Supplier Quality Engineer

AIXTRON Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AIXTRON Malaysia Sdn Bhd. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to lead supplier audits and drive quality improvements at the Batu Kawan site.

You will coordinate with Engineering, Procurement and Production to ensure product quality and delivery performance, and participate in NPI, ramp-up, and supplier transfer projects. The role requires a degree in engineering or related field and 3+ years in supplier quality or semiconductor/electronics manufacturing, with strong QA tools knowledge and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Quality Management, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years in Quality Assurance, Quality Control or Supplier Quality Engineering; semiconductor/electronics background preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and defect evaluation in components/assemblies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Proficiency with quality tools (FMEA, APQP, 8D, SPC).
• Knowledge of quality management standards.
• Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier audits (on-site and remote) as lead auditor.
• Act as contact for supplier quality issues; lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support supplier selection with quality assessments and risk evaluation.
• Improve supplier processes to ensure product quality and delivery performance.
• Support supplier quality planning, inspection planning, validation, and first article inspection.
• Assist NPI ramp-up and supplier transfer projects for quality stability.
• Identify supplier quality risks and drive corrective actions with suppliers.
• Track and document supplier improvement actions and KPI performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement and Production on quality requirements.
• Maintain audit/action/inspection documentation.

Skills

Quality assurance

Supplier quality

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Risk evaluation

Documentation

Reading engineering drawings

Quality tools

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related

Tools

FMEA/APQP

8D

SPC

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Line Manager: Supplier Quality Manager

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier audits (on-site and remote) as lead auditor, ensuring compliance with AIXTRON standards and industry regulations.
• Act as the key contact for supplier-related quality issues, leading root cause analysis and ensuring sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Support supplier selection decisions by providing quality assessments, risk evaluations and input on supplier capability.
• Assess and continuously improve supplier processes, workflows and manufacturing capability to ensure stable product quality and delivery performance.
• Support supplier quality planning activities (e.g. inspection planning, validation, first article inspection) to ensure production readiness.
• Actively support new product introduction (NPI), ramp-up and supplier transfer projects to secure quality and process stability.
• Identify supplier quality risks and drive corrective and continuous improvement measures in collaboration with suppliers.
• Define, agree and track supplier improvement actions and programs to ensure sustainable performance enhancement.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Procurement and Production to align quality requirements and resolve issues.
• Monitor supplier quality performance based on KPIs and maintain accurate documentation (e.g. audits, action tracking, inspection plans).

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Quality Management, or related disciplines.
• At least 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control or Supplier Quality Engineering, semiconductor or electronics manufacturing background is preferred.
• Knowledge of commonly used manufacturing processes and evaluation of defects in components and assemblies
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Command of quality tools is required, such as FMEA APQP, 8D,SPC, etc.
• Knowledge of quality management standards.
• Structured, analytical, and fact-based mindset with solution-oriented attitude

• Practical skills to handle multiple tasks/projects with time/priority planning.
• Willingness to travel domestic and international.
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP is preferred.
• Fluent in English; Bahasa Malaysia.

Working Conditions & Environment

Role based at AIXTRON Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Majority of the work is at Batu Kawan site

• Visits to supplier locations will be requested as needed.