MatchaTalent
Senior Manufacturing & Quality Engineer – Medical Devices & Consumer Electronics
About this role
This role is open to candidates based in Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, or Penang, Malaysia. The position is remote with regional travel as required. Client Overview Our client is a publicly traded healthcare technology company specializing in digital musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare solutions. The company combines advanced wearable sensors, computer vision technology, and clinical care to deliver accessible and technology-driven healthcare solutions at scale. With a strong presence across the healthcare technology ecosystem, the organization works with enterprise clients, health plans, healthcare providers, and strategic partners to improve patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. Its technology portfolio includes connected hardware and digital health solutions that require robust manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes. As the company continues to scale its hardware and medical device operations, it is seeking an experienced Manufacturing & Quality Engineer to strengthen manufacturing processes, supplier quality, product validation, and production readiness across its hardware ecosystem. Job Role The Senior Manufacturing & Quality Engineer – Medical Devices & Consumer Electronics will play a key role in ensuring that hardware products, manufacturing processes, fixtures, tooling, and quality systems are designed, validated, and maintained for efficient and reliable mass production. The role will work closely with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, engineering teams, and internal product and operations stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle—from new product introduction (NPI) through mass production. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, or related disciplines, with a proven track record supporting high-volume consumer electronics and/or medical device manufacturing. Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, validation, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing processes, fixtures, tooling, and production systems for high-volume manufacturing.
- Develop and optimize fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging processes to achieve high quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure component suppliers and contract manufacturers consistently meet product design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and quality requirements.
- Lead day-to-day execution of hardware quality processes across manufacturing and supplier operations.
- Support and drive New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from early development through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
- Lead yield improvement, cost reduction, process validation, root-cause analysis, and manufacturing efficiency initiatives.
- Apply pFMEA, Process Validation, CAPA, and structured problem-solving methodologies to identify and resolve manufacturing and quality issues.
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers under CM, JDM, ODM, and OEM models and ensure clear alignment of responsibilities and quality expectations.
- Work closely with component suppliers and EMS partners to resolve technical, quality, and production issues.
- Support the development of a world-class hardware operations and product organization with strong end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.
- Engage with contract manufacturers and suppliers remotely and onsite as required.