Swee Aun Teoh
About Swee Aun Teoh
Swee Aun Teoh is the Director of Global Hardware Sustaining Engineering at NI in Penang, Malaysia, with extensive experience in engineering and management roles.
Title: Director, Global Hardware Sustaining Engineering at NI
Swee Aun Teoh serves as the Director of Global Hardware Sustaining Engineering at National Instruments (NI) in Penang, Malaysia. In this role, he is responsible for managing global hardware sustaining activities. His work ensures R&D engineering support for manufacturing issues, customer escalations, and End-Of-Life (EOL) cases for both components and products. The team under his leadership operates out of Penang, Malaysia, and Debrecen, Hungary, contributing to NI's revenue defense mechanisms.
Employment History at NI: Section Manager Roles
Before becoming the Director of Global Hardware Sustaining Engineering, Swee Aun Teoh held several key positions at National Instruments. From 2019 to 2022, he worked as the Section Manager for Global HW Sustaining Engineering. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2019, he served as the Section Manager for Global Engineering Services, both in Penang, Malaysia. These roles involved him in various engineering and sustaining activities that helped shape his expertise in the field.
Employment History at Altera Corporation
Swee Aun Teoh has significant experience from his tenure at Altera Corporation in Penang, Malaysia. He worked as the R&D Test Development Manager from 2010 to 2012, and before that, as the New-Product-Group Manager from 2007 to 2010. He began his journey at Altera as a Member of Technical Staff (MTS) in Product Engineering from 2003 to 2007. These roles equipped him with comprehensive skills in first silicon debug, test development, and new product rollout, among other responsibilities.
Education: Imperial College London and MARA Science College
Swee Aun Teoh pursued his higher education at Imperial College London, where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, he completed his GCE A-Levels at MARA Science College Kuala Lumpur from 1993 to 1995. His foundational education includes earning the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia from SM Clifford Kuala Kangsar from 1988 to 1992. These academic qualifications provided a solid footing for his career in engineering.
Professional Expertise and Contributions
Swee Aun Teoh brings extensive experience in hardware sustaining activities, including first silicon debug, test development, device timing and power model validation, and managing manufacturing yields and quality issues. He has also been instrumental in PCB engineering and ensuring product compliance. Teoh has worked on building company branding and establishing a strategic pipeline for fresh graduate hires by engaging with key contacts from major local universities.