NPI Engineer

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Malaysia seeks a manufacturing engineer to develop and optimize PCBA and Final Assembly processes. You will define layouts, line setups, and tooling while collaborating with R&D and Process Engineering to ensure scalable production.

The role focuses on translating requirements into manufacturable solutions, driving Lean improvements, and ensuring a smooth handover to serial production upon ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities listed in the job posting.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing concepts for PCBA and Final Assembly: process flow, layout, line setup, and tooling.
• Translate product requirements into manufacturable production solutions with R&D, Process Engineering and Production.
• Define and validate production processes, tooling, routings, work instructions, and setup data for prototypes and ramp-ups.
• Drive improvements using DFM/DFA, Lean, line balancing, and problem-solving to boost quality, cycle time, and efficiency.
• Track production readiness: risks, deviations, yield, cycle time, and milestone progress.
• Handover to serial production: verify equipment, docs, resources, and readiness before release.

Job description

• Develop and prepare manufacturing concepts for PCBA and Final Assembly, including process flow, value stream, production layout, line setup, equipment, tools, fixtures, and workstations.
• Translate product and technical requirements into manufacturable and testable production solutions together with R&D, Process Engineering and Production.
• Define and validate production processes, tooling, process parameters, routings, work instructions, and production setup data for prototype, pilot, and ramp-up builds.
• Drive practical manufacturing improvements by applying DFM/DFA, Lean Manufacturing, line balancing, and structured problem solving to improve quality, cycle time, efficiency, and process stability.
• Create transparency on production readiness by tracking technical risks, process deviations, open points, yield, cycle time, and agreed project milestones.
• Ensure a smooth handover to serial production by verifying equipment, documentation, production resources, and process readiness before release.