PCB Production Engineer
About The Position
Our Goals At Farcast, we aim to improve global prosperity. We achieve this goal by building innovative products that enable access to information. Satellite internet is one of the most important ways to achieve this goal and to provide global connectivity coverage. However, the capacity of satellite internet services is limited by the quality and affordability of the devices consumers use to connect to satellites. These devices are called “user terminals”. Our mission is to bring unprecedented innovation to the user terminal industry. We believe our innovation will be key in making satellite internet accessible to everyone. Please join us if your goals align with ours!
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing and working directly with contract manufacturers (CMs)
- General experience working with multi-layer PCB Fab/manufacturing and PCBA, including IPC standards
- Familiarity with antenna measurements and microwave test equipment
- Strong working knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system and structured release processes
- Demonstrated experience across multiple stages of the product life cycle, from prototype to mass production, including environmental and EMI qualification, ECRs, components obsolescence, and failure analysis.
- Experience with IEC and EN standards
- Experience in project scheduling and tracking manufacturing timelines
- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the production of Microwave, Antenna, or Wireless Communication products
- Experience in shipping complex, multi-disciplinary products requiring certification, compliance, and environmental testing.
- Hands-on experience in pre-production testing within a lab environment, with the ability to translate processes into CM settings.
- Experience in the aerospace industry
Responsibilities
- Manage the transition from prototype builds to production, ensuring manufacturability and quality are maintained.
- Ensure component procurement aligns with program goals.
- Establish and maintain gate reviews, such as the Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) and its intermediate phases, leading up to MRR.
- Coordinate contract manufacturing (CM) activities and pre-production projects through the EVT → DVT → PVT phases, and assist with Bill of Materials (BoM) management, ensuring accuracy, version control, and alignment across engineering teams.
- Provide project management support across cross-functional teams, including support for in-house testing, lab operations, equipment management, and supply chain of test and manufacturing assets.
- Support production readiness and compliance
- Support quality certification processes, such as ISO 9001/AS9100
- Support Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) documentation for key product assemblies to identify and mitigate potential failure points.
- Coordinate testing (environmental, reliability) towards qualification readiness and production.
Benefits
- Meaningful company stock ownership
- Unlimited PTO plus 20+ days of company shutdown
- Parental leave designed by parents for parents
- 401k with 5% company matching
- $6,000 annual wellness perk
- Individualized health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
