Senior Technical Project Lead (Product Development)

Lumileds; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumileds Malaysia is seeking a Senior Technical Project Lead to drive development life cycle for automotive and non- automotive LED products. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage early concept to product release, and collaborate with worldwide R&D, product marketing and manufacturing teams to ensure robust launches.

The role requires 5–7 years of engineering experience in semiconductor/LED industries, strong APQP knowledge, DOE, SPC and FMEA skills, and excellent communication to

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Engineering or Applied Science with at least five years of engineering experience in semiconductor manufacturing, LED preferred.
• Experience with Automotive product development processes (APQP).
• Hands-on experience with Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Process Flow, Control Plan and FMEA.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's Field of Study: Electrical/Electronics, Optoelectronics, Mechanical Engineering or Applied Sciences.
• Minimum experience: 5–7 years.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan and execute Product Development programs (Automotive/Non-Automotive) per BCP.
• Lead product development tasks from concept/prototyping through design, development and release (MPR).
• Support Worldwide R&D, TSM and Product Marketing in new/customized product roadmaps.
• Lead a cross-functional team of engineers and technicians to ensure timely product release.
• Ramp new products to high volume after release and stabilize yields.
• Apply manufacturing process development experience per Automotive standards.
• Ensure compliance with environment, security, health and safety requirements.

Skills

Product Development

APQP

DOE

SPC

FMEA

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor/Master's Degree in Engineering or Applied Science

Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

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Senior Technical Project Lead (Product Development)

Lumileds International is a global leader in LED technology, innovation, and solutions for the automotive, display, illumination, mobile, and other markets where light sources are essential. Our approximately 3,300 employees operate in over 15 countries to partner with our customers to deliver solutions for lighting, safety, and well-being.

The Lumileds environment is fast-paced, cutting-edge, intelligent and fun! We are looking for exceptional talent to join our team! To learn more, visit lumileds.com.

Who You Are:

Responsible for coordinating successful launch into production & volume ramp of LED products and/or technologies. Scope of effort is worldwide / multi-regional, and spans multiple functions across the corporation. The position requires a technically grounded individual with a broad-based and varied skill set / experience, with priority on communication and issue resolution.

Position Summary:

Lumileds is seeking a Senior Technical Project Lead to take responsibility for Development Life Cycle for Automotive/Non-Automotive Industry.

In this role, you will develop & support product development activities for new product/package/technology.

What You Will Do:

Technical Project Lead (TPL) to define, plan and execute Product Development program (Automotive and Non-Automotive) according to BCP (Business Creation Process), Lead product development tasks, from early concept/prototyping, through design & development to product release (MPR).

To support Worldwide R&D, TSM and Product Marketing in the execution of new/customized product and technology roadmap.

Lead a cross-functional team (local/ oversea) of engineers and technicians encompassing a wide spectrum of disciplines – Material Expert; Design; Product Lines, Finance, SCM, PMO, Quality and Reliability to achieve a timely and robust product release.

Work closely with in-house/External Product Lines in ramping new products to high volume after product release (MPR), yield stabilization & improvement.

Utilize manufacturing process development experience (Automotive Standard)- parameters of significance, typical document types, industrial engineering fundamentals, etc.

Complies with environment, security, health and safety requirements.

What You Will Bring (RequiredQualifications):

Bachelor/Master’s Degree in Engineering or Applied Science with minimum five years of engineering experience in a semiconductor manufacturing environment, preferably in LED industry

Demonstrated capability of Product Development Program according to Automotive product development process/methodology (Business creation process; APQP).

Strong hands-on experience with Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Process Flow, Control Plan and Failure Mode Effect & Analysis.

4. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams

Bachelor's

Field of Study

Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Optoelectronics or Mechanical Engineering or Applied Sciences.

Years of Experience (Minimum)

5 - 7 years+

Lumileds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer