PCBA Process Engineer

Flex•Austin, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is hiring a PCBA Process Engineer to provide assembly method engineering support for the development, implementation, and documentation of production processes used to manufacture electronic assemblies. The position is onsite in Austin, Texas, and reports to the Process Engineering Director. The engineer develops and maintains manufacturing programs, supports production by diagnosing process and placement issues, and helps implement corrective actions. The role also involves balancing production lines and equipment, managing product and program changes, producing manufacturing setup documentation, and coordinating program development with customer schedules and capacity-planning needs. In some cases, the position includes maintenance duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
At least 1 year of related manufacturing experience.
Theoretical knowledge in at least one of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, or physics.
Ability to solve practical problems in one of the listed disciplines or apply its principles to basic or applied research.
Experience or capability using electronic-assembly tools and methods, including color code, components, schematics, PCB touch-up, commercial soldering, mechanical assembly, or PCB point-to-point wiring.

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.
Correct programs 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 bills of materials, Fabmaster, assembly drawings, and panel drawings to generate programs for placement equipment.
Generate visual aids and setup documentation for manufacturing.
Program multiple types of electromechanical automated machines, including placement, screen-printing, optical-inspection, and dispensing equipment.
Develop programs according to customer schedules provided by the CFT.
Provide input to the capacity-planning team through scheduling tools.
Maintain libraries of programs, profiles, and part data by customer and project.
Perform maintenance duties in some cases.