Job Title

Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

Location

Ayutthaya, Thailand

Job Summary

The Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the selected Electronic Manufacturing Service providers can assemble Trimble's Printed circuit board assembly designs efficiently. A major focus is on New Product Introduction and design for manufacturability at the PCBA level. This position reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Primary Duties

· Written PCB and PCBA DFM analysis.

· Participates in New Product weekly meetings.

· On-site PCBA assembly process support to Contract Electronics Manufacturing during prototype builds and as issues arise.

· Printed circuit board fabrication and MFG panel design support.

· Provide responses to PCB supplier technical queries

· Participates in the PCBA design review process

· Participates in failure analysis on PCBAs

· Participates in PCBA component issue resolution

· Perform Design of Experiments to gather pertinent data and perform analysis

· Writes PCBA rework instructions

· Monitors PCB fabrication and assembly best practice and aligns Trimble’s technology needs with the capabilities of the supply base. Provides feedback to R&D and Supply base Management.

· Evaluates supplier process capability and drives corrective action if needed.

· Monitors Manufacturing PCBA yields and identifies yield targets.

· Participates in the root cause and corrective action process with suppliers and within Trimble.

Key Organizational Interfaces

· Product Engineering (Operations)

· Design Engineering

· Test Engineering

· Manufacturing

· CAD

· Purchasing

· Quality Assurance

Characteristics / Skills

· Demonstrated technical operations background in Printed Circuit board design and fabrication processes. Working knowledge of CAD data package components and how they relate to the process.

· Hands on experience with printed circuit board assembly processes. SMT, stencil design, paste printing, placement, reflow, manual load, Wave solder, 2nd op.

· Experience with, and knowledge of PCBA process test and measurement methods. Printed solder paste inspection, placement Cpk, reflow profiling, automated optical inspection, XRAY, Flying Probe, ICT.

· Ability to travel internationally.

· Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of associates.

· Ability to influence, lead others and promote necessary changes.

· Ability to analyze production processes and systems, and identify concerns.

· Ability to learn technical information quickly and apply it to a specific product problem.

· Demonstrated experience with creating written PCBA DFM reports. Experience interpreting Valor DFM analysis a plus

· Ability to provide technical and problem solving guidance to others.

· Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project Management scheduling software. AutoCAD experience is a plus.

· Familiarity the European RoHS directive and the impact that compliance has on the PCBA process.

· Working knowledge of Quality methods associated with Design of Experiments, gauge R&R, process capability, and statistical process control.

Education / Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering or equivalent.

· Minimum 5 years of experience in the electronic manufacturing environment.

· Minimum 2 years of experience with hands-on SMT involvement.

· Offshore PCBA support of CEM is strongly desired.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Posting Date

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

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