Senior Product Engineer

Location: Ipoh, Malaysia

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• NPI & Product Transfer: Manage the lifecycle of new transceiver and optical product transfers from original R&D sites into high-volume manufacturing, ensuring successful transition to production.
• Yield & Cost Optimization: Conduct data-driven analysis to troubleshoot yield issues, identify root causes, optimize test processes and test time, and drive initiatives to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Engineering Changes & Documentation: Initiate and support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), manage Bill of Materials (BOM) changes, and develop comprehensive troubleshooting and debug guides.
• Testing & Manufacturing Support: Support pilot manufacturing lines during product assembly, testing, qualification, and implementation of new systems, equipment, and test processes.
• RMA & Customer Support: Provide technical analysis and root-cause investigation for product-related field issues and Return Merchandise
• Authorizations (RMAs), and provide engineering support during customer qualification cycles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Operations, Quality,
• Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful product introduction and production readiness.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process and product improvements to enhance manufacturing efficiency, product quality, reliability, yield, and overall operational performance.

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and cross-functional team members on product, manufacturing, testing, and troubleshooting activities.

   

Education & Experience
 

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, NPI, or a related engineering function, preferably within the optical communications, photonics, semiconductor, or electronics industry.
• Experience in new product introduction (NPI), product transfer, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Experience with optical transceivers, optical components, photonics products, or related technologies is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in yield improvement, root-cause analysis, process optimization, and manufacturing cost reduction.
• Experience supporting engineering changes, BOM management, product documentation, and customer qualification activities.
   

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret manufacturing and test data and identify root causes.
• Strong understanding of product development, NPI, manufacturing processes, testing, and product qualification.
• Proficient in data analysis and statistical problem-solving tools; experience with Python, JMP, Minitab, or similar tools is an advantage.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Leadership capabilities to lead cross-functional or virtual teams and drive technical projects to completion.
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills and enjoy the process of problem-solving.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other members of Coherent Corp. across different functions and geographical locations.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
   

Working Conditions
 

• This role is 100% onsite and requires regular interaction with manufacturing and engineering teams.
• May require occasional travel to other Coherent Corp. facilities, R&D sites, suppliers, or customer locations.
• May require flexibility to support production activities, product transfers, qualifications, and urgent manufacturing issues.
   

Culture Commitment
Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position:

 🤝 Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

✨ Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

🎯 Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

🌍 Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

🚀 Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

 

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.

About the Organization

Coherent Malaysia (formerly known as II-VI Incorporated) began operations in 2001 through the incorporation of Finisar Malaysia with 300 headcounts, now employs over 3000 employees. Ipoh’s assembly and test site for optical components, transceivers, and wavelength management equipment, remains committed to the expansion of Coherent Corporation, accelerated by the growth of next generation products to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth and data storage.  

 

Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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