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About the Role
We’re looking for a product manufacturing engineer, who will be responsible for driving technical initiatives related to manufacturing to ensure product success from concept to launch and through mass production with a specific focus on PCB and PCBa manufacturing and process. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from design engineering and operations teams,TPMs, external industry vendors and partners to ensure that all products are developed and delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will
- In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving manufacturing and quality initiatives to ensure product success from concept to launch
- Lead the product design and the manufacturing process for next-gen AI hardware system development, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from design engineering and operations teams, TPMs and external industry vendors and partners to ensure that all products are developed and delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.
- Lead the team to establish NPI product manufacturing process, systems and quality controls, defining clear milestones and deliverables, drive internal process improvements across multiple terms and functions
- Provide hands-on product manufacturing analysis during design, development, testing, prototypes and production phases.
- Research automation techniques and develop new tests and systems for efficiency.
- Own L6 up to potentially L10 product manufacturing development of the hardware product. This includes the PCB, PCBA, cabling and connectorization & L10 assembly spanning internal and external development work through successful deployment into the infrastructure and support of production workloads at scale
- Develop and manage overall product manufacturing requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables with engineering teams, TPMs, suppliers, partners and key stakeholders
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of programs
- Utilize problem-solving skills to resolve issues and overcome obstacles, perform risk assessment, risk mitigation and change management on projects.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Monitor project progress and ensure deadlines and standards are met
You might thrive in this role if you
- Have an impressive track record of leading complex projects from concept to production launch and have the ability to work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of programs
- Are a creative, detail-oriented, and self-motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity in the tech industry, this could be the perfect role for you
- Stay up to date on industry trends and manufacturing technologies for PCB & PCBa
- Like being a close partner with cross-functional teams to understand key design changes requiring validation to accurately integrate engineering validation needs into the overall system build
- Have experience driving development timelines for new platform introduction and managing internal review processes
- Have significant experience driving creativity, quality, and schedule at multinational JDM/CMs & suppliers
- Are deeply familiar with PCB material selection, PCBA, BOM component selection, assembly and rework processes, with all relevant equipment
- Know the nightmare that is testing ultra-high speed signals
- Are excited by capturing, analyzing, and presenting manufacturing test data
- Are keen on corrective actions
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions.
