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Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager – Electronics Manufacturing Services, PCBA
J&T. Provide strategic leadership, workflow management, and direct technical oversight across Technical Engineering, production documentation, customer manufacturing data conversion, and SMT programming .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in SMT programming, technical documentation, and engineering leadership within electronics manufacturing. Proficient in managing workflows, quality metrics, and cross-training programs while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
SMT ProgrammingFUJI NXT III PlatformsTechnical DocumentationManufacturing Execution SystemsComponent Identification and IPC-A-610 Certification
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Hard Skills
PCBA Assembly ProcessesSurface-Mount TechnologyVBA Macro DevelopmentData ModelingTechnical Communication
Soft Skills
Analytical TroubleshootingRoot-Cause Problem SolvingTeam Leadership
Tools & Technologies
Aegis MESMRP/ERP SystemsGerber Viewing/Editing ToolsCAD/CAM Data Conversion Software
Certifications & Qualifications
IPC-A-610 Certification
Industry Keywords
Electronics Contract ManufacturingTechnical EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringHigh-Mix, Low-To-Medium Volume PCBA Production
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyERPVBA
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic leadership, workflow management, and direct technical oversight across Technical Engineering, production documentation, customer manufacturing data conversion, and SMT programming
- Manage, mentor, and establish operational priorities for Technical Engineering, Document Control, and SMT Programming personnel
- Establish workflows, accountability mechanisms, quality metrics, and cross-training programs
- Coordinate with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Planning
- Coordinate technical onboarding, skills assessments, and Component Identification and IPC-A-610 training
- Direct intake, conversion, validation, and release of customer BOMs, Gerber files, CAD layouts, centroid files, fabrication drawings, and test procedures
- Oversee technical data reviews and escalate missing, ambiguous, or conflicting design information
- Facilitate technical readiness from 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
- Build and maintain manufacturing routings, operation steps, model points, and digital workflows in Aegis MES
- Execute ECOs and synchronize drawings, BOM revisions, machine programs, and work instructions
- Disseminate Quality Bulletins and enforce configuration and revision control
- Lead SMT machine programming for FUJI NXT III platforms
- Generate, verify, optimize, and maintain placement programs
- Supervise the SMT component package library, including geometries, land patterns, dimensions, polarities, rotations, and feeder/nozzle assignments
- Optimize placement sequences, line balancing, feeder layouts, and machine cycle times to maximize OEE
- Provide shop-floor engineering support during 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
- Monitor and report KPIs including program lead time, programming accuracy, first-pass placement yield, and engineering cycle times
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent direct electronics manufacturing and SMT programming experience will be considered
- Minimum 5+ years of progressive engineering experience within electronics contract manufacturing (EMS), technical documentation, SMT programming, or manufacturing engineering
- Demonstrated supervisory or technical team leadership experience
- Deep experience in high-mix, low-to-medium volume PCBA production environments
- Advanced understanding of PCBA assembly processes, surface-mount technology, through-hole soldering, and technical documentation lifecycles
- Hands-on proficiency with SMT machine programming software; direct experience on FUJI SMT equipment (FUJI NXT III platforms) strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge of electronic component package types, polarity standards, orientation rules, and reference designators
- Ability to read, interpret, and validate CAD, Gerber, schematic, centroid, and drawing datasets
- Successful completion or certification in Component Identification and IPC-A-610 solder inspection standards
- Proficiency in Manufacturing Execution Systems and MRP/ERP systems; Aegis MES and Infor preferred
- Experience with Gerber viewing/editing tools, CAD/CAM data conversion software, and PLM systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including data modeling and VBA macro development
- Strong analytical troubleshooting, root-cause problem solving (8D/A3), configuration management, and technical communication skills
- Ability to work in a technical office and active SMT manufacturing floor environment
- Ability to handle sensitive electronic assemblies and tools
- Ability to lift and carry up to 10 lbs frequently and 25 lbs occasionally
- Ability to follow PPE and ESD safety protocols per OSHA and facility guidelines
Benefits
Comp & perks- Exempt position
- Full-time employment