PCBA Process Engineer

Flex•Austin, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Process Engineering Director, the PCBA Process Engineer provides assembly method engineering support in developing, implementing, and documenting production processes for electronic assemblies. This position is onsite in Austin, Texas. The role programs and verifies automated production equipment, supports manufacturing by diagnosing process issues and implementing corrective actions, balances production lines, and maintains programs, profiles, part data, and associated documentation. It also generates setup documentation and visual aids, develops programs according to customer schedules, and provides scheduling information to capacity planning. Maintenance duties may also be performed in some cases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
At least 1 year of related experience in manufacturing.
Ability to use electronic assembly tools and perform tasks involving color codes, components, schematics, PCB touch-up, commercial soldering, mechanical assembly, and PCB point-to-point wiring.
Theoretical knowledge in one or more of the listed disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, or physics.
Ability to solve practical problems in one or more of those disciplines, or apply their principles to basic or applied research.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with automated equipment.

Responsibilities

Administer SMT programs and verify the accuracy of placement, adhesive dispense, screen printer, paste inspection, oven, AOI, X-ray, and/or coating programs.
Support manufacturing production by diagnosing placement and process issues and applying corrective actions.
Balance production lines and machines for optimal Standard Placement Rate.
Make program corrections and submit software change forms.
Incorporate product revision changes, perform line changes, and facilitate transfers of programs and associated documentation to and from the site.
Use CAD data, Gerbers, fabrication drawings, centroid data, customer BOMs, Fabmaster, assembly drawings, and panel drawings to generate placement equipment programs.
Generate visual aids and setup documentation for manufacturing.
Program multiple types of electro-mechanical automated machines, including placement, screen-printing, optical inspection, and dispensing equipment.
Develop programs based on customer schedules provided by CFT.
Provide input to the capacity planning team through scheduling tools.
Maintain customer- and project-specific libraries of programs, profiles, and part data.
Perform maintenance duties in some cases.