SMT Board Assembly Technician

Spark Fun Pcb Assembly Technician

Since 2003, Spark Fun has been helping turn ideas into reality – whether you're creating a smart weather station, exploring the frontier of machine learning, building a robot for school or prototyping your first (or tenth) product. No matter your vision or skill level, our open source components, resources and online tutorials are designed to broaden access to innovative technology and make the road to a finished project shorter.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. Spark Fun offers an abundance of opportunities to learn new skills from other Funions, in addition to many other benefits and perks.

The primary responsibility of the PCBA/SMT Assembly Technician is to test, rework and assemble circuit boards with an emphasis on high quality & efficiency.

1. Assemble & rework circuit boards

• Receive daily batches from Lead Final Assembly Technician or Board Assembly Manager
• Handle all assembly & rework stages of the build process, including:
• Ability to use board assembly equipment, like, soldering iron, reflow oven, board washer, hot air station, depanelizer, & Hakko FM206-DSS Rework Station
• Hand solder, both PTH(plated through hole) and SMD(surface mount device), components efficiently
• Read and understand a BOM(bill of materials) for initial assessment of the build & trouble-shooting
• Inspect & identify errors on all components used in our board population

2. Test circuit boards:

• Utilizing the internal ERP system, follow written test procedures to test full functionality of most assemblies
• When applicable, utilize a general understanding of electronics to perform "visual inspection" of boards to identify errors

3. Quality control inspection of all completed batches:

• Follow established procedures to ensure functional circuit boards are being completed in the build process, including 25% and 100% inspection of completed circuit boards
• Document and deliver erroneous boards, and communicate potential course of action

4. Maintain an organized & clean work space:

• Keep workstation, inventory, & all other Board Assembly areas clean & organized
• Participate in monthly warehouse cleaning
• Check emails multiple times throughout the day