Senior NPI Process Engineer - Semiconductor Equipment

Galatek Semiconductor; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Galatek Penang seeks a Senior / Lead NPI Process Engineer to bridge China R&D and Penang manufacturing. You will own full-cycle transitions of complex electromechanical, laser and optical systems from R&D to stable high-yield production lines.

You will drive EVT to MP phase-gates, design for manufacturability, establish BOMs and ECOs, and lead cross-border collaboration while developing standardized assembly, calibration and testing procedures to achieve zero-defect, high-throughput output.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Automation Engineering.
• 5+ years in NPI or Process Engineering within semiconductor capital equipment.
• Proven track record leading at least 2 full NPI lifecycles from prototype to high-volume production.
• Hands-on with precision assembly, electrical schematics, pneumatics and quality tools PFMEA, SPC, GR&R, Cpk, 8D.
• Professional fluency in English and Mandarin for daily technical collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead Phase-Gate ownership from EVT to MP and manage production readiness reviews.
• Define DFX and design optimization with China R&D to reduce build complexity and cost.
• Establish initial manufacturing BOMs, assembly routing and ECO/ECN processes.
• Act as cross-border liaison aligning China R&D, local supply chains and Penang production.
• Develop and standardize assembly procedures for high-speed spindles and precision platforms.
• Define testing protocols for sub-modules and fully integrated machines (laser, optics, motion).
• Draft IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and implement PFMEA, Control Plans, Poka-Yoke and OCAPs.
• Utilize SPC, Cpk, GR&R and 8D to eliminate line stops and train bilingual visual SOPs.

Skills

NPI/Process Engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical tools (SPC, Cpk, GR&R)

PFMEA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automation Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks/Creo/AutoCAD

EPLAN

Job description

Galatek Penang seeks a Senior / Lead NPI Process Engineer to bridge China R&D and Penang manufacturing. You will own full-cycle transitions of complex electromechanical, laser and optical systems from R&D to stable high-yield production lines.

You will drive EVT to MP phase-gates, design for manufacturability, establish BOMs and ECOs, and lead cross-border collaboration while developing standardized assembly, calibration and testing procedures to achieve zero-defect, high-throughput output.