Senior Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Production Leader

Lumentum Operations LLC; Penang; On-site; MYR 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum Penang seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering across the product lifecycle, from NPI to high-volume production at contract manufacturers.

You will drive process development, technology transfer, and continuous improvement, partnering with R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and CM teams to ensure manufacturing excellence and product commercialization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of SPC, Cp/Cpk, DOE, and data analysis.
• Willingness to travel abroad and collaborate with global teams.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities from NPI to high-volume production at CM sites.
• Develop/modify process formulations; define equipment requirements and specs.
• Plan and execute process qualification activities (FAI, CM qualification, manufacturing validation).
• Drive process improvements: cycle time reduction, automation, cost reduction.
• Provide technical leadership for development transfer and tech transfer to CM partners.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional projects.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

NPI experience

SPC & DOE

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Travel flexibility

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ engineering

Job description

Lumentum Penang seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering across the product lifecycle, from NPI to high-volume production at contract manufacturers.

You will drive process development, technology transfer, and continuous improvement, partnering with R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and CM teams to ensure manufacturing excellence and product commercialization.