Michael Page Hiring! Full Time Senior Lead Engineer (E-E Design) in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

• Great opportunity for growth
• Attractive package and benefits
  
  

About Our Client

An organisation within the product development sector, based in Malaysia, focused on engineering and manufacturing excellence.

Job Description

Product Design & Development

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and implementation of electronic hardware solutions that meet customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to develop innovative products for highly regulated industries.
• Drive electrical and electronic product development activities from concept through validation and manufacturing transfer.
• Apply electrical engineering development processes and workflows at PCB assembly, product, and system levels.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Support customer engagements by preparing technical proposals, solution recommendations, effort estimations, and material cost assessments.
• Act as a recognised technical expert in designated engineering disciplines.
  
  

Continuous Learning & Innovation

• Keep up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, standards, and regulations.
• Contribute to the enhancement of engineering methodologies, design standards, quality systems, and organisational capabilities.
• Drive innovation and apply creative problem-solving techniques to address complex technical challenges.
  
  

Design for Manufacturing & Quality

• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure products are scalable, manufacturable, and production-ready.
• Evaluate materials, components, and manufacturing processes to achieve technical performance and cost objectives.
• Ensure compliance with product development processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a right-first-time engineering and continuous improvement mindset.
  
  

Technical & Project Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Lead complex multidisciplinary engineering projects from planning through execution.
• Manage technical, financial, schedule, and resource considerations throughout project delivery.
• Develop project plans, risk mitigation strategies, and change management processes.
• Engage effectively with customers and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Apply Lean, Quality, DOE, DFMEA/PFMEA, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  
  

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience in electronic product design and development within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Candidates with a PhD and fewer years of industry experience may also be considered.
• Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end product development cycles.
• Strong expertise in digital circuit and system design.
• Experience with MPU, MCU, FPGA, GPU, and digital controller development.
• Knowledge of memory and storage interfaces.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, LVDS, SerDes, and similar technologies.
• Experience in Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) simulation and validation.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as OrCAD, Cadence Concept/Allegro, or Altium Designer.
• Good understanding of EMC, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of HDL programming including VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog is advantageous.
• Strong technical leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to manage technical risks, project budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience with coaching, mentoring, customer engagement, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of Lean, Quality systems, DFMEA/PFMEA, Design of Experiments (DOE), and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively in global and multicultural teams.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally when required.
  
  

What's On Offer

• Salary range from MYR 10,000 to MYR 15,000.
• Permanent position within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
• Opportunity to work in a multinational corporation (MNC).
  
  

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