HP Spark Management Associate - Process Engineer

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This role supports HP ink cartridge manufacturing by partnering with internal teams and manufacturing partners to ensure processes meet throughput and quality expectations, and by driving data-driven investigations and continuous improvement. The engineer will collaborate with R&D and NPI stakeholders to support smooth transitions from development/prototyping into manufacturing, contribute to process validation/qualification activities, and participate in cross-functional projects across the product lifecycle (solution design, validation, tooling, and issue resolution).

This position is suitable for fresh graduates and early-career engineers who are willing to be hands-on in automated manufacturing environments and learn structured engineering methods (e.g., FMEA) to improve process capability and decision making.

Key Responsibilities

A. Process Monitoring, Analysis & Improvement

• Work with manufacturing partners to help sustain stable operations and ensure process performance meets quality and throughput requirements.
• Use manufacturing data to identify trends, investigate gaps, and support actions that improve process capability and performance.
• Support monitoring of manufacturing activities, issue tracking, and structured problem-solving with guidance from senior engineers.

B. NPI / Proto / Qualification Support (Bottle & Printhead)

• Collaborate with R&D and NPI teams to support transitions from development/prototyping to manufacturing and help deliver program-defined quality and cost goals.
• Support qualification strategy for new processes/tools and assist with execution, documentation, and knowledge transfer across sites and partners.
• Participate in project work across product lifecycle stages, including solution design, validation, tooling, and issue resolution.

C. Reporting & Communication

• Build clear, concise reporting to communicate status, findings, trends, and improvement opportunities to stakeholders.
• Support creation of dashboards/reports to visualize performance trends and insights (where applicable).

D. Technology Adoption / Operational Excellence

• Contribute to adoption of new technologies in manufacturing processes, including smart manufacturing/Industry 4.0 concepts when relevant.

E. Working Model / Site Support

• Willingness to work with external manufacturing partners and travel regionally as required to support sustaining and qualification runs (e.g., Singapore/Johor footprint depending on assignment).

Required Qualifications

This role is based in Johor.

Education

• Bachelor’s (or Master’s) degree in Engineering or equivalent (e.g., Mechanical / Manufacturing / Materials / Chemical / Electrical).

Experience

• Fresh graduate or up to ~3 years relevant experience (internships, co-op, industrial attachment, university projects valued).

Technical / Functional

• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes and eagerness to learn in a high-volume / automated environment; hands-on mindset.
• Data-driven mindset: comfortable using process/manufacturing data to support investigations and decisions.
• Familiarity or exposure to structured engineering methods such as FMEA and process capability improvement is an advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills to work across functions, suppliers/partners, and global stakeholders.
• Good organizational skills and ability to operate in a matrix environment across cultures/time zones (as applicable to NPI/proto work).

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