Lean Manufacturing & NPI Process Engineer

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Malaysia seeks a manufacturing professional to support device assembly, integration and testing, while driving process improvements and Lean initiatives. You will troubleshoot issues, lead root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions to enhance yield and productivity.

The role involves collaboration with Production Leaders, Technicians and Operators, supporting NPI, transfers and ramp-ups, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Support complete device assembly, integration and functional testing.
• Improve assembly processes, tooling, fixtures and workstation design.
• Troubleshoot assembly and final-test failures.
• Optimize assembly routing, cycle time and manpower utilization.
• Provide daily technical support to Production Leaders, Technicians and Operators.
• Troubleshoot production issues and minimize downtime.
• Lead root-cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and Pareto analysis.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support production capacity improvement activities.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen projects.
• Improve yield, productivity, cycle time and manufacturing efficiency.
• Reduce workmanship error, scrap and production downtime.
• Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Deliver measurable improvements in quality, cost and productivity.
• Support NPI, product transfer and production ramp-up.
• Participate in pilot builds and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Define manufacturing requirements for tools, fixtures and test equipment.
• Support process validation and production capability studies.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, Work Instructions and Control Plans.
• Identify process risks and implement preventive controls.
• Drive process capability improvements.
• Support quality investigations, 8D activities & CAPA.
• Ensure compliance with ESD, safety and quality requirements.
• Evaluate and implement ECN changes in production.
• Assess impact on process, tooling, testing and documentation.
• Coordinate engineering changes with Production, Quality, Planning and Supply Chain.
• Ensure changes are implemented effectively and sustainably.

Job description

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Malaysia seeks a manufacturing professional to support device assembly, integration and testing, while driving process improvements and Lean initiatives. You will troubleshoot issues, lead root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions to enhance yield and productivity.

The role involves collaboration with Production Leaders, Technicians and Operators, supporting NPI, transfers and ramp-ups, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.