Entry-Level or Associate Manufacturing Engineer

** Job Description*
* At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Production Engineering origination within Boeing Space Electronics is seeking a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Engineer (Entry-Level or Associate) who will support the entire SMT process, from setup and programming to troubleshooting and continuous improvement of SMT equipment used in PCB assembly. This includes ensuring smooth production workflows, minimizing downtime, optimizing machine performance, and achieving high-quality production standards. This position will be based out of El Segundo, CA.

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* Position Responsibilities:

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* + Establishes procedures, standards, protocols and reporting requirements.

+ Utilize lean manufacturing tools; recommend improvements in production methods, standards, tooling, equipment, layout, procedures, product designs, and performance efficiency.

+ Support engineering and manufacturing activities for all Surface Mount operations including programming, calibrating, and operating equipment and machines.

+ Develop preventive maintenance plans, troubleshooting and support of repairs on SMT machines and equipment.

+ Designing and modifying solder paste stencils and other SMT tooling and shop aids.

+ Develop SMT rework thermal profiles to perform rework and repair of electronic assemblies.

+ Configuring and optimizing SMT machines and equipment for building electronics assemblies, including requirements for new designs.

+ Maintaining build schedule targets by resolving production issues, while maintaining the integrity of manufacturing and design requirements.

+ Facilitate a close relationship with the engineering team during design, build, and test to provide continuous feedback required for design improvement.

+ Developing and executing Statistical Process Control for Manufacturing processes.

+ Work with the design team in response to manufacturing problems, parts obsolescence, and requirement changes.

+ Support the transition of products from development to volume production and identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost.

** This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.*
* ** Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):*
* + This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship as a condition of employment. A final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

+ Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

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Experience with IPC & J-STD-001.

+ 1+ years of experience with Printed Circuit Board (PCB), Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Manufacturing Engineering and Process Design.

+ 1+ years of experience working with and maintaining Surface Mount Technology (SMT) machines and equipment such as:
Solder Paste Printer, Solder Paste Inspection, Pick and Place, Reflow Oven, Automated Optical Inspection, etc.

+ Experience in reading and interpreting engineering drawing and documents, CAD files, instructions, operation manuals, safety rules, etc.

** Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):*
* + 3+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

+ Interpersonal and language skills to collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels within the organization as well as external stakeholders.

+ Knowledge of problem-solving tools to continually improve processes while eliminating defects and errors.

+ Level 1:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor), or an…