Amazon · 1 week ago
PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon Leo
Amazon is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. The role of the Manufacturing Engineer for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) involves working closely with design engineering and supplier manufacturing teams to optimize manufacturing processes and improve hardware reliability and cost efficiency.
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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
Qualification
Required
4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial engineering experience
Experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing)
Experience working with fast-moving, high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
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
Preferred
3+ years of root cause analysis and process design experience
Knowledge of project and product quality tools like Six Sigma or Lean operations
1+ years of designing experiments and statistical analysis of results experience
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
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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