Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Engineer

Summary/Objective:   The Surface Mount Technology (SMT)  Engineer is a self-motivated contributor working with internal and external customers to assist in the design and development of new and existing products, provide processing-related technical customer support and research new and improved methods for processing Samtec interconnects.  A thorough understanding of SMT electronic assembly including solder printing processes, pick & place, reflow thermal profiling, automatic inspection, cleaning, x-ray analysis, electrical / functional testing and SMT troubleshooting is required.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:  

• Member of a cross-functional team comprised of design engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales and marketing to support existing product improvement, customer quality issues and sales and marketing strategies
• Understand every aspect of a full SMT line in order to help customers troubleshoot processing issues they encounter with Samtec interconnects.  This would occasionally include travel to the customer’s location to provide hands-on guidance but most of this work is done remotely.
• Assist new product design and develop processing recommendations including:
  • Printed wiring board footprint layout
  • Solder stencil layout
  • Solder joint classification
  • Pick and place requirements
  • Shipping packaging requirements
  • Rework procedure
• Review and approve engineering drawings (printed wiring boards, solder stencils, connectors, etc.)
• Assist in internal equipment maintenance and procurement.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing with a focus in SMT process engineering formal training and/or work experience
• Must be a self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and attention to detail
• Strong technical writing ability
• Candidates must have a solid understanding of statistics, process control and reliability standards (IPC, JEDEC, MIL)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent follow-up skills
• Proficiency with MS Office applications
• Experience in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Gerber or other engineering design, modeling or simulation software is desirable.

Education: 

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required.