Senior Electrical Engineer - SMPS Reliability Lead

MEPJOBS UK; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

XP Power in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to own in-production engineering for SMPS products, driving reliability, quality, cost, and manufacturability improvements across global sites.

You will lead root cause analysis, component lifecycle management, and ensure compliance, while providing production support and hands-on testing to deliver robust power solutions.

Qualifications

• BEng/MEng/MSc in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5+ years in electrical/electronics product development or sustaining engineering.
• Strong analogue/power/digital fundamentals – Able to interpret schematics and circuits, understand component functions and analyze their electrical stresses.
• Experienced in qualifying electronic components and systems, understanding common processes and methods in electronics design and manufacturing.
• Hands‑on skills in environmental testing, lab equipment and instruments.
• Conversant with ECAD (e.g., Altium, OrCAD) tools in schematics, PCB, Gerber.
• Proficiency in FMEA, 8D, DOE, and statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 - Office tools, Teams, SharePoint.
• Result‑driven, detail‑oriented, and passionate for continuous improvements

Responsibilities

• Lead various electrical subjects – product testing, failure analysis, engineering improvements, quality and reliability matters.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to sustain SWPS products through their lifecycles.
• Perform debug and verification: efficiency, thermal, regulation, transient, protection features, conducted/radiated EMI pre‑scans, safety tests.
• Develop test plan & procedures, conduct hand‑on tests on SWPS products, circuits, and components.
• Drive value engineering and cost reductions, qualify alternate components and suppliers without performance regression.
• Collect test data, generate test reports, and maintain good documentation.
• Design test systems with software and hardware to achieve test automation.
• Conduct FMEA to identify critical and high‑risk electrical design, perform evaluation test and risk mitigation.
• Conduct root cause analysis, identify failure mechanisms, derive counter‑measures.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Schematic analysis

Analog & power basics

Digital fundamentals

Component qualification

Environmental testing

ECAD tools

FMEA & DOE

MS Office

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium/OrCAD

Job description

XP Power in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to own in-production engineering for SMPS products, driving reliability, quality, cost, and manufacturability improvements across global sites.

You will lead root cause analysis, component lifecycle management, and ensure compliance, while providing production support and hands-on testing to deliver robust power solutions.