Manufacturing Engineer (Soldering)

Advanced Energy; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy Management Limited seeks a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in soldering to develop and maintain soldering processes, tools, and methods for assemblies using wave or selective soldering techniques. You will work with design, test, and reliability teams to enable cost reductions and yield improvements through robust process control and documentation.

The role emphasizes lean manufacturing tools, line balancing, and systematic problem-solving in a dynamic production environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronics or related engineering field is required.
• Experience with Six Sigma or similar problem-solving methodologies is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with design teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support lean manufacturing initiatives (SMED, flow).
• Balance manufacturing lines or cells according to TAKT time.
• Develop and implement soldering processes and tooling.
• Lead DOE studies in soldering equipment to drive improvements.
• Prepare PFMEA, control plans, and process documentation.
• Coordinate maintenance for soldering machines and related tooling.
• Collaborate with design, test, and reliability groups for product launches.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication with teams

Influencing vendors/customers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering

6-Sigma or equivalent

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Title: Manufacturing Engineer (Soldering)

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER (SOLDERING)

POSITION SUMMARY:

A Manufacturing Engineerspecialized in Solderingdevelops, implements and maintains methods, tools, and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub assemblies and final assembliesused in the soldering process. They interface with Design, Test, and Reliability Engineering to create successful product launches and to solve problems. They sustain products with cost reduction and yield improvementsin machines used for soldering procedures, wave solder or selective solder.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support to and implementation of Lean Manufacturing tools (SMED, one piece flow, manufacturing cells,

Continues quality improvements and elimination of non-value added activities.

Active participation in improvements of manufacturing metrics.

Manufacturing line and/or cells balancing according to TAKT time.

Identification and development of project utilizing Six Sigma tools.

Complete documentation of the manufacturing process.

Knowledge of products and company systems.

To request, generate, validate and/or implement ECR’s and ECN’s.

Support to new products introduction and/or prototypes.

Team work and support to other departments as required.

To select, specify, recommend and/or design of tools and equipment.

Manufacturability issues identification (DFM).

To work with relate corporate personnel as necessary.

To generate applicable reports and charts.

Training to colleagues, technicians, facilitator, operators when required or necessary.

Support to generation of PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.

Failure analysis and/ or evaluation of defects for continuous improvement.

Planning and coordination of preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance for manufacturing equipment

Generation, analysis and/or update of standard times.

Strong understanding of electronics soldering manufacturing procedures using wave solder or selective soldering machines.

Have worked, supported, or technically understand the operation and key parameters in wave solder or selective solder machines.

Experiencie designing and improving designs in toolings and pallets used in soldering process.

Experience implementing DOE in soldering machines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Manufacturing Engineers regularly work in office, lab, and manufacturing facilities. Travel to international vendor, manufacturing, and/or development locations may be required.

SKILLS:

Must have strong problem-solving attributes. Skilled at communicating with and influencing design teams, vendors, and customers.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in Electronic Industry.
• Six Sigma Certification is a plus
• Electronic Manufacturing and Components Fabrication.

Coating and encapsulation / potting automation.

Experience in the soldering process, using wave solder or selective soldering machines.

Experience for more than 2 years working with soldering machines, wave/selective solder.

Greater than 5 years of relevant design/development team and/or manufacturing support.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline

Electronic engineering

6-sigma or equivalent statistical, problem-solving methodology