Product Engineer (Mechanical Background)

Kitron Group; Kulai; On-site; MYR 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company in Kulai is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead product design and development. The role involves managing project milestones, creating manufacturing guidelines, collaborating with departments, and ensuring product quality. Candidates should have a degree in mechanical engineering and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electro-mechanics, or related field.
• Preferably 3 years or more in high-level assembly in EMS industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Act as project owner for quotations, product introduction, and engineering change orders.
• Create Design for Manufacturing guidelines and optimize product designs.
• Lead prototyping and testing phases for product performance evaluation.

Skills

CAD software proficiency

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma methodologies

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Pro-E

Job description

About Kitron

Kitron is a leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, delivering improved flexibility, cost efficiency, and innovation power through the value chain. The company operates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, India, China, Malaysia, and the United States. With 2500 highly skilled employees, Kitron manufactures and delivers everything from fully assembled electronic circuit boards to complete end-products for customers globally. Technical services such as prototyping, industrialization, material analysis, and test development are also key competencies offered by Kitron.

Our values

Location: Senai

Job Description:

1. Product Design and Development:
2. Act as the project owner for quotations, product introduction (NPI), and engineering change orders (ECO), managing and guiding team members to achieve project milestones and objectives.
3. Create product Design for Manufacturing (DFM) guidelines, product flow charts, routings, and work instructions for new or existing products.
4. Create and apply DFM and Design for Assembly (DFA) to optimize product designs for efficient and cost-effective manufacturing and high assembly processes.
5. During RFQ process, provide process & routing time calculations, equipment, tooling, and technical work cost (NRE) assessments.
6. Design production lines with new tooling, fixtures, equipment, processes, factory layouts, and production line layout/improvement/automation projects. Also, create product manufacturing and packing instructions.
7. Complete ERP and MES tracking system settings, parameters, and product-specific process operating instructions, and maintain them continuously.
8. Identify potential risks throughout the product development lifecycle and implement mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project success.
9. Collaborate with other departments to integrate mechanical designs, product flow chart routings, and work instructions into a complete process.
10. Develop and implement quality assurance processes to ensure products meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
11. CAD Modeling and Simulation:
12. Use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software to create detailed 3D models for products.
13. Perform simulations to optimize designs for functionality, manufacturability, and reliability.
14. Prototyping and Testing:
15. Lead in the prototyping and testing phases and evaluate product performance.
16. Conduct root cause analysis of failures and implement design improvements as necessary.
17. Manufacturing Support:
18. Specify appropriate materials and manufacturing processes based on design requirements, cost considerations, and production volume.
19. Collaborate with related departments to analyze technical and quality issues in high-level assembly processes and implement effective solutions.
20. Documentation and Technical Support:
21. Create and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, and assembly instructions.
22. Provide technical support to internal teams and external customers as needed.
23. Others
24. Work closely with suppliers to source components, tooling, fixtures, and equipment for high-level assembly, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery for production continuity.
25. Any other ad-hoc tasks assigned by management.

Requirements:

1. Candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electro-mechanics, or a related field.
2. Preferably 3 years or above experience in high-level assembly, tooling/fixture making, and automation in the EMS industry.
3. Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
4. Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks, Pro-E, and other design tools.
5. Experience handling new product BOMs and drawings from customers.
6. Capable of designing mechanical systems.
7. Able to apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, validate, and implement manufacturing processes and/or test stations.
8. Excellent conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
9. Hands-on role requiring regular interaction with the production floor and engineering teams.
10. Proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia in both verbal and written communication.