Senior Test Operations Engineer
Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd
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Job summary
Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd in Ipoh, Malaysia seeks an experienced Strategic Operations Leader to develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, drive organization-wide performance improvements, and lead multiple operations teams toward high performance and professional growth.
You will steer process transformation using Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and digital initiatives, collaborate with HODs and customers, manage risk and budgets, and ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery of strategic test
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electronics, electrical, mechatronics, operations management, general engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 15 years in semiconductor backend (OSAT or IDM) and progressive engineering and operations management experience with team leadership responsibilities.
- At least 5 years in a leadership role managing test operations.
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record in ramp-up and capacity management.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale test engineering and operational transformations and strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Operations Leadership: Develop and execute comprehensive test operational strategies aligned with business objectives, driving organization-wide performance improvements.
- Team Management and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop multiple operations teams, ensuring high performance, professional growth, and succession planning.
- Test Process Transformation: Design and implement large-scale process improvements, leveraging advanced methodologies like Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and digital transformation.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HODs, Managers and external stakeholders (Customers) to align on test operational initiatives with strategic business goals.
- Performance Test Analytics and KPI Management: Establish comprehensive performance measurement systems, analyse complex operational data, and drive data-driven decision making.
- Budget and Resource Management: Deliver test revenue target, oversee operational budgets, optimize resource allocation, and ensure cost-effective delivery of test operational objectives.
- Risk Management and Compliance: Identify operational risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
- Technology and Systems Integration: Lead technology implementations, system optimizations, and digital transformation initiatives to enhance operational capabilities.
- Change Management: Champion organizational change initiatives, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure smooth transitions during operational transformations.
- Strategic Project Portfolio Management: Oversee multiple high-impact projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and strategic alignment.
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Job description
Strategic Operations Leadership: Develop and execute comprehensive test operational strategies aligned with business objectives, driving organization-wide performance improvements
Team Management and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop multiple operations teams, ensuring high performance, professional growth, and succession planning
Test Process Transformation: Design and implement large-scale process improvements, leveraging advanced methodologies like Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and digital transformation
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HODs, Managers and external stakeholders (Customers) to align on test operational initiatives with strategic business goals.
Performance Test Analytics and KPI Management: Establish comprehensive performance measurement systems, analyse complex operational data, and drive data-driven decision making.
Budget and Resource Management: Deliver test revenue target, oversee operational budgets, optimize resource allocation, and ensure cost-effective delivery of test operational objectives.
Risk Management and Compliance: Identify operational risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
Technology and Systems Integration: Lead technology implementations, system optimizations, and digital transformation initiatives to enhance operational capabilities.
Change Management: Champion organizational change initiatives, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure smooth transitions during operational transformations.
Strategic Project Portfolio Management: Oversee multiple high-impact projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and strategic alignment.
Bachelor's degree in electronics, electrical, mechatronics, operations management, general engineering, or related field
Minimum 15 years in semiconductor backend (OSAT or IDM) and progressive engineering and operations management experience with team leadership responsibilities.
At least 5 years in a leadership role managing test operations.
Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Proven track record in ramp-up and capacity management.
Proven track record of leading large-scale test engineering and operational transformations and strategic initiatives
Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.
Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.
We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.
The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO-9001, ISO-14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem-Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.
Product & Services
Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site
S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package
Other Information
"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"
"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"
Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.
The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).
Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.
Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.
We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.
The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO-9001, ISO-14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem-Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.
Product & Services
Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site
S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package
Other Information
"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"
"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"
Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.
The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).
Perks and benefits Medical Education support Dental Parking Medical for immediate family members, car subsidy
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