PCA/PCBA Materials Engineering Lead

Keysight Technologies SAles Spain SL.; Penang; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight seeks a senior PCA Materials Engineering leader in Penang to strengthen manufacturing and supplier capabilities across PCA/PCBA technologies, CM suppliers, and materials qualification. The role blends technical leadership with people development, ensuring product quality, supply continuity, and manufacturing resiliency.

You will partner with R&D, Product Engineering, Procurement and Production to translate future product requirements into robust manufacturing and supplier capabilities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Science or related Engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience in PCA/PCBA manufacturing, Materials Engineering, CM Engineering, Supplier Engineering/Quality or related electronics manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of PCA manufacturing technologies including SMT, soldering/reflow, coating, cleaning, inspection/test, PCB fabrication interfaces and process qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier/CM management, NPI, product transfers, qualification, manufacturing change management and technical problem solving.
• Strong understanding of structured quality methodologies including 8D, FMEA, DOE, SPC, RCCA and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead PCA Materials Engineering and develop engineering talent and technical competency.
• Drive PCA/PCB technology capability to support current and future product requirements.
• Manage CM and supplier engineering performance, including qualification, capability development and governance.
• Lead quality and technical escalations, driving effective RCCA, risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen supply resiliency through alternate materials, suppliers/sites and manufacturing flexibility.
• Drive value engineering for cost reduction, gross-margin improvement and manufacturing efficiency.
• Champion digitalization and operational excellence to improve productivity and decision-making.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Product Engineering, Procurement, Production and Quality to deliver business and manufacturing objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Materials Engineering

PCA/PCBA manufacturing

Supplier management

Quality systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelors/Masters)

Job description

Keysight seeks a senior PCA Materials Engineering leader in Penang to strengthen manufacturing and supplier capabilities across PCA/PCBA technologies, CM suppliers, and materials qualification. The role blends technical leadership with people development, ensuring product quality, supply continuity, and manufacturing resiliency.

You will partner with R&D, Product Engineering, Procurement and Production to translate future product requirements into robust manufacturing and supplier capabilities,