Conformal Coating Lead

Rocket EMS•Carson City, NV

10d•$24 - $28

About The Position

As a Conformal Coating Lead at Rocket EMS, you will provide hands-on leadership to the team applying protective coatings to high-reliability electronic assemblies. You will coordinate daily work, support operators, verify workmanship, and help meet production schedules. The role requires conformal coating experience, attention to detail, and the ability to train employees while maintaining consistent quality and safe chemical-handling practices. The position involves working alongside operators through masking, coating application, curing, demasking, and inspection. You will help ensure coating processes follow approved instructions, customer requirements, and applicable workmanship standards; maintain production and material records; troubleshoot routine process issues; and support training, first-article reviews, new product introductions, and process improvements. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position. Overtime and weekends may be needed for production support. The pay range is $24–$28 USD. The position may require access to export-controlled technical data or technology, so the successful candidate must be eligible under applicable U.S. export-control laws or eligible for required government authorization.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 3 years of hands-on conformal coating experience in electronics manufacturing.
Experience with manual coating methods and automated selective coating systems.
Working knowledge of coating materials such as acrylic, urethane, and silicone.
Experience with masking, curing, coating inspection, and approved touch-up or rework methods.
Ability to lead by example, communicate priorities, and coach operators.
Ability to read and follow MPIs, assembly drawings, coating maps, and customer requirements.
Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, and defect recognition.
Practical troubleshooting skills and sound judgment about when to escalate issues.
Ability to organize work, monitor progress, and maintain accurate production records.
Working knowledge of chemical safety, PPE, ESD controls, and material traceability.
Eligibility to access export-controlled information under applicable U.S. export-control laws or eligibility for any required government authorization.

Nice To Haves

Technical training in electronics manufacturing or conformal coating.
Previous experience as a production lead, trainer, or senior operator.
Experience with automated selective coating systems such as PVA or Nordson Asymtek.
Experience supporting high-mix production and high-reliability electronic assemblies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily work assignments with the Production Supervisor to meet priorities, schedules, and quality requirements.
Work alongside operators to perform masking, coating application, curing, demasking, and inspection.
Review MPIs, assembly drawings, coating maps, and customer requirements before work begins; ensure operators understand coverage requirements and keep-out areas.
Set up and operate manual and automated selective coating equipment using approved programs, materials, and process settings.
Verify masking protects connectors, test points, mounting features, and other areas that must remain free of coating.
Check coating coverage, thickness, and cure condition using approved inspection methods and acceptance criteria.
Identify coating defects, contain affected assemblies, and coordinate disposition with Quality and Engineering.
Ensure workmanship meets applicable IPC-A-610 Class 2 and Class 3 requirements and customer specifications.
Verify material identification, lot traceability, shelf life, mixing requirements, pot life, and storage conditions according to approved instructions.
Train and coach operators on equipment operation, workmanship, documentation, and safe handling practices; communicate training needs to the supervisor.
Troubleshoot routine equipment and application issues within approved procedures and escalate issues requiring maintenance or engineering support.
Complete production records, material usage logs, and ERP transactions; communicate output, defects, downtime, and shift handoffs.
Perform assigned equipment cleaning and routine maintenance; coordinate additional service with Maintenance.
Support first-article reviews, new product introductions, and improvements that reduce defects, rework, and production delays.
Enforce PPE, ventilation, chemical handling, waste disposal, housekeeping, and ESD requirements.