PCBA Process Engineer II

Banner Engineering Career•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Engineering is hiring a PCBA Process Engineer II to provide manufacturing engineering support and technical leadership for new product introduction and early production of printed circuit board assemblies at its Brooklyn Park, Minnesota facility. The role works closely with product design engineers and manufacturing teams throughout product development to ensure designs are manufacturable, production processes and documentation are ready, and potential quality or yield concerns are identified early. The position reports to the Director of Engineering. The engineer serves as the PCBA process engineering interface for new products from early development through engineering builds, production release, and initial manufacturing ramp. The role includes developing and maintaining PCBA Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines; training product development teams on manufacturing processes, requirements, and capabilities; participating in design reviews; supporting prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds; and providing manufacturing feedback to product teams. It also supports the transition of newly released products into production, manufacturing readiness, and early-life yield reviews and improvement plans. The position collaborates with product engineering, PCBA process engineering, technicians, production, quality, supply chain, test engineering, and other manufacturing-support functions. It has no direct supervisory responsibilities. The work is on-site in a manufacturing environment, with travel to local facilities as needed and domestic and international travel up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 3 years of experience in PCBA manufacturing engineering or SMT process engineering.
Working knowledge of PCB fabrication, electronic component packaging, PCB surface finishes, solderability, and common PCBA manufacturing defect mechanisms.
Experience supporting new products, engineering or prototype builds, pilot production, or production ramp in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to review product designs and identify manufacturing risks or improvement opportunities.
Ability to understand PCB assembly drawings, PCB layouts, bills of material, engineering drawings, and component specifications.
Strong hands-on troubleshooting and structured problem-solving skills, including distinguishing design-, material-, equipment-, and process-related manufacturing problems.
Ability to analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify trends and recommend practical design or process improvements.
Ability to develop technical documentation, manufacturing procedures, engineering recommendations, and training materials.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain manufacturing requirements and technical concerns to designers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to support multiple new-product projects and engineering builds simultaneously.
Ability to work collaboratively with product design engineers, build requestors, production management, operators, technicians, quality personnel, and manufacturing-support functions.
Ability to work independently and escalate technical risks and issues appropriately.
Regular attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing PCBA Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews or developing PCB/PCBA manufacturing design guidelines.
Detailed knowledge of component land patterns, solder-joint formation, stencil design, solder paste printing, placement, reflow profiling, SPI, AOI, through-hole or selective soldering, depanelization, and PCBA test processes.
Knowledge of IPC standards and industry guidance applicable to electronic assemblies.
Experience with PFMEA, process capability, SPC, Design of Experiments (DOE), root-cause analysis, control plans, or other structured process-development and risk-management methods.
Familiarity with MES, ERP, manufacturing databases, SQL, Qlik, Power BI, or other manufacturing-data and analysis tools.
IPC certification, SMTA certification, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar process engineering qualifications.
Experience working in an ISO 9001 quality-system environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary PCBA process engineering interface for new product introduction from early product development through engineering builds, production release, and initial manufacturing ramp.
Partner with product design engineers to review PCBA designs for manufacturability, process capability, yield risk, assembly complexity, and compatibility with manufacturing equipment and processes.
Provide recommendations on component selection and placement, PCB layout, solderability, assembly clearances, panelization, tooling, inspection, test access, depanelization, and other manufacturing considerations.
Develop, maintain, and improve PCBA Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines.
Train product development personnel on PCBA manufacturing processes, DFM guidelines, manufacturing capabilities, and producible design practices.
Support engineering prototype, pilot, and pre-production PCBA builds on the manufacturing floor and coordinate resolution of manufacturing issues.
Document engineering-build issues and observations and provide structured feedback to design teams, build requestors, production management, and manufacturing support personnel.
Capture lessons learned from new product introductions and incorporate them into guidelines, design reviews, manufacturing standards, training materials, and future product development.
Develop, review, and validate manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and process parameters for new products.
Collaborate with process engineers, technicians, production, quality, product engineering, supply chain, test engineering, and other support functions to facilitate product introduction.
Lead manufacturing readiness activities, including reviews of equipment capability, tooling, process requirements, inspection strategy, documentation, and operator instructions.
Lead or support root-cause investigations and corrective actions for issues found during engineering builds, production ramp, and early product life.
Propose short- and long-term changes to tooling, equipment, inspection, or manufacturing technology to meet new design requirements.