Management Trainee (Process Integration)

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical miscellaneous allowance

Education support

Dental

Parking

Vision

EPF extra contribution

Training

Vehicle subsidy

Job summary

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd invites applications for the Management Trainee (Process Integration) program. This role focuses on end-to-end integration of AR optics manufacturing, data analytics, and cross-functional collaboration across development, manufacturing, and quality interfaces.

The program aims to develop engineers into technical leaders for AR optics with exposure to metrology, SPC, and NPI activities, within a high-precision, high-mix environment in Penang.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials, Optical, Mechanical, Process, Industrial, Chemical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Strong interest in AR optics, precision manufacturing, and process integration.
• Understanding of statistical process control and variability.
• Understanding of manufacturing data analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; exposure to Python, SQL, Power BI, Grafana is an advantage.
• Ability to work with detailed specifications and measurement data.
• High attention to detail and data discipline.
• Strong learning agility in complex technical systems.
• Structured problem-solving mindset.
• Comfortable working across development–manufacturing–quality interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of multi-step optical manufacturing flows, including slicing & shaping, grinding & polishing, optical coating / surface treatment, and metrology & inspection.
• Ensure IPQC compatibility, minimizing optical variation (flatness, thickness, angle, variation).
• Assist in new metrology recipe deployment from sample preparation, MSA, GR&R study, WI, SOP, and training.
• Support deployment of control plans and SPC for critical optical parameters.
• Support AR optics NPI programs, including lot traveler setup and execution, process flow routing creation and execution, engineering builds and controlled trials, and data consolidation and learning loops.
• Assist in defining process specifications and acceptance criteria, measurement plans and sampling strategies, and manufacturing readiness for ramp-up.
• Support smooth transfer from R&D / Development into Manufacturing.
• Analyze manufacturing and quality data from MES / OneData, Grafana dashboards, OQC, inline optical inspection, and defect databases.
• Apply data-driven problem solving to support technical and management decisions.
• Support process step capacity modeling for AR optics lines, including bottleneck identification for metrology tools and tool loading and ramp-up scenarios.
• Work closely with Process Integration Leads, NPI Engineers, and Manufacturing engineers on cross-functional technical reviews, project tracking and reporting, and engineering change coordination

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical process control

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials/Optical/Mechanical/Process/Industrial/Chemical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Power BI

Grafana

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Management Trainee (Process Integration)

The Engineering Management Trainee for Process Integration (AR Optics) program at SCHOTT develops high-potential engineers into future technical leaders for augmented reality (AR) optics manufacturing. The trainee will support end-to-end process integration of precision optical glass components, including waveguides and AR optical elements. The role emphasizes optical performance, yield robustness, data analytics, and cross-process integration in a high-mix, high-precision environment.

Key responsibilities

Support integration of multi-step optical manufacturing flows, including slicing & shaping, grinding & polishing, optical coating / surface treatment, and metrology & inspection

Ensure IPQC compatibility, minimizing optical variation (flatness, thickness, angle, variation)

Assist in new metrology recipe deployment from sample preparation, MSA, GR&R study, WI, SOP, and training

Support deployment of control plans and SPC for critical optical parameters

Support AR optics NPI programs, including lot traveler setup and execution, process flow routing creation and execution, engineering builds and controlled trials, and data consolidation and learning loops

Assist in defining process specifications and acceptance criteria, measurement plans and sampling strategies, and manufacturing readiness for ramp-up

Support smooth transfer from R&D / Development into Manufacturing

Analyze manufacturing and quality data from MES / OneData, Grafana dashboards, OQC, inline optical inspection, and defect databases

Apply data-driven problem solving to support technical and management decisions

Support process step capacity modeling for AR optics lines, including bottleneck identification for metrology tools and tool loading and ramp-up scenarios

Work closely with Process Integration Leads, NPI Engineers, and Manufacturing engineers on cross-functional technical reviews, project tracking and reporting, and engineering change coordination

About you

Bachelor's degree in Materials, Optical, Mechanical, Process, Industrial, Chemical, or Mechatronics Engineering

Strong interest in AR optics, precision manufacturing, and process integration

Understanding of statistical process control and variability

Understanding of manufacturing data analysis

Proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint; exposure to Python, SQL, Power BI, Grafana is an advantage

Ability to work with detailed specifications and measurement data

High attention to detail and data discipline

Strong learning agility in complex technical systems

Structured problem-solving mindset

Comfortable working across development–manufacturing–quality interfaces

About us

SCHOTT is an organization developing high-potential engineers into future technical leaders for augmented reality (AR) optics manufacturing through structured engineering leadership programs.

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd is a well established and one of the leading suppliers of optical products. Being one of the pioneer companies in Penang, we started our operation in Prai in 1975. Headquartered in Germany, we are part of the international SCHOTT AG operating in Asia, Europe & Nafta with approximately 15,000 employees worldwide.

Our mission is to profitably enable our customers' success through unique solutions based on our competencies in glass, specialty materials and superior technologies. To support our business growth, we are seeking dynamic people who see beyond the future of glass to join us.

SCHOTT Glass (M) Sdn Bhd is a well established and one of the leading suppliers of optical products. Being one of the pioneer companies in Penang, we started our operation in Prai in 1975. Headquartered in Germany, we are part of the international SCHOTT AG operating in Asia, Europe & Nafta with approximately 15,000 employees worldwide.

Our mission is to profitably enable our customers' success through unique solutions based on our competencies in glass, specialty materials and superior technologies. To support our business growth, we are seeking dynamic people who see beyond the future of glass to join us.

• Medical Miscellaneous allowance Education support Dental Parking Vision EPF extra contribution,Training, Vehicle subsidy i