Senior SMT Process Engineer: Yield & Process Innovation

Texas Instruments Electronics Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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 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.