PCBA Materials Engineering Lead – Operations & Supply

Keysight Technologies; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Leader to head the PCA Materials Engineering organization. You will drive engineering capability, manage CM/supplier performance, and ensure quality, supply continuity, and manufacturing resiliency across PCA/PCBA technologies.

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

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.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams, develop technical talent and influence across multifunctional organizations.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect engineering decisions to quality, cost supply continuity, resiliency and gross-margin improvement.
• Strong communication and executive stakeholder-management capability.

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

Engineering leadership

PCA/PCBA manufacturing

Supplier/CM management

Quality improvement

NPI & product transfers

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment RCCA

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Science or related Engineering

Tools

SMT & PCB fabrication tech

Process qualification

8D, FMEA, DOE, SPC practices

Job description

Keysight Technologies in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Senior Leader to head the PCA Materials Engineering organization. You will drive engineering capability, manage CM/supplier performance, and ensure quality, supply continuity, and manufacturing resiliency across PCA/PCBA technologies.

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