Senior NPI Process Engineering & Automation Leader

Ambu

Penang

On-site

MYR 260,000 - 380,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

Ambu's Global R&D organization seeks a Senior Manager, NPI Process Engineering & Automation to lead development, industrialization, and deployment of manufacturing processes, equipment, and automation for new product introductions.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers, partner with R&D, Operations, Quality, and suppliers to accelerate commercialization while ensuring scalable, validated production transfers across sites.

Qualifications

10+ years of R&D, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, automation, or NPI experience.
5-10 years of leadership experience managing engineering teams.
Experience industrializing complex medical devices, electronics, or high-volume regulated products.
Proven track record leading automation and equipment development projects.
Experience in regulated environments such as Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or similar industries.
Experience working with global teams, suppliers, and manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and mentor a team of Process Engineering and Automation professionals.
Build organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, and technical competency development.
Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and resource plans to support the NPI portfolio.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Lead development of manufacturing processes for new products from concept through commercialization.
Ensure manufacturing processes are capable, repeatable, scalable, and suitable for high-volume production.
Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
Identify and mitigate manufacturing risks early in product development.
Lead specification, development, procurement, qualification, and deployment of manufacturing equipment and automation systems.
Collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to develop innovative manufacturing solutions.
Oversee machine acceptance, equipment performance, and readiness for production deployment.
Evaluate and implement advanced manufacturing technologies that improve productivity, quality, and cost performance.
Drive technology assessments, feasibility studies, and proof-of-concept activities.
Support development of manufacturing technology roadmaps for future product platforms.