Senior PCBA & Backend Process Engineer - Manufacturing

Ciena Corporation; Nuevo México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Ciena Corporation is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead technology transfer of electronic assemblies from engineering to production, ensuring product readiness and supply continuity in Guadalajara, Mexico.

You will partner with contract manufacturers and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability, resolve issues, and support new product introductions across global manufacturing operations. Fluent English and 7+ years of SMT experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing/engineering for electronic assemblies.
• Fluent English skills with no travel restrictions and willingness to relocate to Guadalajara, Mexico if not located there.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate technology transfer of electronic assemblies to contract manufacturers, including documentation, data files, tooling, and ongoing issue resolution.
• Evaluate contract manufacturers through on-site assessments to determine readiness for new production opportunities and monitor manufacturing performance.
• Review assembly documentation and design files, coordinating updates through configuration management and engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain assembly work instructions using available manufacturing tools.
• Conduct Design for Manufacturing reviews of new PCB and PCBA designs using CAD data.
• Contribute vendor and industry standards feedback to product specifications, material evaluations, and assembly qualification activities.
• Resolve manufacturing and process related technical issues while providing manufacturing capability feedback to planning, engineering, and management teams.

Skills

English fluency

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

7+ years of relevant experience

Tools

CAD packages (PCB/PCBA)

Mentor Graphics Valor DFM

Job description

Ciena Corporation is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead technology transfer of electronic assemblies from engineering to production, ensuring product readiness and supply continuity in Guadalajara, Mexico.

You will partner with contract manufacturers and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability, resolve issues, and support new product introductions across global manufacturing operations. Fluent English and 7+ years of SMT experience are required.