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Amazon · 4 days ago

Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon Leo

Bellevue, Washington, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$129K/yr - $214K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is a leading technology company focused on increasing global broadband access through its Amazon Leo initiative. They are seeking a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Engineer to oversee the engineering designs for complex electronic assemblies, ensuring manufacturing optimization and driving improvements in yield, cycle time, and cost for satellite hardware.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with the Design Engineering team to provide PCB/PCBA DFM feedback. Identify and escalate PCBA manufacturing challenges early in product development

Drive the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM. Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all production readiness deliverables are complete

Investigate and develop new manufacturing technology and methodologies to enhance PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost

Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds. Work within Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Reliability Engineering to implement and optimize manufacturing processes and improve yields for production ramp

Investigate failures/defects in production, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence as part of continuous improvement efforts

Identify opportunities for risk reduction and simplification of PCBA manufacturing processes

Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices

Actively monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp. Provide regular status reports of PCBAs progress from design to production

Deploy and qualify polymerics (staking, underfill, and conformal coat) equipment for high volume production

Qualification

PCBA manufacturing engineeringDFx Design for costDFx testDFx manufacturingBoard assembly processesQuality tools Six SigmaQuality tools LeanStatistical analysisDOEPolymeric applicationInterdisciplinary teamworkRoot cause analysisClear writing skillsCollaborative skills

Required

Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or equivalent

Experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing)

Experience in clear and precise writing

5+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB production/processes and manufacturing engineering

Experience in board assembly processes and equipment: Stencil, paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, 5DX, selective solder, flying probe, and wash

Experience working independently and ensuring timely and accurate communication with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners

Ability to lead small teams in root-causing technical product manufacturability and process problems and drive implementation of solutions

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team's spirit of innovation and mission of improving manufacturability, quality, and reliability in cutting-edge technology

Preferred

Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years of relevant discipline work experience

Experience with quality tools such as statistical process control, Six Sigma and Lean tools including Pareto charts/8D problem solving, FMEA, MSA/GR&R, FAI (first article inspection), Cpk (statistical process capability), or PPAP

7+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing or engineering

5+ years' experience with industry standard PLM and DFX systems, Mentor/Valor preferred

Experience performing Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses

Experience with IPC-A-610H Class 3, IPC J-STD-001H compliance

Experience in Polymeric application, including conformal coating, staking and underfill

Experience in solder alloys including leaded and lead free as well as next gen low temp alloys

Experience with flying probe test systems and DFT

Experience providing hands-on experimental design and execution (Statistical analysis and DOE)