Senior Staff Factory Automation Software & Tools Engineer

Renesas Electronics; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design and deliver custom software and automation for Operations Engineering and factory-floor integration. You will manage projects end-to-end, linking MES, equipment, and PMO workflows to boost efficiency, yield, and productivity.

The role requires hands-on factory-automation experience, MES integration via SECS/GEM, and strong containerized development using Docker/Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years in software development / engineering (semiconductor or factory-operations environment strongly preferred).
• Hands-on factory-automation / equipment-integration experience — MES integration and equipment connectivity via SECS/GEM (SEMI E5/E30).

Responsibilities

• Build & maintain custom software tools and automation for Operations Engineering and the manufacturing floor.
• Integrate shop-floor equipment and MES via SECS/GEM to enable equipment connectivity, tool control, and real-time monitoring.
• Develop & deploy containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes) that connect operations systems and PMO workflows.
• Drive projects from initiation through delivery — scope, schedule, risk, resourcing — interfacing with stakeholders across functions.
• Define & improve engineering and project-management processes and standards (issue tracking, requirements management, progress metrics).
• Collaborate with IT and third-party vendors on infrastructure, cloud, security, and shared tooling to keep solutions scalable and supportable.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Industrial software development

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

SECS/GEM

MES integration

Job description

Renesas Electronics in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design and deliver custom software and automation for Operations Engineering and factory-floor integration. You will manage projects end-to-end, linking MES, equipment, and PMO workflows to boost efficiency, yield, and productivity.

The role requires hands-on factory-automation experience, MES integration via SECS/GEM, and strong containerized development using Docker/Kubernetes.