Quality Engineer (Teradyne, Penang)

Location: Bukit Minyak area (Mainland), Penang.

Our Purpose

TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and drives excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought within our workforce. Our employees are challenged to innovate and learn something new every day.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team—one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

Opportunity Overview

Focuses on SMT Line and PCBA Assembly processes: SMT / PCBA Quality Engineers are primarily responsible for ensuring that all printed circuit board assemblies meet Teradyne’s standards for performance, workmanship, and reliability. This includes ownership of the SMT process flow from solder paste printing through reflow, AOI/AXI, and final PCBA assembly and test.

Acts as a bridge between manufacturing and design/customer quality: SMT / PCBA QEs act as the quality advocate for the SMT lines and assembled boards. The role ensures consistent process capability, rapid issue containment, and data-driven improvements to achieve world-class First Pass Yield (FPY) and low Defective Parts Per Million (DPPM).

• Establish and sustain process controls across SMT operations (printing, placement, reflow, AOI/AXI) and PCBA assembly.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA for defects such as solder bridging, tombstoning, insufficient solder, opens, and component misplacements.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to optimize reflow profiles, stencil design, and pick-and-place parameters.
• Maintain process documentation, control plans, PFMEA, and MSA for SMT/PCBA lines.
• Conduct risk hunting, internal product audits, and layered process audits to ensure process compliance and improvement.
• Collaborate with NPI and Test Engineering teams to ensure DFM/DFT compliance during board design and new product introduction.
• Manage supplier quality for PCBA-related materials and drive improvements through the 8D methodology.
• Analyze FPY, DPMO, AOI escape, and test yield data to identify trends and initiate proactive quality improvement plans.
• Support failure analysis and coordinate investigations with suppliers, field service, and customer quality when needed.
• Drive process improvement projects targeting zero-defect goals, cost reduction, and enhanced manufacturing robustness.
• Support across multiple factories in Malaysia, Thailand and US – 15-30% travels.

All About You

We seek individuals who share our passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement in electronics manufacturing. If you’re ready to be part of a team that ensures every PCB assembly meets the highest standards of reliability and performance, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics / Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in SMT / PCBA Manufacturing or Quality or Engineering.
• Strong understanding of SMT and reflow processes, PCB assembly, and inspection technologies (SPI, AOI, AXI).
• Experience in FMEA, SPC, and CAPA methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and ESD control standards (ANSI/ESD S20.20).
• Knowledge of Six Sigma tools and methods.
• Experience with statistical or quality software tools for process analysis.
• Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):
• Experience with NPI builds and process qualification.
• Familiarity with DOE and data-driven improvement techniques.
• Previous exposure to automated test (ICT/FCT) and board-level failure analysis.
• Lead and ROHS soldering expertise.
• PCBA Cleaning expertise.

Benefits:

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including outpatient medical, flexible benefits (Optical, dental, health screening, fitness and wellness), insurance, annual leave, ESPP and more.

We are only considering candidates local to the position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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