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Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager – EMS PCBA (Onsite, Seymour)
Lead technical engineering for EMS and PCBA production, including documentation, customer data conversion, and SMT programming. Support manufacturing with FUJI NXT III programming, process control, automation, and production readiness.
Description
- Lead technical engineering, workflow management, and technical oversight for production documentation, customer manufacturing data conversion, and SMT programming
- Manage, mentor, and prioritize work for Technical Engineering, Document Control, and SMT Programming teams
- Define workflows, accountability processes, quality metrics, and cross-training programs
- Partner with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Planning
- Coordinate technical onboarding, skills assessments, Component Identification training, and IPC-A-610 training
- Manage the intake, conversion, validation, and release of customer BOMs, Gerber files, CAD layouts, centroid files, fabrication drawings, and test procedures
- Review technical data and escalate missing, unclear, or conflicting design information
- Guide technical readiness from customer data receipt through production traveler release
- Review, release, and maintain work instructions, SOPs, and quality documentation
- Enter customer BOMs and technical parameters into the MRP/ERP system
- Create and maintain manufacturing routings, operation steps, model points, and digital workflows in Aegis MES
- Implement ECOs and align drawings, BOM revisions, machine programs, and work instructions
- Distribute Quality Bulletins and maintain configuration and revision control
- Lead SMT machine programming for FUJI NXT III platforms
- Create, verify, optimize, and maintain placement programs
- Manage the SMT component package library, including geometries, land patterns, dimensions, polarities, rotations, and feeder/nozzle assignments
- Optimize placement sequences, line balance, feeder layouts, and machine cycle times to improve OEE
- Provide shop-floor engineering support for FAI, NPI, and first-article prototype runs
- Investigate placement defects, rotation errors, package mismatches, and machine faults
- Identify automation opportunities and develop VBA tools and Excel templates
- Track and report KPIs such as program lead time, programming accuracy, first-pass placement yield, and engineering cycle times
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent electronics manufacturing and SMT programming experience may be considered
- At least 5 years of progressive engineering experience in electronics contract manufacturing, technical documentation, SMT programming, or manufacturing engineering
- Experience supervising or providing technical leadership to engineering teams
- Extensive experience in high-mix, low-to-medium-volume PCBA production
- Advanced knowledge of PCBA assembly, surface-mount technology, through-hole soldering, and technical documentation workflows
- Hands-on experience with SMT machine programming software; FUJI SMT equipment, especially FUJI NXT III platforms, strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge of electronic component packages, polarity standards, orientation rules, and reference designators
- Ability to read, interpret, and validate CAD, Gerber, schematic, centroid, and drawing data
- Completed training or certification in Component Identification and IPC-A-610 solder inspection standards
- Proficiency with Manufacturing Execution Systems and MRP/ERP platforms; Aegis MES and Infor preferred
- Experience using Gerber viewing or editing tools, CAD/CAM data conversion software, and PLM systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data modeling and VBA macro development
- Strong analytical troubleshooting, root-cause problem solving using 8D or A3, configuration management, and technical communication skills
- Ability to work in both a technical office and an active SMT manufacturing-floor environment
- Ability to handle sensitive electronic assemblies and tools
- Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds
- Ability to follow PPE and ESD safety procedures in accordance with OSHA and facility guidelines
Benefits
- Exempt employment classification
- Full-time position