Job Description

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek - so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

Agilent currently has a position for Research and Development System & Test Architect. This position is based in Penang, Malaysia, and will be working on new products in the Life Sciences field.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to define system architecture and lead cross-functional teams to investigate comprehensively to develop a cost-effective, reliable, and high-quality instrumentation system to meet project requirements and expectations. Provide technical knowledge of system engineering principles and their applications to facilitate seamless interpretation and translation into design intent.
• Understand the project's internal/external performance, functionality, form, fit, quality, reliability, robustness, safety, and regulatory compliance requirements work closely with the cross-functional teams to generate implementable Design Input that can be translated into Design Output with adequate prototype evaluation, research, analysis, simulation.
• As a technical point of contact to represent the project team to liaise, report, and update key stakeholders
• Generate executable test architecture/strategy to allow systematic execution into test plan in verifying the product qualities, functionalities, performances, reliabilities, and robustness as per the agreed requirements and aspirations.
• Key reviewer to buy off the test plan and test cases. Supervise the test execution from compliance and quality pespective.
• Drive product risk assessment using established tools (FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis…etc) to understand the anticipated design risks and create an action item plan to mitigate and contain the risks.
• Lead team to investigate the failure and perform Root Cause Analysis with professional tools and manage, track and monitor design/project issues and ensure proper closure with action at the required project stages.
• Responsible to work with the Project Manager in facilitating the transition and transfer of product design to the full production phase.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic Engineering from an accredited college/university
• Typically 10 years of experience in R&D, NPI or Test Engineering.
• Good knowledge of basic electronic (DMM, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, etc.), and mechanical (positional, cyclic, temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, altitude, etc.) testing methodology.
• Experience with the design/ testing of automated equipment, robotics, and other instrumentation is an added advantage.
• Good depth of experience in FMEA or other failure prevention techniques.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills coupled with a detailed approach to root cause failure analysis
• Good organization, planning, interpersonal skills, and ability to work in a team.
• Able to adapt well to a dynamic working environment, eager to learn new knowledge, and able to work independently.

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Option to Work Remote

Travel Required

Shift

Day

Duration

No End Date

Job Function

R&D