malaysia.
• Support field application engineering for mechatronic issues from customers.

Skills

Circuit diagram understanding

MS-Office tools

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Masters/PhD in Engineering (Electrical/Mechatronics)

Tools

LabView

Beckhoff

Python

C#

Job description

Overview

Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Design Engineer (Mechatronics) to join our team to be in charge of product controller design and customization. The candidate will also be a subject expert and responsible for all tasks related to product controller for best practises in the department of Product Engineering.
• Responsible for the Industrialization-design of new developed or re-designed products produced in Malaysia and supporting design related activities throughout the product life cycle of selected valve series.
• Responsible for the controller components (electrical & electronic hardware as well as the software & parameter file) in new product development such as stepper/servo motor, encoder, position indicator, wiring board, drive parameter, configuration file and so on.
• Controller customization which includes the bill of material (BOM) preparation and the software package preparation.
• Support production in electrical & electronic hardware and software topics.
• Support field application engineering for the mechatronic issues from customers.
• Collaboration with test lab in product qualification, measurement, and testing.
• Troubleshoot problems related to electrical components and product software.
• Communication interface to related departments in HQ for all questions concerning electrics & electronics and product software.
• Optimize products in collaboration with HQ mechatronic engineers.
• Support customers together with product management and mechanical engineers.
• Be responsible for documentation of findings, specifications, designs, and instructions of procedures.
• Exercise expertise in supporting VAT global competence community initiatives to build and sustain core competencies.
• Support daily tasks assigned by management from time to time.

Qualifications

• Minimum Masters/PhD of Engineering in the Electrical / Mechatronics, or similar.
• Must be able to read and understand circuit diagrams & electrical drawings.
• Skills MS-Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Able to work in a team and possess good communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical skills & solution-oriented.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of vacuum industry technology is a big asset.
• Experience in automation equipment would be an advantage.
• Knowledge and hands-on troubleshooting experience in automation engineering, familiar with Stepper-BLDC and Servo Drives, motion controller, communication protocols (RS232, EtherCAT, DeviceNet, Logic, Profibus) and so on.
• Knowledge in LabView, Beckhoff, Python, C# or PLC programming.
• Person needs to be agile and creative, self-motivated, and focused on meeting customers.

Equal Opportunity

VAT is an equal opportunity employer. We see ourselves as a responsible and far-sighted employer that offers not only jobs, but also career and personal development opportunities through various training programs. We recognize the value of employee diversity and provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applications that contribute to innovation, improves customer orientation and employee satisfaction. One-step in this direction is to ensure that people are recognized and fairly compensated for their contributions to the company. In 2021, VAT received the Fair-ON-Pay+ certificate as an acknowledgement for our commitment in ensuring equal pay for equal work between men and women.