Lead Soldering Engineer

Lead Soldering Engineer POSITION SUMMARY: A Manufacturing Engineer specialized in Soldering develops, implements and maintains methods, tools, and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub assemblies and final assemblies used in the soldering process. They interface with Design, Test, and Reliability Engineering to create successful product launches and to solve problems.

They sustain products with cost reduction and yield improvements in machines used for soldering procedures, wave solder or selective solder. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Support to and implementation of Lean Manufacturing tools (SMED, one piece flow, manufacturing cells, Self-directed teams, kan-ban, 5’s, etc.) Continues quality improvements and elimination of non-value added activities.

Active participation in improvements of manufacturing metrics. Manufacturing line and/or cells balancing according to TAKT time. Identification and development of project utilizing Six Sigma tools. Complete documentation of the manufacturing process. Knowledge of products and company systems. To request, generate, validate and/or implement ECR’s and ECN’s.

Support to new products introduction and/or prototypes. Team work and support to other departments as required. To select, specify, recommend and/or design of tools and equipment. Manufacturability issues identification (DFM). To work with relate corporate personnel as necessary. To generate applicable reports and charts.

Training to colleagues, technicians, facilitator, operators when required or necessary. Support to generation of PFMEA, Control Plans, etc. Failure analysis and/ or evaluation of defects for continuous improvement. Planning and coordination of preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance for manufacturing equipment Generation, analysis and/or update of standard times.

Strong understanding of electronics soldering manufacturing procedures using wave solder or selective soldering machines. Have worked, supported, or technically understand the operation and key parameters in wave solder or selective solder machines. Experiencie designing and improving designs in toolings and pallets used in soldering process.

Experience implementing DOE in soldering machines. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Manufacturing Engineers regularly work in office, lab, and manufacturing facilities. Travel to international vendor, manufacturing, and/or development locations may be required. SKILLS: Must have strong problem-solving attributes. Skilled at communicating with and influencing design teams, vendors, and customers.

EXPERIENCE: Essential: Experience in Electronic Industry. Six Sigma Certification is a plus Electronic Manufacturing and Components Fabrication. Coating and encapsulation / potting automation. Experience using IPC standards (e.g., IPC‑A‑610, IPC‑J‑STD‑001) in a production environment. Experience in the soldering process, using wave solder or selective soldering machines.

Desirable: Experience for more than 2 years working with soldering machines, wave/selective solder. Greater than 5 years of relevant design/development team and/or manufacturing support.

EDUCATION

Essential: Bachelors Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline Desirable: Electronic engineering 6-sigma or equivalent statistical, problem-solving methodology