QA Operations Lead — Semiconductor Quality

Renesas Electronics; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Penang seeks a Quality Assurance Assistant Manager to oversee daily quality control and inspection operations, aligning them with production demand and driving continuous improvement.

You will lead supervisory and inspector teams, support audits, manage customer quality requirements, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001/IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and other industry standards, shaping a strong quality culture across functions and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in science or engineering.
• Experience in quality, process or manufacturing in the semiconductor industry.
• Formal quality-related training or certification in ISO 9001 / IATF 16949; Core Tools (APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC); quality tools & statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Department in managing daily Quality Assurance operations, ensuring effective execution of departmental objectives, resource allocation, and timely decision-making.
• Lead and promote a strong quality culture across manufacturing and supporting functions, driving quality awareness throughout the organization.
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional quality improvement activities to ensure compliance with quality standards, procedures, and customer requirements.
• Manage customer quality requirements, including customer audits, quality documentation, change management activities, technical discussions, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality management system requirements and industry standards, including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and customer-specific requirements.
• Lead the monitoring and improvement of quality performance through data analysis, risk assessment, corrective and preventive actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive the implementation of lessons learned, best practices, and risk mitigation measures to strengthen quality systems and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to resolve quality concerns and improve product quality, process capability, and operational effectiveness.
• Support internal, customer, and certification audits, ensuring audit readiness and timely closure of audit findings.

Skills

Quality management

Process improvement

Semiconductor industry

Auditing

Education

Bachelor Degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

Control Plan

MSA

SPC

Statistical Analysis

Job description

Renesas Electronics in Penang seeks a Quality Assurance Assistant Manager to oversee daily quality control and inspection operations, aligning them with production demand and driving continuous improvement.

You will lead supervisory and inspector teams, support audits, manage customer quality requirements, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001/IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and other industry standards, shaping a strong quality culture across functions and suppliers.