About this role
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
- Job Overview As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will drive automation and manufacturing improvement projects that enhance productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency.
- You will lead projects from concept development and feasibility study through machine installation, validation, and production release, working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead automation and manufacturing improvement projects end-to-end.
- Design and implement automation solutions to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs.
- Develop machine specifications, RFQs, and acceptance criteria.
- Conduct feasibility studies, ROI analysis, and investment evaluations.
- Coordinate machine design, installation, commissioning, and validation activities.
- Work with suppliers on PLC/HMI functionality, robotics, pneumatics, and machine integration.
- Monitor machine performance, OEE, quality, capacity, and cost-saving results.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Travel domestically and internationally for project implementation and machine acceptance.
- Job Requirements Experience 5-7 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
- Experience in electronics manufacturing environment.
- Experience in automation machine development and process improvement.
- Experience in process control and new process implementation.
- Experience with soldering processes such as wave soldering, selective soldering, reflow soldering, or manual soldering process optimization.
- Knowledge of IPC standards, solder defect analysis, and process capability improvement is preferred.
- Technical Skills Automation machine design and development.
- PLC, HMI, sensors, servo systems, robotics, and pneumatics.
- Mechanical drawings and electrical schematics interpretation.
- Process Flow, FMEA, Control Plan, and risk assessment.
- Lean Manufacturing and productivity improvement.
- Project management and supplier management.
- Machine installation, commissioning, and validation.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF16949, IEC, and IPC standards.
- Good communication skills in English and Thai.
- What your background should look like Education Bachelor's or Master's Degree in: Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering 5-7 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Automation Engineering, Process Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
- Hands-on experience in electronics manufacturing (EMS, PCB Assembly, or Electronic Components Manufacturing).
- Strong understanding of soldering processes, solder quality requirements, IPC standards, and defect reduction methodologies.
- Experience developing automated production equipment and manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of PLC controls, automation systems, robotics, and machine integration.
- Experience with process validation, FMEA, Control Plan, and Lean Manufacturing.
- Proven success leading factory improvement or automation projects.
- Ability to work with global teams and machine suppliers.
- Willingness to travel 10-25% for machine commissioning and project support.