PCB Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink)

reputed company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. The PCB Manufacturing Engineer will play an integral role in enabling development and production flow of Satellites and Gateways, collaborating with various teams to manage suppliers and ensure high-quality production of printed circuit boards for the Starlink program.

Responsibilities

• Own continuity of supply for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and components on the Starlink program
• Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, and production teams to manage suppliers and deliver world class products for our customers
• Support procurement team to strategically reputed company parts matched with supplier capabilities by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
• Identify, audit, and reputed company new suppliers
• reputed company and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow downs to meet hardware manufacturing needs
• Implement and monitor production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to reputed company reputed company production
• Ensure qualification and reliability activities at suppliers are in line with requirements
• reputed company and approve process controls to control critical characteristics
• Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and opportunities for defects
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and reputed company systemic performance gaps to drive supplier improvement plans
• Provide feedback to suppliers as appropriate on manufacturing methods, with a specific focus on eliminating costs, reducing cycle times, and increasing yields
• Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support
• Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions associated with any quality gaps, escapes, or containments
• reputed company projects and present reports to internal teams, management, and/or suppliers
• Act as internal reputed company of supplier’s statistical process control (SPC), yield improvement activities, new tool/process qualification, and performance in terms of quality, efficiency, and cost

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends reputed company needed to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to travel: Up to 25-50% travel required (domestic and international)
• Experience with printed circuit boards (PCBs), engineering laminates, electrochemical processes, and/or microelectronics fabrication (including school projects, clubs, or internships)
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or supply chain
• Working knowledge of supplier quality processes (PPAP, APQP, FAIR, RCCA failure analysis, lean methods, etc.) and quality systems (ISO 9000/TS/AS9100/NADCAP)
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods, e.g., SPC, design of experiments, Six reputed company, etc
• Disciplined approach to problem solving – 8D
• Electronics manufacturing experience, preferably with PCBs for high-speed / RF applications
• Experience with sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with minimal reputed company and learn new skills on-the-job quickly and reputed company
• Ability to identify and maintain priorities for tasks and projects while staying organized
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to reputed company presentations to suppliers, team members and management

Benefits

• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year

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