Product Design Engineer/ Senior Design Engineer

NPAworldwide; Johor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to lead connector development from concept to validation, translating customer needs into robust engineering specs and drawings. You will collaborate with Process Design and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for manufacturability, perform DFMEA, tolerance analysis, and CAE studies using CREO and ANSYS, and drive cost-efficient improvements.

Experience in interconnects and leadership in technical projects is preferred, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing or related discipline.
• 7+ years of product design development experience; strong engineering and design principles.
• Experience or familiarity with interconnects design (SFF-TA-1001/1002, PCIe CEM) is desirable.
• Proficient in mechanical design, solid mechanics, tolerance analysis, and DFMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design development for connector solutions from concept through validation.
• Translate customer requirements into drawings, specifications, and verified designs.
• Ensure manufacturability and alignment with process design and industry standards.
• Improve designs to reduce manufacturing cost and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Product design

Mechanical design

Tolerance analysis

DFMEA

CREO/ANSYS

Engineering drawing

Interconnects knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor/Master in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CREO

ANSYS

Job description

Job Description

• Participate in development of new products and product improvements with disciplined focus in product engineering design of connector solution.
• Design and develop quality product and ensuring manufacturability with other engineering functions involved in product development.
• Perform product design activity which includes translating customer requirements into product drawings and product specification, design analysis and verification, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, etc.
• Ensure product designs are validated per customer requirements, respecting international industry standards.
• Take Project Leadership role, define and reconcile technical DFM with Process Design team
• Responsible for product engineering of responsible product line; and be part of integrated team anticipating and resolving customer dissatisfaction.
• Improve product designs to bring about reduction in manufacturing cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor / Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing or other relevant discipline
• Minimum 7 years of product design development experience with excellent grasp of Engineering and Design principles.
• Experience in interconnects design industry (Eg: SFF-TA-1001/1002, PCIe CEM) is desirable. Senior/Staff position requires excellent design leadership skills and relevant product life-cycle knowledge.
• Proficient with Mechanical Design, Solid Mechanics theory, Tolerance Analysis and its application to product design
• Familiar with CAD/CAE tool: Pro-Engineer CREO & ANSYS Structural Analysis
• Familiar with engineering drawing industry standards
• Working knowledge of connector application, plastic technology, insert-molding, stamping processes is preferred.

Why Is This a Great Opportunity

• Lead Product Development Projects Opportunity to take project leadership responsibilities and drive connector product development from concept through validation.
• Advanced Engineering & Design Exposure Strong involvement in mechanical design, tolerance analysis, DFMEA, design verification, and CAE analysis using CREO and ANSYS.
• Specialised Connector Industry Experience Exposure to interconnect technologies such as SFF-TA-1001/1002 and PCIe CEM, alongside connector applications and manufacturing processes.
• Cross-Functional Engineering Collaboration Work closely with Process Design and other engineering teams to align DFM requirements, resolve technical issues, and address customer requirements.
• Product & Manufacturing Cost Improvement Opportunity to enhance product designs, improve manufacturability, and contribute directly to manufacturing cost reduction and product performance.