Process Engineer SMT

Flextronics - The Flex Company; Ecatepec de Morelos; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Life & Medical insurance

Christmas Bonus

Food Coupons

Saving Fund

HS115

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Senior Process Engineer‑SMT Technical Lead for the Guadalajara North Campus to supervise critical SMT processes and lead the technical team to meet quality, cost, delivery, and continuous improvement goals.

You will define, implement, and evaluate manufacturing processes, analyze root causes, and drive capital equipment justified by ECOs while maintaining robust process documentation and training.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience as a Process Engineer.
• Experience in SMT, PTH, and Backend processes, SPI, edge bonding, and smart torque system.
• Knowledge of stencil design, reflow profiling, tooling/fixture design, and pallet validation.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610, CPK calculations, CAD/Gerber files, and MS Office.
• Previous experience supervising and developing technical staff.
• Schedule availability.

Responsibilities

• Extensive knowledge of the SMT process and its qualification.
• Analyze the manufacturing process, technologies, techniques, and the product.
• Define, implement, and evaluate processes and tooling.
• Identify root causes of failures.
• Participate in daily production activities and problem solving.
• Prepare justification, purchase, and implement capital equipment.
• Support ECOs and engineering changes.
• Establish robust, reproducible processes or methods.
• Develop and own process control methodologies.
• Troubleshoot process-related issues.
• Evaluate and select materials.
• Implement statistical process analysis.
• Improve productivity and yield; enhance throughput.
• Develop and maintain process documentation.
• Provide training support during new processes or technologies.
• Develop cost-reduction proposals.
• Analyze reliability tests and DFM risk analyses.

Skills

SMT processes

PTH processes

Backend processes

SPI

Edge bonding

Smart torque system

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Stencil design

Reflow profiling

Tooling/fixture design

Pallet validation

CAD/Gerber files

MS Office

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

Job Description

To contribute to our efforts and support the teams that build great products, we are looking for a Senior Process Engineer‑SMT Technical Lead, located at Guadalajara North Campus. Reporting to the Process Manager, this role is responsible for supervising critical SMT processes, ensuring the correct execution of production plans, and leading the technical team to meet quality, cost, delivery, and continuous improvement objectives.

What a typical day looks like:

• Extensive knowledge of the SMT process and its qualification
• Analysis of the manufacturing process, technologies, techniques, and the product
• Define, implement, and evaluate processes and tooling
• Have the capability to identify root causes of failures
• High level participation in daily production activities and effective problem solving on daily issues
• Prepare justification, purchase, and implement capital equipment for production
• Support the generation and introduction of engineering changes (ECOs)
• Establish robust, and reproducible process or method
• Develop, implement, and take ownership of process control methodologies
• Troubleshooting process related issues
• Evaluate and select materials
• Implement statistical process analysis
• Productivity and yield improvements
• Improve manufacturing techniques and through put
• Develop and maintain process documentation
• Training assists during new processes or technologies
• Provide training support during the implementation of new processes or technologies.
• Develop cost-reduction proposals
• Anlyzing reliability tests such as: X-section, Dye and Pry, C3, and strain gaugeInterpretation of DFM studies and associated risk analysis

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Engineering degree
• Previus experience as a Process Engineer
• Experience in SMT, PTH, and Backend processes, SPI, edge bonding, and smart torque system
• Knowledge of stencil design, reflow profiling, tooling/fixture design, and pallet validation.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610, CPK calculations, CAD/Gerber files, and MS Office.
• Previous experience supervising and developing technical staff.
• Schedule availability.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.
• HS115

Required Skills: Optional Skills: Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [e-mail] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

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