Junior Field Application Engineer; FAE; PCB Manufacturing

Job Openings Junior Field Application Engineer (FAE) - PCB Manufacturing

Location: San Jose, CA.
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Junior / Early Career
PCB Manufacturing or Engineering Experience Required

Our client, an established global manufacturer specializing in advanced printed circuit board (PCB) technologies, is seeking a Junior Field Applications Engineer (FAE) to support its customers and engineering teams.

Candidates must have professional experience working directly with printed circuit boards (PCBs). Experience in PCB fabrication, front-end engineering, process engineering, quality engineering, or PCB field applications engineering is highly relevant.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer interested in transitioning into a customer-facing technical role while continuing to build expertise in PCB manufacturing technologies.

The FAE will serve as a technical liaison between customers, engineering teams, manufacturing facilities, and sales professionals. The position involves supporting PCB design reviews, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), stack-up requirements, technical troubleshooting, and customer engineering discussions.

PCB Engineering & Technical Support

• Provide PCB Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and stack-up support to customer engineering and design teams for new products and existing design improvements.
• Review PCB fabrication drawings, technical specifications, and manufacturing requirements to ensure designs align with production capabilities.
• Participate in customer design reviews and recommend improvements to manufacturability, quality, and reliability.
• Assist with developing and reviewing fabrication drawing notes and manufacturing specifications.
• Interpret and apply relevant IPC standards, industry specifications, and customer-specific requirements.
• Coordinate technical inquiries and resolve engineering questions between customers and manufacturing teams.
• Provide technical guidance regarding PCB materials, fabrication processes, manufacturing tolerances, and production capabilities.

Manufacturing & Quality Support

• Collaborate with manufacturing facilities to evaluate design feasibility and resolve production-related technical challenges.
• Support investigations of customer-reported PCB quality issues and coordinate corrective actions with manufacturing and quality teams.
• Communicate factory capabilities, manufacturing limitations, and technology developments to customer engineering groups.
• Identify emerging customer technology requirements and communicate potential manufacturing capability gaps.
• Participate in customer visits, factory audits, and technical evaluations.

Customer & Sales Engineering Support

• Partner with Account Managers and sales leadership to provide technical support for existing and prospective customers.
• Participate in regularly scheduled customer meetings, engineering reviews, and technical discussions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations covering PCB manufacturing capabilities, technologies, and engineering solutions.
• Support customer programs by providing timely technical responses and coordinating with internal engineering and production teams.
• Assist with identifying technical opportunities that support customer growth and long-term relationships.
• Travel to customer locations and manufacturing facilities as needed.

• Professional, hands-on experience working with printed circuit boards (PCBs) is required.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • PCB fabrication or manufacturing
  • PCB front-end engineering / CAM engineering
  • PCB process engineering
  • PCB quality engineering
  • PCB field applications engineering
• Working knowledge of PCB manufacturing processes, materials, fabrication drawings, and technical specifications.
• Familiarity with PCB stack-up construction and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and communicate technical requirements to customers and manufacturing teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and sales departments.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings, technical discussions, and factory…