Principal Product Engineer

Coherent Corp.; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Malaysia seeks a Principal Product Engineer to provide technical support, analyze product data, and drive improvements from NPI to mass production. You will coordinate with R&D and manufacturing to implement new test processes and ensure robust documentation is maintained.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, cost reduction, and quality enhancements across multiple departments. You will gain exposure to transceiver products, BOM management, and engineering documentation workflows in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master degree in Electronics, Electrical, Communications, Mechatronics or Physics.
• Minimum 3 years in product or test transfer to production, with NPI experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of BOM management and quality tools; able to interpret schematics and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and data analysis on product issues and improvements.
• Oversee transfer of transceiver products from NPI to mass production lifecycle.
• Prepare engineering docs and implement changes with revision control.
• Support pilot manufacturing lines for assembly, testing, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with R&D to design and qualify new test processes.
• Develop and maintain debug guides and documentation for products.
• Drive cost reduction, yield improvement, and quality/reliability initiatives.
• Engage with multiple departments during qualification cycles and ECOs.

Skills

Data analysis

Root-cause analysis

Troubleshoot issues

Interpreting schematics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electronics

Electrical/Mechatronics/Physics focus

Tools

BOM maintenance

Statistical quality tools

ECO/BOM updates

Debug guides & qualification reports

Job description

PRINCIPAL PRODUCT ENGINEER

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide technical support and data analysis on product related issues and product improvements (Cost and Yield).
• Handles new transceiver product transfers from NPI to mass volume production lifecycle.
• Prepares product engineering documentation and engineering related changes with related revision change.
• Supports pilot manufacturing line in the assembly, testing and evaluation of new products.
• Collaborate with R&D team and participate in the design, qualification, and implementation of new test processes.
• Develops and maintains systematic debug guide documentation for responsible products.
• Acquires hands‑on technical knowledge on products and test methodology as well as applications transferred from R&D.
• Independently complete the new product manufacturing process and inspect technical document output
• Summarize typical scenarios and validation schemes of new product NPI trial‑production, and form NPI validation baseline.
• Drives efforts in product re‑engineering, cost reduction, yield improvement, quality and reliability improvement.
• Supports and initiates ECOs, BOM changes, test processes, procedures and specification modifications.
• Conducts data analysis and statistics pertaining to product performance and quality improvements.
• Engage customers, sales, and marketing with customer qualification cycle.
• Provides technical support and analysis on product related issues and RMA.
• Performing any other duties as directed by the immediate superior from time to time.
• Derive Continual Improvement. Practice Risk Base Thinking in planning and execution of tasks.
• Compliance with ISO Requirements, company rules & regulations, applicable code etc.
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Master/Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical, Communications, Mechatronics or Applied Science in Physics
• Minimum 3 years’ working experience in product, test or product transfers into Production domain with major in mechanical manufacturing /electronic engineering related or material.
• Candidates without appropriate experience may be accepted by the hiring manager subject to job nature, availability of buddy, duration of learning, etc
• Good knowledge in BOM maintenance, statistical quality tools and problem analysis
• Understand basic test methodologies and able to interpret/read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to trouble shoot product and test equipment issues and initiatives to drive performance goals.
• Experience on New Product (NPI) qualifications and transfer is an advantage.
• Experience working in PCBA, Semiconductor devices, IC fabrication manufacturing environment and Product Testing
• Work is analysis-driven, not real‑time monitoring.
• (Job scope: data analysis, yield improvement, cost reduction)
• Requires office tools & systems(Engineering documentation, ECO/BOM updates, debug guides, qualification reports)
• Collaborates with multiple departments(R&D, NPI, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Customer qualification)
• Focuses on root‑cause & technical solutions, not daily testing operations.(Failure analysis, reliability improvement, validation schemes)
• Production line presence is event‑based only(NPI builds, pilot runs, issue debugging — not daily work)
• Documentation tasks need a controlled environment, not a test floor.
• Engineers provide technical guidance — not operate or monitor testers(Operators/technicians are responsible for line operation)
  

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard‑work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard‑work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

About The Team

Coherent Malaysia (formerly known as II-VI Incorporated) began operations in 2001 through the incorporation of Finisar Malaysia with 300 headcounts, now employs over 3000 employees. Ipoh’s assembly and test site for optical components, transceivers, and wavelength management equipment, remains committed to the expansion of Coherent Corporation, accelerated by the growth of next generation products to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth and data storage.

Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard‑work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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