Section Head (Sustaining Engineering)

LAM RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD.; Kulim; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research International Sdn. Bhd. in Kulim, Malaysia, seeks an experienced leader to head the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team.

You will guide shift manufacturing engineers and test technicians, shaping sustaining engineering strategies to support operations, quality, and factory performance. Responsibilities include defining priorities, resource planning, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives, with focus on FPY, cycle time, and cost of quality.

Qualifications

• Leads and manages engineering teams to sustain manufacturing operations.
• Drives documentation and communication of designs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team, including Shift Manufacturing Engineers and Test Technicians
• Lead the sustaining engineering strategies to support manufacturing operations, product quality, and factory performance
• Establish team priorities, resource planning, and execution plans to meet business objectives and customer commitments
• Own product lifecycle sustainment activities, including engineering change implementation, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee manufacturing test strategy, test fixture design and validation, software maintenance, and production test readiness
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including FPY, cycle time, productivity, reliability, and cost of quality
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for factory non-conformances, customer escalations, and field issues
• Support High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) product transfers, capacity expansion, and manufacturing readiness activities
• Lead process optimization, automation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives
• Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Manufacturing engineering

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Problem solving

Education

BS / MS in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

WFE knowledge

Dry/Wet Dep & Etch

Job description

Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team, including Shift Manufacturing Engineers and Test Technicians. This role involves leading sustaining engineering strategies to support manufacturing operations, product quality, and factory performance, while establishing team priorities, resource planning, and execution plans to meet business objectives and customer commitments.

Key responsibilities

Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team, including Shift Manufacturing Engineers and Test Technicians

Lead the sustaining engineering strategies to support manufacturing operations, product quality, and factory performance

Establish team priorities, resource planning, and execution plans to meet business objectives and customer commitments

Own product lifecycle sustainment activities, including engineering change implementation, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives

Oversee manufacturing test strategy, test fixture design and validation, software maintenance, and production test readiness

Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including First Pass Yield (FPY), cycle time, productivity, reliability, and cost of quality

Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for factory non-conformances, customer escalations, and field issues

Support High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) product transfers, capacity expansion, and manufacturing readiness activities

Lead process optimization, automation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives

Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning

About you

BS / MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or any relevant Engineering courses

A degree or equivalent with 6+ years of related experience as a SME and people manager

Technical writing skills to communicate and document designs and procedures

Verbal communication skills to discuss technical issues with Suppliers, Supplier Engineering, Pilot Manufacturing, and Design Engineering

Ability to accomplish assigned tasks with minimal technical guidance

WFE knowledge, clean tool, Dry/Wet Dep & Etch is an added advantage

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Lam Research International Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of Lam Research Corporation, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. As a trusted, collaborative partner to the world’s leading semiconductor companies, we combine superior systems engineering capability, technology leadership, and unwavering commitment to customer success to accelerate innovation through enhanced device performance. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with Lam technology. Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with operations around the globe.

Lam Research International Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of Lam Research Corporation, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. As a trusted, collaborative partner to the world’s leading semiconductor companies, we combine superior systems engineering capability, technology leadership, and unwavering commitment to customer success to accelerate innovation through enhanced device performance. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with Lam technology. Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with operations around the globe.