PCB DFx Engineering Lead

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* Description:

** Are you a highly motivated and technically competent engineer interested in leading our Printed Circuit Card Design for Manufacturability, Test, and Fabrication efforts?

Are you interested in working with an Engineering and Manufacturing team developing and assembling challenging board designs for space radar/RF applications from concept to prototype to production?  Does working in partnership with our in house SMT line and test facilities for rapid technology development sound exciting?

If so, we offer a great opportunity for you as our PCB DFx Engineering Lead   We have the corporate investment, infrastructure, subject matter experts, and strategic focus to enable you to be successful

The PCB DFx Engineering Lead will be an onsite position at our Severn, MD location  This individual will be responsible for design review of circuit card designs, procurement and support during manufacturing and test efforts   The PCB DFx Lead tracks all PCB layout efforts, works closely with Engineering and Vendors to develop board stackups, understand which board houses can fabricate based on technical capabilities, ensures documentation packages are reviewed and complete for design for manufacturability, fabrication and test, tracks and resolves technical questions from fabrication houses

Primary Responsibilities:

- Reviews new PCB designs for manufacturability, test, reliability, and fabrication

- Reviews fabrication packages for completeness and accuracy

- Initiate communications with PCB fabrication vendors for design support and quoting

- Tracks incoming board acceptance, On time delivery  OTD  metrics, and general capabilities per vendor

- Addresses vendor questions directly, or after engaging the design engineer if necessary

- Enforces company configuration management and archival rules, in regards to eCAD designs

- Establish and maintain component libraries

- Create components and review/verify components created by other team members

- Update component creation processes and approval workflows  Train PCB designers and engineers in these processes

- Work closely with our In house manufacturing on best component footprint creation practices for our SMT process

- Works closely with project managers and/or division production manager to track all PCB tasking, prioritize work based on schedule requirements and report on circuit card design and fabrication schedules

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* - Experience in PCB Design, component creation, and component library management

- Altium, Zuken, Expedition or similar design tool experience

- Experience working with Gerbers and ODB   files using View Mate, Fab
3000, Valor, or other similar software

- Familiarity with high density surface mount devices and/or bare die

- Familiar with blind/buried vias and sequential lamination

- Flexibility and willingness to deal with diverse requirements and complex trade offs, often outside of, or beyond, industry standards

- Organized and able to track multiple concurrent projects at once

- Familiarity with IPC A 600 Class II and III, as well as other applicable IPC standards for PCB Design

- Familiarity with version management systems  Git, SVN, PDM, etc  

- Experience working directly with advanced high complexity Fabrication and SMT assembly manufacturers

- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with cross functional teams

- Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously

- Ability to work directly with program managers to support scheduling requirements

- Effective time management and prioritization skills

- Excellent communication and documentation skills

- US Citizen with the ability to obtain & maintain a security clearance

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Familiarity with electronics assembly processes

- Experience with a quality management system such as AS9100

- Prior experience working with space applications

- Experience with environmental and reliability testing from shock and vibration testing to thermal/vacuum testing

- Experience with Failure Review Boards and Manufacturing Review Boards

- Active secret security clearance

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you…