Principal Product Engineer

PRINCIPAL PRODUCT ENGINEER

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• To provide technical support and data analysis on product related issues and product improvements (Cost and Yield). 


• Handles new transceiver product transfers from NPI to mass volume production lifecycle. 


• Prepares product engineering documentation and engineering related changes with related revision change. 


• Supports pilot manufacturing line in the assembly, testing and evaluation of new products. 


• Collaborate with R&D team and participate in the design, qualification, and implementation of new test processes. 


• Develops and maintains systematic debug guide documentation for responsible products. 


• Acquires hands-on technical knowledge on products and test methodology as well as applications transferred from R&D. 


• Independently complete the new product manufacturing process and inspect technical document output


• Summarize typical scenarios and validation schemes of new product NPI trial-production, and form NPI validation baseline. 


• Drives efforts in product re-engineering, cost reduction, yield improvement, quality and reliability improvement. 


• Supports and initiates ECOs, BOM changes, test processes, procedures and specification modifications. 


• Conducts data analysis and statistics pertaining to product performance and quality improvements. 


• Engage customers, sales, and marketing with customer qualification cycle. 


• Provides technical support and analysis on product related issues and RMA. 


• Performing any other duties as directed by the immediate superior from time to time. 


• Derive Continual Improvement. Practice Risk Base Thinking in planning and execution of tasks. 


• Compliance with ISO Requirements, company rules & regulations, applicable code etc. 
  
  
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Master/Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical, Communications, Mechatronics or Applied Science in Physics


• Minimum 3 years’ working experience in product, test or product transfers into Production domain with major in mechanical manufacturing /electronic engineering related or material. 


• Candidates without appropriate experience may be accepted by the hiring manager subject to job nature, availability of buddy, duration of learning, etc


• Good knowledge in BOM maintenance, statistical quality tools and problem analysis


• Understand basic test methodologies and able to interpret/read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings


• Strong technical knowledge and ability to trouble shoot product and test equipment issues and initiatives to drive performance goals. 


• Experience on New Product (NPI) qualifications and transfer is an advantage. 


• Experience working in PCBA, Semiconductor devices, IC fabrication manufacturing environment and Product Testing


• Work is analysis-driven, not real-time monitoring.


• (Job scope: data analysis, yield improvement, cost reduction)


• Requires office tools & systems(Engineering documentation, ECO/BOM updates, debug guides, qualification reports)


• Collaborates with multiple departments(R&D, NPI, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Customer qualification)


• Focuses on root-cause & technical solutions, not daily testing operations.(Failure analysis, reliability improvement, validation schemes)


• Production line presence is event-based only(NPI builds, pilot runs, issue debugging — not daily work)


• Documentation tasks need a controlled environment, not a test floor.


• Engineers provide technical guidance — not operate or monitor testers(Operators/technicians are responsible for line operation)