Product Design Engineer

This position focuses on supporting product launch, manufacturing transfer, and production readiness for high-performance interconnect, thermal, and mechanical products at the Vietnam manufacturing site. You will play a critical role in identifying manufacturing risks, resolving build and production issues, coordinating technical actions across sites, and ensuring that design intent is effectively implemented on the production line.

1. NPI Execution and Production Ramp-up

• Lead NPI activities from design transfer through implementation at the Vietnam manufacturing site

• Coordinate prototype builds, pilot runs, validation builds, and production launch activities

• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, technical risks, and issue closure status

• Support achievement of CP milestones, production readiness gates, and mass production schedules

• Escalate critical technical or schedule risks in a timely manner with clear facts, impact assessment, and recommended next steps

2. On-site Manufacturing and Technical Support

• Lead technical analysis and improvement activities for product assembly and manufacturing issues

• Provide on-site support for trial production, build events, line readiness, and production ramp-up

• Investigate product anomalies, assembly defects, process gaps, and manufacturing constraints

• Drive corrective actions through implementation and verify improvement effectiveness on the production line

• Support continuous improvement in manufacturing capacity, yield, quality, and operational efficiency

3. Issue Resolution and Continuous Improvement

• Lead failure analysis, FACA, and root cause investigation activities for product and process issues

• Consolidate technical inputs from design, quality, production, suppliers, and other stakeholders

• Define and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent issue recurrence

• Track action closure, verify effectiveness, and communicate improvement status to relevant stakeholders

• Document lessons learned and contributed to the engineering knowledge base for future projects

4. Cross-functional Communication and Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the Vietnam manufacturing site

• Collaborate closely with Taiwan PDE, Project Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, and supplier teams

• Coordinate cross-functional resources to resolve technical issues and support production readiness

• Drive supplier technical alignment, improvement actions, and launch readiness activities

• Support customer technical requirements, production audits, and issue-response activities when required

5. Design Review and Manufacturing Feasibility Evaluation

• Participate in design reviews, DFM/DFA reviews, design validation, and production readiness assessments

• Evaluate product manufacturability and identify risks related to assembly, tooling, fixtures, and mass production

• Provide factory-driven design improvement recommendations based on production feedback and manufacturing constraints

• Track design change implementation status through the ECR/ECN process

• Ensure approved design changes are accurately implemented and validated on the production line

6. Supplier, Tooling, Fixture, and Equipment Readiness

• Track tooling design, fabrication, qualification, and readiness status

• Support supplier technical issue resolution and verify corrective action effectiveness

• Assess supplier readiness and mass production capability for critical components and processes

• Monitor introduction, validation, and readiness of critical components, fixtures, and automation equipment

• Support fixture and automation equipment acceptance, qualification, and handover to production

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or a related engineering function.

• Hands-on experience supporting production launch, design transfer, factory transfer, or production ramp-up projects.

• Experience working with cross-country or cross-site engineering and manufacturing teams.

• Working knowledge of PDP/NPI processes, DFM/DFA, GD&T, root cause analysis, FACA/8D, DOE, and engineering documentation management.

• Proficiency with CAD software and engineering design tools; UG NX experience is preferred.

• Ability to review and manage BOMs, drawings, specifications, design records, ECR/ECN implementation status, and production validation documentation.

• Strong structured problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze product, assembly, tooling, fixture, and process issues.

• Intermediate or higher English proficiency, including technical reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

• Comfortable working in an on-site factory environment and collaborating with overseas engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing stakeholders.

• Exciting opportunities to contribute and grow alongside our expanding NEW Plant!

• Modern and professional American-standard environment

• PBM culture encourages collaboration and creates opportunities for each individual to BE ALL that you can be

• Full salary-based insurance coverage/ Full salary (100%) during the probation period.

• 24/7 occupational safety insurance provided from the first working day.

• Premium health insurance after just 2 months

• Most Saturdays off (working hours: 8AM - 4.30PM)

• Access to international training and work opportunities through the Talent Exchange Programme across the Industries' global network of factories.

• Daily Bus from Hanoi Center

• Annual Summer Trip, laptop, uniform

• A canteen with modern facilities offers good-quality meals daily

• is contribution based and includes: base salary, allowances, overtime, a fixed 13th month salary, an engagement bonus (≈ fixed 14th month), performance and spot bonuses, and service awards.