Quality Engineer - Malaysia-Penang-Bldg E, Malaysia
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves driving key quality initiatives across Customer Quality, New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing, and Contract Manufacturing (CM) / High-Level Assembly (HLA).
What you'll do
- Own and drive customer quality issue management from feedback intake through root cause analysis and corrective action.
- Lead deep-dive investigations into top customer quality issues to identify true root causes.
- Own manufacturing quality performance improvement by identifying top defects, process risks, and systemic gaps.
- Lead corrective and preventive action execution with clear ownership and effectiveness validation.
- Own NPI quality readiness by driving early risk identification and qualification discipline.
- Drive quality ownership in PFMEA, Control Plan, validation, qualification, and risk mitigation activities.
- Own CM and HLA quality performance by driving partner accountability, issue resolution, and systemic improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that address top quality issues and strengthen product and process quality.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- 2-5 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related functions.
- Knowledge of quality methodologies and problem-solving tools.
- Experience using quality metrics and data analysis tools.
Skills: Customer Quality, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Manufacturing Quality, NPI Quality
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 54-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
435
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (435 roles · 72 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 435 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 112 | 9525 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 1 d | 54 d (−53 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Skills observed across this category: Customer Quality, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Manufacturing Quality, NPI Quality
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 75 open roles · median 136 d
- Infineon Technologies · 34 open roles · median 33 d
- Analog Devices · 22 open roles · median 43 d
- onsemi · 22 open roles · median 68 d
- Applied Materials · 21 open roles · median 54 d
- Intel Corporation · 17 open roles · median 22 d
How we counted: 435 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 72 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.