Senior Lead Engineer (E&E Design)

Michael Page; Penang; On-site; MYR 112,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great opportunity for growth

Attractive package and benefits

Job summary

Michael Page presents a great opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead product design in a Malaysia-based engineering and manufacturing environment. You will oversee architecture, design, and development of electronic hardware, drive manufacturing transfer, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and mentor engineering teams across multidisciplinary projects.

Travel domestically and internationally may be required as part of stakeholder engagements and supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years of electronic product design and development experience.
• Experience delivering end-to-end product development cycles.
• Strong digital circuit and system design expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, development, and implementation of electronic hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers for innovative products.
• Drive development activities from concept through validation and manufacturing transfer.
• Apply design for manufacturing and quality practices across PCB, product and system levels.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle and mentor teams.
• Engage with customers with technical proposals, cost estimates, and solution recommendations.
• Lead projects with risk management, budgeting, and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Teamwork

Mentoring

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Problem solving

English proficiency

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree (BSc/MSc/PhD)

Tools

OrCAD

Cadence Concept/Allegro

Altium Designer

Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog

Job description

• Great opportunity for growth
• Attractive package and benefits

About Our Client

An organisation within the product development sector, based in Malaysia, focused on engineering and manufacturing excellence.

Job Description

Product Design & Development

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and implementation of electronic hardware solutions that meet customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to develop innovative products for highly regulated industries.
• Drive electrical and electronic product development activities from concept through validation and manufacturing transfer.
• Apply electrical engineering development processes and workflows at PCB assembly, product, and system levels.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Support customer engagements by preparing technical proposals, solution recommendations, effort estimations, and material cost assessments.
• Act as a recognised technical expert in designated engineering disciplines.

Continuous Learning & Innovation

• Keep up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, standards, and regulations.
• Contribute to the enhancement of engineering methodologies, design standards, quality systems, and organisational capabilities.
• Drive innovation and apply creative problem-solving techniques to address complex technical challenges.

Design for Manufacturing & Quality

• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure products are scalable, manufacturable, and production-ready.
• Evaluate materials, components, and manufacturing processes to achieve technical performance and cost objectives.
• Ensure compliance with product development processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a right-first-time engineering and continuous improvement mindset.

Technical & Project Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Lead complex multidisciplinary engineering projects from planning through execution.
• Manage technical, financial, schedule, and resource considerations throughout project delivery.
• Develop project plans, risk mitigation strategies, and change management processes.
• Engage effectively with customers and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Apply Lean, Quality, DOE, DFMEA/PFMEA, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience in electronic product design and development within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Candidates with a PhD and fewer years of industry experience may also be considered.
• Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end product development cycles.
• Strong expertise in digital circuit and system design.
• Experience with MPU, MCU, FPGA, GPU, and digital controller development.
• Knowledge of memory and storage interfaces.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, LVDS, SerDes, and similar technologies.
• Experience in Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) simulation and validation.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as OrCAD, Cadence Concept/Allegro, or Altium Designer.
• Good understanding of EMC, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of HDL programming including VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog is advantageous.
• Strong technical leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to manage technical risks, project budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience with coaching, mentoring, customer engagement, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of Lean, Quality systems, DFMEA/PFMEA, Design of Experiments (DOE), and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively in global and multicultural teams.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally when required.

What's On Offer

• Salary range from MYR 10,000 to MYR 15,000.
• Permanent position within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
• Opportunity to work in a multinational corporation (MNC).

Contact

Quote job ref: JN-092026-7097048