Senior Product Engineer

Senior Product Engineer

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advance Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience.
• 1+ year of manufacturing experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Utilize established statistical process control techniques, experimental designs, material, and mechanical design analysis to identify root cause and corrective action for systemic production and design issues.
• Implement process improvements to drive down cost and improve yields.
• Responsible for assembly methods, material selection, and process development for current and next generation technologies, with a heavy emphasis on ‘hands-on’, material properties, and automated assembly.
• Evaluate materials, equipment, and processes (including qualification, acceptance testing, and specification development); including interfacing with key internal and external suppliers to resolve technical issues.
• Interface with all the various functions including Quality, Reliability, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Flexibility to support on-call and on-site production (if needed). Eligible to receive OT for support beyond core hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with: microelectronic and circuit card assembly, including surface mount technology (SMT), component under fill, staking, and solvent cleaning processes.
• Ability to work in a clean room environment.
• Experience with environmental stress and screening – thermal cycling, acceleration, leak detection, etc.
• Experience with running designed experiments (DOEs), statistical data handling and analysis.
• Experience with root cause/corrective action and problem-solving methodologies.
• Proficiency in documentation & analysis of engineering drawings, understanding of CAD Software, and presenting analysis results.
• Knowledge of advanced adhesives, solders, plating schemes, environmentally protective coatings, and other materials used in the assembly of military grade and space qualified hardware.
• Knowledge of non-destructive testing – SEM, EDS, FTIR, XRF, X-ray, etc. and destructive testing – shear, pull, peel, and tensile strength testing.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-833, MIL-PRF-38543, J-STD, IPC, and JEDEC standards and test methods.