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Principal Product Engineer

Coherent


Job Location:

Seberang Perai - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (20 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

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/Bachelors 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)




Required Experience:

Staff IC


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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 ... View more

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