Principal Engineer Equipment Engineering

Infineon Technologies AG; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies AG in Malaysia is seeking a Principal Engineer Equipment Engineering to lead a technical team, define comprehensive maintenance, and drive reliability across wire bond equipment. You will implement governance, ensure high availability, and guide cross‑functional projects to successful outcomes.

The role requires deep 8D/DMAIC expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to mitigate risk early while delivering on budget and safety targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electronics or Automation Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience in the semiconductor industry (wire bond process).
• Deep knowledge of 8D and DMAIC problem‑solving methodologies.
• Ability to detect and mitigate risk early and lead cross‑functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive and lead a technical team to define planned maintenance and robust preventive measures.
• Gather and apply insights from maintenance improvements to reach optimal machine performance early.
• Set and implement governance for wire bond equipment including indicators and monitoring.
• Establish planned maintenance systems to ensure safe, high‑availability equipment within budget.
• Implement systematic equipment improvements, preventive maintenance, calibration, and countermeasures to prevent breakdowns.
• Serve as Equipment Governance owner from concept to sustainment across departments.
• Monitor equipment stability by integrating with APC tools or semi‑auto integration systems.
• Execute equipment improvements to meet/exceed target results and develop competency in engineers and technicians.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional communication

8D & DMAIC

Risk detection & mitigation

Education

Bachelor/Master in Mechanical/Electronics/Automation

Job description

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Help us shape the foundation that keeps Infineon's production running - stable, safe, and ready for the future. As a Principal Engineer Equipment Engineering, your contribution ensures that innovation never stands still. Together, we make reliability our strongest asset. Are you in?

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Drive and lead a technical team to build planned maintenance definition to have comprehensive equipment maintenance and robustness preventive in place and timely.
• Drive and gather previous maintenance improvement activities as to ensure that new machine reaches its optimal performance much early than usual and, develop standard hardware and software to governance.
• Set and implement wire bond equipment govern direction ; effective indicators, monitoring, driving equipment improvement in the defined area of responsibility.
• Setup and implement planned maintenance systematic to ensure comprehensive equipment maintenance routines that all equipment is safe to operate, with high availability and good reliability within targeted budget.
• Establish and implement systematic equipment improvement , preventive maintenance , calibration , and i mplement countermeasures to prevent repetitive breakdowns.
• Serve as Equipment Governance owner from conceptualization, piloting, implementation, monitoring, improving, and sustaining.
• Monitor equipment stability by integrate equipment with APC tools or semi auto integration system.
• Responsible for implementing and executing equipment improvement topics to meet/exceed TCR.
• Responsible to develop , evaluate , and certify the Engineer and Technician team in according to the define competency model.

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Mechanical/Electronics/Automation Engineering is preferred.
• At least 8 years of working experience in Semiconductor Industry (Wire bond process).
• Deep knowledge in 8D and DMAIC problem-solving methodology.
• Able to detect and mitigate risk early.
• Able to lead team to drive for results.
• Good communicator , able to work in cross-functional projects.

We Are In for driving decarbonization and digitalization. As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener. Are you in? We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone. We strive to create the best Infineon for everyone by embracing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants for who they are and offer a workplace built on trust, openness, respect and equal opportunity. Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Please let your recruiter know if you need any accommodations during the interview process. Learn more about our various contact channels and about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.