Backend Technician
The Backend Technician is responsible for operating and maintaining selective soldering machines and conformal coating processes.
About Kitron
Kitron is a leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, delivering improved flexibility, cost efficiency, and innovation power through the value chain. The company has operations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, India, China, Malaysia and the United States. With 2500 highly skilled employees, Kitron manufactures and delivers anything from fully assembled electronic circuit boards to complete end - products for customers globally. Related technical services like prototyping, industrialisation, material analysing and test development are also key competencies offered by Kitron.
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Location: Senai
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Job Description:
The Backend Technician is responsible for operating and maintaining selective soldering machines and conformal coating processes to ensure product quality, process stability, and compliance with IPC/quality standards. Responsibilities include setup, troubleshooting, inspection, preventive maintenance, and documentation.
Selective Soldering & Wave Soldering Responsibilities
· Setup, operate, and troubleshoot selective soldering machines. Ersa Wave Soldering & Selective Soldering.
· Load fixtures/programs, check solder pot temperature, nozzle alignment, flux calibration.
· Monitor solder quality: bridging, wetting, hole fill, IPC-A-610 compliance.
· Perform preventive maintenance: solder pot, nozzle, flux spray, N2 system, pumps, conveyors.
Conformal Coating Responsibilities
· Setup and operate spray/dispense coating systems (manual/automatic). Nordson Machine.
· Verify coating material, viscosity, curing profile, and masking.
· Inspect coating thickness, coverage, bubbles, contamination, overspray.
· Operate UV inspection and monitor curing system (oven/UV tunnel).
Quality & Documentation
· Record process parameters, downtime logs, defect trends, machine performance.
· Support root cause analysis for bridging, solder balls, voids, skip soldering.
· Follow ESD, 5S, and safety requirements.
Required Skills & Qualifications
· Diploma/Certificate in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics or equivalent.
· Experience in backend PCB assembly (selective soldering, wave, coating).
· Knowledge of IPC-A-610, IPC-CC-830, ESD, and manufacturing quality systems.
· Ability to read PCB drawings, polarity, coating keep-out zones, WI/BOM.
· Basic troubleshooting & preventive maintenance competency.
- Department
- Technical
- Locations
- Kitron Malaysia