Senior Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation and execution of manufacturing process strategies.
• Support manufacturing readiness for new product introductions (NPI) and major product changes, including DFM/DFA reviews, risk management, and readiness assessments.
• Evaluate new manufacturing technologies, automation solutions, equipment, and tooling, providing recommendations based on technical and operational requirements.
• Develop capital investment proposals, including technical justifications, ROI analyses, and vendor assessments.
• Monitor and respond to manufacturing performance trends, including yield, scrap, process capability, and throughput.
• Lead and support root cause investigations for complex, recurring, or high-impact manufacturing and test issues.
• Develop and implement corrective actions that improve process stability, capability, and long-term manufacturing performance.
• Create and maintain manufacturing standards, best practices, process documentation, and lessons learned.
• Mentor Process Engineers and other engineering team members through technical guidance and review.
• Lead engineering projects including scope definition, planning, risk assessment, stakeholder coordination, and execution.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for PCBA manufacturing, independently solving complex manufacturing challenges and providing technical recommendations.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to drive systemic improvements and organizational change.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing engineering experience within an electronics or electro-mechanical manufacturing environment.
• Advanced knowledge and application of manufacturing engineering principles.
• Expert knowledge of IPC standards and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience leading NPI manufacturing readiness activities.
• Proven experience developing and justifying capital investment initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and deliver successful outcomes.
• Strong understanding of business and financial impacts when making technical decisions.
• Experience analyzing manufacturing performance metrics and implementing process improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical decision-making.
• Exceptional project leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to make strategic decisions based on technical and business considerations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Diverse technical background within manufacturing and production environments.
• Formal project management experience.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Experience evaluating and implementing manufacturing automation technologies.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers, equipment vendors, and manufacturing partners.

Key Competencies