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Advanced PCBA Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Generac
full-time
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Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Leads as subject matter expert for PCB/PCBA materials, assembly tooling, and high-reliability manufacturing processes
- Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews and provide input to engineering on new product designs
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing partner network
- Develop and implement measurement methods ensuring consistent process control
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers to optimize materials, processes, and quality outcomes
- Lead PPAP activities and ensure manufacturing readiness
- Qualify equipment installations and process setups at partner facilities
- Monitor compliance with quality and safety certification standards
- Lead cross-functional teams through complex manufacturing challenges
- Participate in DFMEA activities
- Drive CAPA processes for manufacturing and material issues
- Apply SPC tools to identify and resolve quality issues
- Build and maintain technical relationships with global manufacturing partners
- Support new product introductions from concept through full-scale production
- Ensure environmental exposure requirements are met through proper material and process selection
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field)
- 8+ years manufacturing and testing experience with high-reliability electronic PCBA assemblies
- Deep expertise in solder chemistries/processing, electronics cleaning, and cleanliness validation
- Hands-on experience with conformal coating and potting processes
- Strong quantitative analysis skills with ability to communicate data-driven insights
- Working knowledge of PCB design and DFM tools
- Understanding of Statistical Process Control methodologies
- Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities for complex manufacturing challenges
- Proven track record leading cross-functional engineering teams through complex technical challenges
- Power electronics, consumer electronics, or commercial electronics background
- Experience in matrix organizations and international manufacturing environments
- Track record collaborating across multiple sites and functions
- Strong knowledge of IPC, J-STD, and applicable PCBA standards
- Experience with failure analysis equipment (SEM, X-Ray, IC, LIBS, Optical Microscopy, FTIR)
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred
- IPC certification (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610) a plus
