Sustaining Engineering Lead, Manufacturing Ops & Quality

LAM RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD.; Kulim; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research International Sdn. Bhd. in Kulim, Malaysia, seeks an experienced leader to head the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team.

You will guide shift manufacturing engineers and test technicians, shaping sustaining engineering strategies to support operations, quality, and factory performance. Responsibilities include defining priorities, resource planning, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives, with focus on FPY, cycle time, and cost of quality.

Qualifications

• Leads and manages engineering teams to sustain manufacturing operations.
• Drives documentation and communication of designs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team, including Shift Manufacturing Engineers and Test Technicians
• Lead the sustaining engineering strategies to support manufacturing operations, product quality, and factory performance
• Establish team priorities, resource planning, and execution plans to meet business objectives and customer commitments
• Own product lifecycle sustainment activities, including engineering change implementation, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee manufacturing test strategy, test fixture design and validation, software maintenance, and production test readiness
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including FPY, cycle time, productivity, reliability, and cost of quality
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for factory non-conformances, customer escalations, and field issues
• Support High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) product transfers, capacity expansion, and manufacturing readiness activities
• Lead process optimization, automation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives
• Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Manufacturing engineering

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Problem solving

Education

BS / MS in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

WFE knowledge

Dry/Wet Dep & Etch

Job description

Lam Research International Sdn. Bhd. in Kulim, Malaysia, seeks an experienced leader to head the Manufacturing Engineering Sustaining team.

You will guide shift manufacturing engineers and test technicians, shaping sustaining engineering strategies to support operations, quality, and factory performance. Responsibilities include defining priorities, resource planning, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives, with focus on FPY, cycle time, and cost of quality.