Product Engineer - Photonics & Laser Systems

Coherent Corp.; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Malaysia is seeking a Product Engineer to provide technical support, analyze products, and oversee engineering activities from NPI to mass production. You will work with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales to drive yield, cost, and reliability improvements.

The role involves documenting specs, leading ECOs, testing processes, and supporting customer qualification and RMA investigations in a 100% onsite environment at Ipoh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Communications, Mechatronics, Applied Science, Physics, or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience in Product Engineering, Test Engineering, NPI, Product Transfer, or Production Engineering.
• Experience in semiconductor, PCBA, electronics manufacturing, IC fabrication, or product testing environments is preferred.
• Experience in NPI qualification and product transfer from R&D to mass production is an advantage.
• Experience in product failure analysis, yield improvement, and manufacturing process improvement is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support new transceiver product transfers from NPI through qualification and mass-volume production.
• Provide technical support and data analysis for product-related issues, yield, cost, quality, and reliability improvements.
• Support pilot manufacturing activities, including product assembly, testing, evaluation, and qualification.
• Collaborate with R&D teams on the design, qualification, implementation, and optimization of test processes.
• Evaluate product yield, cost, performance, quality, and production readiness prior to mass production release.
• Develop and maintain product engineering documentation, specifications, procedures, and systematic debug guides.
• Drive product re-engineering, cost reduction, yield improvement, quality improvement, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Initiate and support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), BOM changes, test process updates, procedures, and specification revisions.
• Conduct data analysis and statistical studies related to product performance, quality, yield, and process improvement.
• Perform root cause and failure analysis on product and test-related issues and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Provide technical support for customer qualification activities and RMA investigations.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and customers on product qualification and technical issues.
• Support production teams in troubleshooting product, process, and test equipment issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support manufacturing operations to minimize production disruption and avoid missed shipments.
• Ensure compliance with ISO requirements, company policies, procedures, applicable codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Apply Risk-Based Thinking in the planning and execution of tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Skills

Product engineering principles

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Statistical tools

Electrical schematics reading

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/Electrical/Mechatronics

Job description

Coherent Malaysia is seeking a Product Engineer to provide technical support, analyze products, and oversee engineering activities from NPI to mass production. You will work with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales to drive yield, cost, and reliability improvements.

The role involves documenting specs, leading ECOs, testing processes, and supporting customer qualification and RMA investigations in a 100% onsite environment at Ipoh.