Sr. SMT Manufacturing Engineer

SRCTec, LLC SRCTec, LLC is currently seeking a highly seasoned and product development-oriented engineer to join their Surface Mount Technology (SMT) team. Individuals who are passionate about ensuring products are developed and transitioned to manufacturing with a high degree of producibility best suited for this role.

What You’ll Do Support manufacturing for surface mount electronics (SMT) and through hole soldering

Support specifying new equipment and evaluation of new equipment, processes, and materials

Support SMT initiatives with wide business impact and help proliferate best practices across the SRC enterprise

Own and manage PCA manufacturing processes for in-house production

Own and manage SMT Rework processes for in-house rework and repairs

Yield analysis and root cause identification to drive corrective action and process improvements as SMT Production issues arise

Apply advanced knowledge of engineering principles and concepts to the broad categories of product design, manufacturing, and validation/qualification challenges

Collaborate with product teams early in the development cycle to understand design intent and direction, and to ensure high levels of DFx are achieved

Knowledge and experience with DFM techniques to help facilitate manufacturability of PCBAs. Generate DFx reports to improve manufacturability of new products and reduce process variation

Partner with R&D engineers to drive rigor in deriving appropriate and thorough manufacturing requirements

Provide direct support to factory and sustaining personnel during new product transitions to volume manufacturing

Participate in multiple product manufacturing development efforts simultaneously and partner with various functional resources as required

Coach and mentor engineers and less experienced staff in effective manufacturing design practices and concepts

What You’ll Bring  Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field with 4+ years of related experience

Display strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative, professional demeanor while interfacing with all levels of the enterprise

Maintain flexibility and stability in a constantly changing technical environment

Apply methodical and analytical problem-solving skills to challenging manufacturing issues

Utilize skills in project management to ensure timely and complete execution of production development effortw

Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including using Pivot tables in excel, Cost Point and coding experience a plus Ways to Stand Out Subject matter expertise in DFx principles as part of new product development efforts and production transition initiatives

Ability to utilize Gerber software for DFx Reporting Ability to translate fully or partially defined requirements into robust manufacturing solutions, in some cases where no precedent exists

Adept at collaborating with product development teams and promoting DFx principles to new product design efforts

Hands-on experience working with sensitive RF measurements and high-speed digital systems

Hands-on experience working with SMT/PCA processes in industry

Working knowledge of IPC-A-610 Solder Requirements – IPC Solder Certification is a plus Understands the scientific elements of SMT technologies and equipment What Sets Us Apart?

SRCTec, LLC is a manufacturing and life cycle management company specializing in the cost-effective production of high-quality, high-reliability, advanced military electro-mechanical products. SRCTec is a wholly owned subsidiary of SRC, Inc.

SRC is a not-for-profit research and development company that combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence.…