The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) engineering team to ensure efficient, high-quality PCB assembly operations.
Requirements
- Lead, coach, and develop the SMT engineering team to achieve departmental and company objectives.
- Oversee day-to-day SMT production engineering activities, ensuring process stability, efficiency, and high yield.
- Manage and optimize SMT equipment, including stencil printers, placement machines, reflow ovens, and Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in process capability, cycle time reduction, and defect prevention.
- Lead new product introduction (NPI) for SMT lines, ensuring successful prototype builds and seamless production transition.
- Collaborate with Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams to resolve process issues and improve manufacturability.
- Define and maintain SMT process standards, documentation, and equipment maintenance plans.
- Analyze process data (Statistical Process Control (SPC), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), yield, downtime) and implement corrective actions to achieve performance targets.
- Participate in capacity planning, line balancing, and layout optimization for future scalability.
- Manage engineering projects, including capital equipment justification and implementation.
- Ensure compliance with ESD, IPC, and ISO standards and support audits as required.