Our client is a highly diversified and prestigious industrial conglomerate with a deep-rooted history of driving industrial progress and technical engineering excellence across Southeast Asia. Operating through a prominent regional joint venture with a world-renowned European cable and connection technology manufacturer, they deliver world-class cabling, connectivity, and industrial automation solutions to leading manufacturing, process, and infrastructure sectors. By combining advanced European engineering with localized technical expertise, they provide customized, high-reliability systems that power regional industrialization.
The Product & Application Engineer is the technical bridge between world-class European/global engineering components (high-performance cables, connectivity systems, sensors, and switchgears) and real-world industrial automation clients in Malaysia. Operating as a technical solution provider rather than a rigid product seller, this individual contributor translates complex customer requirements into optimized engineering solutions, driving product success across the regional automation market.
1. Product Lifecycle & Technical Portfolio Management
Technical Ownership:
Manage high-end industrial automation and connectivity portfolios, including specialized cables, connectors, sensors, and switchgear components.
Component Evaluation:
Analyze product features, technical datasheets, and regulatory compliance standards to establish positioning and competitive advantages in the Malaysian market.
Global Liaison:
Act as the primary technical point of contact with international and regional R&D centers, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of product advancements and technical modifications.
2. Solution Design & Application Engineering
Technical Advisory:
Partner with B2B clients to analyze their factory or process system architecture, recommending the exact configurations of cables, sensors, and connectivity accessories required.
Custom Integration:
Design customized, project-specific technical solutions that integrate diverse, high-spec components into robust plant automation architectures.
Tendering Support:
Draft detailed technical blueprints, compile bills of materials (BOM), and establish technical documentation to support complex tender submissions and project bids.
3. Sales Enablement & Technical Training
Internal Training:
Conduct ongoing technical training, workshops, and product briefings for sales representatives and channel partners.
Customer Demonstration:
Lead live technical demonstrations and pilot test runs on-site at customer facilities to prove product capabilities.
Troubleshooting Support:
Provide advanced tier-2 technical support to resolve complex installation or operational anomalies for industrial clients.
Education & Technical Skills
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Technical Expertise:
Strong working knowledge of industrial cabling standards, connection technologies, sensor applications, and general factory automation ecosystems.
Systems Literacy:
Familiarity with basic CAD tools for reading/modifying layouts, along with general proficiency in ERP (such as SAP) and MS Office tools.
Experience & Competencies
Professional Background:
2 to 5 years of progressive experience in an application engineering, product support, technical sales, or E&I (Electrical & Instrumentation) role.
Industry Domain:
Solid experience within the industrial automation, factory connectivity, switchgear, or industrial cable sectors.
Consultative Mindset:
Outstanding analytical skills paired with a customer-centric attitude; must be comfortable translating abstract engineering challenges into solid solutions.
Communication:
Fluency in English (spoken and written) is mandatory. The ability to speak Mandarin or Bahasa Malaysia is highly advantageous to facilitate communication with regional suppliers and local contractors.
Competitive salary package with performance-based incentives and allowances.
Comprehensive medical, insurance, and executive wellness coverage.
Extensive professional development, including exposure to European engineering standards and advanced product training.
High autonomy in solution-building within an entrepreneurial, supportive corporate culture.
About Us:
MVC Resources is a fast growing Regional HR Service provider specializing in enabling talent and skills gap for executives and organisation. Since inception, MVC is instrumental in helping organisation to further grow their business from local, regional and global. Throughout the years, we have partnered with various organizations from start-ups, SMEs and MNCs in enabling talents, technologies and skills to grow. Our customers range across different industries and disciplines.
