Senior Engineering & NPI Leader

Kanry Search; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanry Search is seeking an experienced Engineering Leader to drive engineering and NPI activities in a manufacturing environment. The incumbent will oversee customer-driven engineering projects, industrialization, technical governance and continuous improvement while developing a capable engineering team to support business growth.

You will work closely with commercial and operational functions to ensure new products and manufacturing solutions are technically feasible, cost-effective and

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience, including NPI and industrialization.
• Experience in precision manufacturing, machining, metal components, fasteners or similar environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers and NPI teams on customer projects from evaluation to production launch.
• Strong project management, process capability, structured problem solving, continuous improvement and cost management.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, manufacturing analytics or business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering and NPI team and provide direction on technical priorities, project execution and capability development.
• Develop engineers and project leaders through coaching, technical guidance and structured performance management.
• Establish effective engineering practices, project controls and review processes.
• Promote accountability and collaboration across Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and commercial teams.
• Allocate engineering resources according to project priorities and operational requirements.
• Manage new product and customer-related engineering projects from technical evaluation through production launch.
• Assess product requirements and determine suitable manufacturing processes, technical solutions and project requirements.
• Support commercial teams during the quotation stage by providing technical feasibility, manufacturing concepts, cost assumptions and risk assessments.
• Lead industrialization activities following project award, including process development, validation and production readiness.
• Ensure new products achieve required standards for quality, manufacturability, cost and production stability.
• Coordinate structured project reviews and ensure effective transfer from engineering into regular production.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Coaching

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

BI tools

Job description

Kanry Search is seeking an experienced Engineering Leader to drive engineering and NPI activities in a manufacturing environment. The incumbent will oversee customer-driven engineering projects, industrialization, technical governance and continuous improvement while developing a capable engineering team to support business growth.

You will work closely with commercial and operational functions to ensure new products and manufacturing solutions are technically feasible, cost-effective and