Wave Technician
Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaRemoteFull-time
AI Summary
Operates and maintains wave soldering equipment for PCB manufacturing, creates process documentation, troubleshoots solder defects, and supports production line operations in a power solutions manufacturing environment.
About this role
Wave Technician
- XP Power XP Power is a global leader in providing essential power solutions to the Industrial Technology, Healthcare and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sectors. We design and manufacture power controllers, the essential hardware component in every piece of electrical equipment that converts power from the electricity grid into the right form for equipment to function. Listed as a FTSE 250 company on the London Stock Exchange we are a fast-growing business, serving our global blue-chip customer base from 29 locations across Europe, North America, and Asia. We are extremely proud and committed to our culture that values Customer Focus, Flexibility, Knowledge, Speed, and Integrity. Joining our team means you’ll work in a high performing global organisation where employees collaborate and strive to make XP Power the first-choice power solutions provider delivering the ultimate experience for our customers and our people.
- Set up and maintain wave soldering equipment (e.g., ERSA, Electrovert).
- Create and maintain process documentation including work instructions, solder profiles, and process parameters.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to solder bridges, cold solder joints, poor wetting, or component damage.
- Follow up with improvement projects as assignment from Engineer.
- Monitor and adjust soldering parameters such as conveyor speed, preheat temperatures, flux quantity, and solder pot settings.
- The PCB Process Technician supports the daily operation
- Assist with line troubleshooting to reduce downtime and improve yields.
- Support first article builds and process validation for new products.
- Collect data on process performance and assist engineers with yield and defect analysis.
- Follow IPC-A-610 standards for visual inspection and quality control.
- Maintain ESD-safe working conditions and handle components appropriately.
Qualifications
- Tertiary education in Electrical/Electronics Engineering,
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience as a test technician in a similar Electronics company.
- Electronics test, troubleshooting, and repair experience
- Experience testing and diagnosing electronic products, power supplies and related products.
- Ability to work from electrical schematics, change notices, and use standard electronic diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to make common mechanical connections associated with power supply testing
- Good communications skills with proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia
- Knowledgeable on Windows applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with SAP systems
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to lift 50 lbs
Additional Information
Key Skills & Responsibilities:
- Involve in complete a variety of equipment, production line issue support
- Initiatives and handle a variety of engineering issues.
- Deal with a variety of technical problems.
- Maintain equipment, tool jig, process.
Skills
Conveyor Speed AdjustmentElectrical SchematicsElectronic TestElectrovertErsaESD-safe HandlingExcelFlux ApplicationIPC-A-610PowerPointPower Supply TestingPreheat Temperature ControlSAPSolder Pot SettingsSolder ProfilingTroubleshootingWave SolderingWord
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