Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing

Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing

Wärtsilä Energy Storage is looking for a Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing. The role will be part of the Manufacturing Engineering team. The Engineer is responsible for the design, development, assembly, and testing of electrical systems and components. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that products meet quality standards and performance requirements. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter that can work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. The candidate should thrive in a fast paced, constantly changing environment while the industry and company go through substantial growth.

The Engineer is required to work on site at the factory in Penang, Malaysia from Monday to Friday.

What will you be doing :

As  Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing,  your work will focus on these responsibilities :

• Provide the day-to-day assembly / test support related to electrical components of energy storage product e.g., PLCs, breakers, fuses and relays for DC and AC circuits, connectors, cables (both power / ethernet / fire alarm) etc.
• Provide product maintenance support to review, search, verify alternate electrical components sources.
• Work independently with vendors and design team to understand root cause of failures, propose design or component changes, and implement and validate design changes.
• Support cost reduction efforts and identify new cost take out and ideas

Review electrical schematic, single line diagram, field wiring diagram, wire-list in Eplan and BOMs for energy storage systems following UL508A and IEC61439-1 / 2 standards.

Evaluate vendor capability to manufacture products and support ramp up target.

Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and support developing and maintaining the FAT procedure regarding electrical engineering.

You will shine in this role, when you have :

Why you and us

All our employees are encouraged to utilise the variety of training activities, learning solutions and self-study materials that we have to offer which supports the opportunity to further develop your talents and competencies within a very global working environment, in an ambitious and growth orientated organisation.

Contact & next steps

Please submit your application before the deadline through our Careers portal. Applications through email will not be considered. After submitting your application you’ll receive a confirmation email.

In case of any questions, reach out to (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to) :

Hyun Joo Kim

Talent Acquisition Partner

Email :

Last application date : 28 / 10 / 2025

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

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