Developer jobs in Malaysia

Location: Batu Kawan, MY

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

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Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

We are looking for a Design Engineer (Mechatronics) to join our team to in charge of product controller design and customization. The candidate will also be a subject expert and responsible to all tasks related to product controller for best practise in the department of Product Engineering.

The role requires outstanding controller, drive, product troubleshooting knowledge, design organization, communication, and an ability to develop innovative solutions that push boundaries. Success in this role is dependent on design validation, design improvement of current product standards, strategic cross team support execution, customer satisfaction in-and-external, organization/people development.

• Responsible for the Industrialization-design of new developed or re-designed products produced in Malaysia and supporting design related activities throughout the product life cycle of selected valve series.
• Responsible for the controller components (electrical & electronic hardware as well as the software & parameter file) in a new product development such as stepper/servo motor, encoder, position indicator, wiring board, drive parameter, configuration file and so on.
• Controller customization which includes the bill of material (BOM) preparation and the software package preparation.
• Support production in electrical & electronic hardware and software topics.
• Support field application engineering for the mechatronic issues from customers.
• Collaboration with test lab in product qualification, measurement, and testing.
• Troubleshoot problems related to electrical components and product software.
• Communication interface to related departments in HQ for all questions concerning electrics & electronics and product software.
• Optimize products in collaboration with HQ mechatronic engineers.
• Support customers together with product management and mechanical engineers.
• To be responsible in documentation of findings, specifications, designs, and instructions of procedures.
• To exercise expertise in supporting VAT global competence community initiatives to build and sustain core competencies.
• Support daily tasks assigned by management from time to time.

• Minimum Masters/PhD of Engineering in the Electrical / Mechatronics, or similar.
• Must be able to read and understand circuit diagrams & electrical drawings.
• Skills MS-Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Able to work in a team and possess good communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical skills & Solution-oriented.
• Organized, self-driven, independent, result & customer oriented.

• Knowledge to vacuum industry technology is a big asset.
• Experience in automation equipment would be an advantage.
• Knowledge and hands on troubleshooting experience in automation engineering, familiar with Stepper-BLDC and Servo Drives, motion controller, communication protocols (RS232, EtherCAT, DeviceNet, Logic, Profibus) and so on.
• Knowledge in LabView, Beckhoff, Python, C# or PLC programming.
• Person needs to be agile and creative, self-motivated, and focussed to meeting customer.

VAT is an equal opportunity employer. We see ourselves as a responsible and far-sighted employer that offers not only jobs, but also career and personal development opportunities through various training programs. We recognize the value of employee diversity and provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified application that contributes to innovation, improves customer orientation and employee satisfaction. One-step in this direction is to ensure that people are recognized and fairly compensated for their contributions to the company. In 2021, VAT received the Fair-ON-Pay+ certificate as an acknowledgement for our commitment in ensuring equal pay for equal work between men and women.