MFO Manufacturing Engineer

HP; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HP is seeking an MFO Manufacturing Engineer to lead cross-functional project teams across the product lifecycle, guiding solution design, capacity modelling, validation, and manufacturing. The role ensures quality, risk mitigation, and compliance while applying advanced knowledge to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Plans, manages and oversees advanced engineering activities, leading teams on complex programs with global supply-chain impact.

Qualifications

• Four-year or graduate degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical Eng or related field.
• Typically 7–10 years experience in engineering, manufacturing or related area.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing and engineering operations strategy across product lines.
• Ensure quality, cost, delivery, safety, compliance, inventory, and CAPEX targets.
• Coach senior contributors, plan resources, and build organizational capability.
• Ensure products meet quality, reliability, and performance requirements.
• Shape strategic and operational decisions aligning with business goals.
• Drive continuous improvement, productivity, and manufacturing excellence.
• Provide leadership across internal and external manufacturing partners.
• Oversee complex programs including budgets, forecasts, and risk management.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders and manage delivery timelines.
• Lead adoption of new manufacturing technologies and drive innovation.

Skills

Automation

Data Analysis

Electrical Engineering

Engineering Management

Lean Manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

New Product Development

Process Improvement

Project Management

Tooling

Education

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Job description

MFO Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Summary

This role is responsible for taking a leadership position within functional project teams, collaborating with stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle, and performing solution design, capacity modelling, validation, and manufacturing. The role provides essential feedback on compliance and ensures product quality and risk mitigation. The role applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues, offer expertise, drive innovation, and provides guidance across cross-organizational projects.

Plans, manages, and oversees advanced engineering and operational activities, balancing strategic priorities with tactical execution. Leads teams focused on complex operational, tactical, and strategic initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of project development processes. Provides performance feedback, guides execution, and independently resolves complex problems to drive sustained business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leads MFO manufacturing and engineering operations strategy across multiple complex product lines, with accountability for quality, cost, delivery, safety, compliance, inventory, CAPEX, and workforce engagement.
• Leads senior individual contributors and first-level managers across manufacturing and engineering functions, providing performance leadership, coaching, talent development, resource planning, and organizational capability building.
• Ensures products and manufacturing services consistently meet quality, reliability, delivery, and performance requirements, establishing and tracking key operational metrics and driving timely corrective actions.
• Partners with business and functional leaders to shape strategic and operational decisions, aligning manufacturing priorities with business objectives, customer requirements, and supply-chain needs.
• Drives continuous improvement, productivity, operational efficiency, cost optimization, and manufacturing excellence, identifying systemic issues and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Provides strategic manufacturing and engineering leadership across internal operations and external manufacturing partners, leading complex cross-functional and cross-regional initiatives with global supply-chain impact.
• Leads medium- to high-complexity local and global programs, including resource planning, financial management, budgets, forecasts, CAPEX, risk management, and execution governance.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing partners while proactively managing business risks, operational issues, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Provides domain expertise and executive-level manufacturing perspectives to cross-organizational programs, exercising independent judgment in resolving complex business and operational challenges.
• Drive adoption and integration of new manufacturing technologies, strengthening engineering capability, productivity, product quality, and long-term manufacturing competitiveness.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineering and operations teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Supports business-critical operational and project priorities through appropriate off‑hour engagement and domestic/international travel may require.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in engineering & manufacturing, design and solutions, or a related field.

Knowledge & Skills

• Automation
• Data Analysis
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Tooling

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

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Job

Engineering

Schedule

Full time

Shift

No Shift premium (Malaysia)

Travel

No

Relocation

No

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