Senior Product Engineer

Watlow is a global industrial technology company that uses its world class engineering expertise, advanced thermal systems and manufacturing excellence to enrich everyday life. Many of the world's leading companies leverage our technology for decarbonization and process electrification across the globe.

Watlow is ideally positioned to cover the entire value chain, from feasibility study to unit start-up and follow-up throughout the entire life cycle. This unique position ensures the highest level of performance with a reduced environmental footprint.

Watlow's global offer is based on highly trained human resources, modern production facilities and an extended global network for industrial, technical supports & commercial services.

Position Summary:

This is a new role based in Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah and it is support our future global footprint projects. You will be part of the critical member of our Regional Engineering Team that supports and growing our capability in Asia. You will be reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, Malaysia, who is focused on delivering an unparalleled customer experience based on superior product performance, product quality, and technical responsiveness. At the same time, you will help develop, lead, and serve on regional and enterprise-wide engineering initiatives to create greater product capability and cost performance.

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Product Engineer, Research Engineer, Material Engineer are welcome to apply for this role.

** Those from silicone bonding / non-metallic / Adhesive bonding / Rubber background or Aerospace and Automative industry are highly recommended.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and validate
  Elastomer Material and Bonding processes
  (e.g., rubber-to-metal, rubber-to-plastic);
• Select and evaluate adhesives, primers, and elastomer compounds for compatibility and performance;
• Develop surface preparation protocols (e.g., cleaning, roughening, chemical treatments, plasma) to optimize adhesion;
• Characterize bonded joints through mechanical testing (peel, shear, tensile, fatigue) and thermal/environmental aging studies;
• Support scaleup from prototype to production, including process documentation, tooling design input, and operator training;
• Collaborate with materials scientists, design engineers, and quality teams to ensure robust, repeatable bonding;
• Investigate bonding failures using root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions;
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (e.g., ASTM, ISO) and customer requirements;
• Stay current with advancements in elastomeric materials, adhesives, and bonding technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related technical field are preferred;
• 5 to 8 years of experience in Elastomer Material and Bonding or adhesive technologies in automotive, aerospace, medical device, semiconductor, non metallic, rubber, polymer or industrial manufacturing;
• Familiarity with elastomer formulations (EPDM, NBR, FKM, silicone, etc.) and adhesive systems (epoxy, urethane, acrylic, etc.);
• Strong knowledge of surface science and adhesion mechanisms;
• Experience with Elastomer Material and Bonding
  process
  development, DOE, and SPC tools;
• Hands-on experience with mechanical testing and failure analysis of bonded assemblies;
• Proficient in technical documentation and communication of complex findings;
• Familiarity with FMEA, control plans, and PPAP (if in regulated industries);
• Knowledge of mold-in bonding and over-molding techniques;
• Experience with automation or robotic application of adhesives;
• Must be willing to work in
  Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah.
• Will be required to travel to US.