Senior SMT Process Engineer

Texas Instruments Electronics Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Malacca City

On-site

MYR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Texas Instruments Electronics Malaysia Sdn Bhd seeks an energetic engineer to lead and optimize Surface Mount Technology (SMT) manufacturing processes, ensuring high product quality, stable yields, and efficient production.

The role provides technical leadership in process development, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Production, Test, APTE, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant Engineering background.
Minimum 5 years of process engineering experiences in a semiconductor environment with SMT experience.

Responsibilities

Own and manage end-to-end SMT processes including solder paste printing, component placement, reflow soldering, SPI, AOI, and related inspection systems.
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve process parameters, control limits, and operating windows.
Lead yield improvement initiatives and defect reduction through structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, DOE, SPC, JMP).
Drive new product introduction (NPI) readiness by providing input on stencil design, penalization, process flow, and manufacturability (DFM/DFA/FMEA/RCA).
Conduct process qualifications and validations to ensure robustness and repeatability.
Monitor and analyze manufacturing KPIs (FPY, DPPM, Cp/Cpk, scrap, rework) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Act as the technical escalation point for SMT-related issues during production interruptions or quality excursions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Texas Instruments Electronics Malaysia Sdn Bhd 4.2 View all jobs

Change the world. Love your job.
Texas Instruments is looking for an energetic engineer with a passion for process. This position provides the opportunity to drive continual improvement at all levels. Our team is primarily focused on driving improved procedures and processes. We are searching for a self-directed, highly motivated engineer to join our team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team-oriented environment. The selected candidate will be given with the opportunity to lead and optimize Surface Mount Technology (SMT) manufacturing processes to ensure high product quality, stable yields, and efficient production. This role provides technical leadership in process development, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to support business objectives.

Responsibilities include:

Own and manage end-to-end SMT processes including solder paste printing, component placement, reflow soldering, SPI, AOI, and related inspection systems
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve process parameters, control limits, and operating windows
Lead yield improvement initiatives and defect reduction through structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, DOE, SPC, JMP)
Drive new product introduction (NPI) readiness by providing input on stencil design, penalization, process flow, and manufacturability (DFM/DFA/FMEA/RCA)
Conduct process qualifications and validations to ensure robustness and repeatability
Monitor and analyze manufacturing KPIs (FPY, DPPM, Cp/Cpk, scrap, rework) and implement corrective and preventive actions
Act as the technical escalation point for SMT-related issues during production interruptions or quality excursions
Develop, maintain, and control documentation such as SOPs, Work Instructions, PFMEA, Control Plans, and technical reports
Provide coaching and technical mentorship to junior engineers and technicians
Collaborate closely with Quality, Production, Test, APTE, and Supply Chain teams to resolve cross-functional issues
Support customer quality concerns related to SMT processes and provide technical input for root cause and corrective actions
Drive cost reduction initiatives through material optimization, waste reduction, and process efficiency improvements
Support qualification and evaluation of new materials, equipment, and suppliers
Participate in internal, customer, and external audits (ISO, IATF, customer audits) as subject matter expert for SMT processes
Contribute to technology roadmap planning by recommending new tools, equipment, and process innovations

Why TI?

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About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn moreatTI.com.

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment.

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant Engineering background
Minimum 5 years of process engineering experiences or relevant experiences working in a semiconductor manufacturing environment with SMT experiences

Preferred qualifications:

Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
Ability to take the initiative and drive for result

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative semiconductor technologies that are the backbone of the world’s most advanced electronics. Our analog, embedded processing and wireless technologies permeate every facet of lives from digital communications and entertainment to medical services, automotive systems and a myriad of applications.

We have a broad and deep product portfolio that features over 60,000 products with over 500 new products debuting every year. Unparalleled levels of system expertise and technical support ensure our team concentrates on the sales, engineering and design that make us a global force to be reckoned with. Texas Instruments Incorporated is inherently unique, our core competency in real time signal processing continues to trial blaze new markets, and change the world in every way imaginable.

Established in 1972, Texas Instruments Malaysia is a subsidiary of Texas Instruments Incorporated US, and one of the pioneers in the Malaysian electronics industry. We are one of the largest volume manufacturing sites for semiconductor assembly and test. With awards and recognition from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the International Standards Organization, we are well positioned to continue making significant contributions in this field and compete in the global semiconductor market place.

History

Engineering The World

TI has literally transformed the world in 75 years. From humble beginnings in Texas oil fields to leadership in global markets, TI has thrived by developing the ideas of its people. Built by the determination of founders Eugene McDermott, Erik Jonsson, Cecil Green and Pat Haggerty, our company not only survived, but changed the world through risk taking and innovation.

Our contributions to communities and industries around the world are unmatched because of thousands of TI people, including inventors such as Nobel Prize-winner Jack Kilby. Thanks to them, our history includes inventions such as the first commercial silicon transistors, the first integrated circuits and the first electronic hand-held calculator.

As we begin our second 75 years, TI leads the way in digital signal processing and analog technologies—the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. TI and its people are setting the pace in global markets such as wireless and broadband access, as well as a variety of emerging markets that include digital projection systems and digital audio.

Our story offers a window into a corporate culture that fosters the creativity and mental toughness needed to succeed in a competitive world. TI also has demonstrated how a company can become a true member of the communities it serves through fiscal responsibility, civic mindedness, high ethical standards, support for education and leadership in research and development.

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