Lead/Senior Equipment Engineer

Lumileds; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumileds Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang, seeks a Senior Equipment Engineer to lead installation, qualification, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment. You will drive root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance and cross-functional collaboration to optimize reliability and process capability.

You bring 3–7 years in equipment/process engineering within regulated or high-precision environments, with strong qualification and MS&A/ Gauge R&R experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics or Chemical Engineering.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.
• Initiative and able to work under minimum supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation, qualification, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.
• Drive root-cause analysis and troubleshooting for equipment downtime.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to improve yields, safety, quality and environment.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical equipment.
• Manage equipment transfer and new buyoffs/setup between plants.
• Mentor technicians and provide technical advice for troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Mechanical Eng

Mechatronics Eng

Chemical Eng

MS Office

Education

E/E Eng

Mech Eng

Mechatronics Eng

Chem Eng

Tools

MS Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

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Lumileds International is a global leader in LED technology, innovation, and solutions for the automotive, display, illumination, mobile, and other markets where light sources are essential. Our approximately 3,300 employees operate in over 15 countries to partner with our customers to deliver solutions for lighting, safety, and well-being.

The Lumileds environment is fast-paced, cutting-edge, intelligent and fun! We are looking for exceptional talent to join our team! To learn more, visit lumileds.com.

Who You Are

This Senior Equipment Engineer position level requires innovation, leadership and strong technical knowledge in automation, control systems, industrial networks to achieve optimum manufacturing efficiency and sustainability with QMS ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001, IATF16949 and ISO17025 Standards.

Position Summary

The Equipment Engineer is responsible for the installation, qualification, maintenance, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production operations. This role leads root cause analysis and troubleshooting for equipment-related downtime, drives preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and partners with cross-functional teams (Quality, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Suppliers) to optimize equipment reliability, throughput, and process capability. The ideal candidate brings 3–7 years of hands‑on experience in equipment/process engineering within a regulated or high‑precision manufacturing environment, with a strong working knowledge of equipment qualification and Critical to Quality Output buyoff and Measurement System Analysis (MSA/Gauge R&R).

What You Will Do

Liaise with cross functional team from Process Engineering, Production, Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, MES team on improving Product/Process Yields, Safety, Quality and Environment & Equipment Management and compliance to QMS ISO9001, IATF16949 and ISO17025, ISO14001, ISO45001 Standards.

Support Plant to Plant equipment transfer and new equipment buyoff/setup.

Support the development and coordination of training for the technician.

Lead a team of technician and provide technical advice for equipment troubleshooting as needed.

Preferable have strong equipment knowledge in majority of equipment such as Wire bond, Die Attach, Molding, Abrasive Blasting Cleaning, Chemical Cleaning, Laser equipment, Photochemical Machining.

Have strong communication skills which able to translate complex technical solutions into practical actions for shopfloor team from operators to management level.

Capable to adapt, resilient and thrives in dynamic-changing environments and responds well to evolving technologies and production demands. Proactive and self-driven when anticipates issues and opportunities rather than reacting to problems.

Continuous improvement, optimization and capability to identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, improve OEE, and enhance process reliability with smart manufacturing or I4.0 solution.

Strong capability in OEE, Downtime and PM data collection, analyzing, and interpreting production data to improve OEE efficiency, quality, and uptime.

Emphasize on maintenance prevention, breakthrough improvement, new technologies with TPM features or equivalent.

Owns the measure on Equipment Availability and Equipment Performance Rate and strive cost reduction alternatives.

Measure MTBA and MTBF and provide improvement within timeline given.

Evaluate process and equipment capabilities in order to target areas of improvement.

Ensure equipment easy conversion concept and increase Equipment flexibility and utilization.

Upgrade overall PM system and procedures to improve OEE.

Ensure built-in Safety Ergonomic Features into current/new equipment.

Complies with environment, security, health and safety requirements.

What You Will Bring (RequiredQualifications)

• Bachelor's degree ofElectrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Word, Excel,Projectand Power Point
• Initiative and able to work under minimum supervision.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or >3 working experience as an Equipment Engineer

Field of Study

• Electrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering / E&E Engineering / Automation Engineering / Chemical Engineering

Years of Experience (Minimum)

• 3-7 years

Lumileds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer