Senior Process Engineer

Materion; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Penang, Malaysia. This role focuses on developing and optimizing manufacturable process solutions, analyzing data with process capability, GD&T, FMEA, and DMAIC, and supporting KPIs including cost, uptime, 5S and safety.

Hands-on product and equipment work and smooth transfer of processes to Operations are key. The ideal candidate has a degree in Chemical/Applied Science/Physics/Materials Engineering, 5+ years in cleaning and lithography process

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cleaning and lithography process engineering in manufacturing.
• Experience in optics industry preferred.
• Ability to lead and execute on technical projects and teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, fluent English mandatory.
• Knowledge of MS Office, Minitab and JMP.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize and implement process solutions that meet tech capability and manufacturability.
• Data analysis including process capability, GD&T and other analyses like FMEA & DMAIC.
• Support engineering and operational KPIs: cost, uptime, 5S and safety.
• Ensure smooth transfer of process solution from development to operation.
• Maintain 5S in development area; hands-on with products and equipment.

Skills

Process engineering

Lithography

Optics

Project leadership

Communication

MS Office

Minitab

JMP

Education

Degree in Chemical/ Applied Science/Physics/Material Engineering

Job description

## Senior Process EngineerBewerben: Penang, MYS: Vollzeit: Heute ausgeschrieben: Enddatum: 23. November 2026 (Noch 26 Tage Zeit für Bewerbung): 2026-R8843**Bei Materion wird jeder einbezogen, respektiert und erhält die Möglichkeit, zu wachsen. Machen Sie mit!****Excited to grow your career?**We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!*Our people make all the difference in our success.***At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow.** ***Join us!***## **Summary**## This role focuses on developing and optimizing manufacturable process solutions, analyzing data using methods such as process capability, GD&T, FMEA, and DMAIC, and supporting both engineering and operational KPIs including cost, uptime, 5S, and safety. It also involves ensuring smooth process transfer to Operations, maintaining 5S in the development area, performing hands‐on product and equipment work, and applying measurement and quality judgment to products.## **Essential Duties and Responsibilities**· To develop, optimize and implement process solution that meets technical capability requirement and design for manufacturability.* Data analysis in term of process capability, GD&T and other analysis knowledge such as FMEA & DMAIC (root cause analysis)· To achieve engineering KPIs and provide support to Operational KPIs in regard to cost, uptime, 5S and safety.* To ensure smooth transfer of process solution from process development to Operation* Maintain 5S of development engineering work area and equipment.* Hands-on with handling of products, equipment operation and adjustment.* Knowledge and ability to perform measurement and quality judgement of product **Qualifications****Education –** Degree in Chemical/ Applied Science/Physics/Material Engineering**Experience –*** 5+ years of experience in cleaning and Lithography process engineering and manufacturing environment with proven record of sustaining and continuous improvement.* Experience in the optics industry preferred* Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and execute on technical projects, design projects and teams* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with very good spoken English mandatory due to reporting to an overseas manager**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities*** Required: organizational and engineering skills, communication skills, team player, fluent English, expertise in optics or space industry* Familiar with Microsoft office, Minitab and JMP