Surface Mount Technology; SMT Engineer

Position: Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Engineer
Description

Position at Samtec, Inc

Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $950 million global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. Samtec Technology Centers are dedicated to developing and advancing technologies, strategies and products to optimize both the performance and cost of a system from the bare die to an interface 100 meters away, and all interconnect points in between.

With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 different countries, Samtec's global presence enables its unmatched customer service.

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 Solid Works, AutoCAD, Gerber or other engineering design, modeling or simulation software is desirable.

SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.

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