Powertrain Electrical Engineer — Robotics & Test (Malaysia)

Serve Robotics; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serve Robotics is seeking an Electrical Engineer for the Power Train Electrical Engineering team in Penang, Malaysia. You will support manufacturing, validation, and test infrastructure needs of Serve's electrical hardware from build through validation, working closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable hardware at scale.

This hands‑on role involves EMI scanning, fixture development, debugging, and collaboration with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test partners to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in electrical engineering, hardware validation, manufacturing support, or test engineering for electromechanical products.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems in labs, manufacturing, or field environments.
• Experience supporting contract manufacturers, suppliers, or production lines for electronic products.
• Familiarity with EMI or EMC pre-scan testing, lab setup, electrical debug, and validation workflows.
• Experience with PCBAs, power distribution, cables, harnesses, and embedded hardware systems.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, test setups, and technical drawings.
• Hands-on experience debugging and testing electrical subsystems using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, etc.).
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Provide local electrical engineering support for manufacturing builds, NPI activities, and sustaining production issues in Malaysia.
• Troubleshoot electrical failures observed during manufacturing, bring-up, and system integration; drive root cause analysis to closure.
• Support yield improvement, failure analysis, rework guidance, and corrective actions related to PCBAs, harnesses, power systems, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Support EMI scan planning and execution, including test setup review, debug support, issue isolation, mitigation follow-up, and documentation of findings.
• Work with design and systems teams to identify likely emission sources and implement electrical mitigation actions such as grounding, shielding, filtering, layout, and cable-routing improvements.
• Provide technical guidance for IAC test fixtures, including fixture requirements, electrical interfaces, instrumentation, safety, and test coverage expectations.
• Support the development, debug, and improvement of IAC test fixtures used for board-level or system-level verification and manufacturing test.
• Partner with contract manufacturers, test partners, and local suppliers to resolve production and test issues, improve readiness, and support reliable execution.
• Assist in creating and maintaining test procedures, troubleshooting guides, engineering documentation, and validation records.
• Collaborate with remote teams across electrical engineering, systems, firmware, reliability, and manufacturing engineering to communicate issues clearly and drive timely resolution.

Skills

Hands-on debugging

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Schematic reading

System integration

Troubleshooting electrical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Digital multimeters

Power supplies

PCBAs

Job description

Serve Robotics is seeking an Electrical Engineer for the Power Train Electrical Engineering team in Penang, Malaysia. You will support manufacturing, validation, and test infrastructure needs of Serve's electrical hardware from build through validation, working closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable hardware at scale.

This hands‑on role involves EMI scanning, fixture development, debugging, and collaboration with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test partners to improve