Senior Technical Engineer

Ambu A/S is currently looking for a Senior Technical Engineer to be based in Penang.

Join our dynamic engineering team where you will lead equipment optimization, drive process improvements, and solve complex technical challenges in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Collaborate across teams, support innovation, and ensure quality excellence while shaping future-ready manufacturing solutions.

Key responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Conduct engineering studies and provide engineering solutions for technical related issues.


• Coordinate and support technical maintenance team in setting up production equipment. Ensure equipment are well maintained and operate at optimum condition with minimum breakdown.


• Carry out process improvement activities (LEAN-OEE), cost saving activities and quality-productivity improvement activities.


• Coordinate and support validation engineer in carry out validation activities for new production equipment.


• Coordinate activities of suppliers from conceptual discussion and specification through design and reviews to develop, qualify and implement manufacturing processes.


• Maintain products/process (legacy and new) and update documentations.


• Resolve quality issues related to new and existing products.


• Perform technical support (active participation) and problem solving, i.e. technical evaluation of design changes and product complaints.

Suggested candidate profile

Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or engineering diploma/certificate with minimum of 3 years working experience.


• Have strong technical and problem-solving skills to ensure optimal project execution and implementation.


• Knowledgeable on effective and efficient product manufacturing processes.


• Hands on experience in equipment troubleshooting. Experience in Automation field would be added advantage.


• Experience and interest in programming (PLC) would be added advantage.


• Have strong communication skills, proficient in written and spoken English.


• Able to work independently, be structured and systematic. Able to work in a cross-cultural team.


• Understand documentation work is part of work nature.


• Must have a sense of urgency and commitment to project schedules.


• See it as a challenge to work in a dynamic international environment.


• It will be an advantage to have relevant experience from the Medical Device industry including FDA requirements, Design Control, Process Validation and ISO 13485.

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter

Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and by joining us you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.

We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.