What are the responsibilities and job description for the SMT Electronics Manufacturing Engineer - Palm Bay, FL position at Michael Page?
- Own SMT manufacturing for cutting-edge electronic products.
- Enhance quality, throughput, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Our client is a well-established electronics manufacturing organization supporting complex commercial and highly regulated products. They offer a collaborative environment focused on innovation, manufacturing excellence, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- Program, maintain, and optimise SMT equipment and production processes.
- Troubleshoot assembly and manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
- Perform Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews to improve quality, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
- Develop manufacturing, assembly, and rework processes for new and existing products.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and resolve production-related defects.
- Collaborate with Operations to improve yields, cycle times, throughput, and efficiency.
- Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, process instructions, and work procedures.
- Support quality initiatives, corrective actions, MRB activities, and root cause investigations.
- Participate in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts.
- Review and implement engineering changes and customer-driven revisions.
- Evaluate manufacturing equipment and recommend improvements.
- Ensure ESD compliance and maintain a safe production environment.
- Provide technical guidance and training to production personnel as required.
- Support capacity planning and process development initiatives.
The Successful Applicant
Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 5 years of experience within electronics manufacturing, including SMT and box build operations.
- Strong understanding of PCB assembly processes within a high-mix, low-volume environment.
- Hands-on experience with SMT equipment, SPI systems, and AOI inspection tools.
- Experience supporting both commercial and regulated manufacturing programmes.
- Knowledge of DFM principles, process optimisation, and manufacturing best practices.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and process control methodologies.
- Experience using ERP systems and manufacturing software tools.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems.
- PMP certification and/or Six Sigma certification is advantageous.
- Must be eligible to access export-controlled technical data.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to work on advanced electronics manufacturing programmes.
- High-impact engineering role with visibility across operations and leadership teams.
- Collaborative and technically challenging environment.
- Career growth and professional development opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
Quote job ref: JN-102026-7118629
Salary : $140,000 - $160,000