SMT Process Engineer

Flex; Región Centro; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 840.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Life & Medical insurance

Christmas Bonus

Food Coupons

Savings Fund

Descripción de la vacante

Flex seeks an SMT Process Engineer to join the Guadalajara North Campus. You will supervise critical SMT activities, coordinate the technical team, and ensure production plans meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.

You will develop and optimize programs for DEK, SPI, Camalot, and Press Fit equipment, analyze stencils, and drive Kaizen initiatives to improve yield and cycle time. The role requires an engineering degree and hands-on experience with SMT, PTH, and backend processes, stencil

Formación

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience in SMT, PTH and backend processes, SPI, edge bonding, and smart torque systems.
• 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 personnel.
• Experience with production control systems (serial control, flows, traceability).
• Schedule availability.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise SMT processes and coordinate the team.
• Develop and optimize programs for DEK, SPI, Camalot, and Press Fit equipment.
• Analyze and validate stencils; perform SPI debug and P&P failure analysis.
• Develop reflow profiles and instrumentation of profiling boards.
• Create procedures, visual aids, and technical presentations.
• Document and implement continuous improvement actions and Kaizen events.
• Establish manufacturing processes and ensure compliance with customer specs.
• Work on continuous improvement to increase yield, reduce scrap and cycle time.
• Troubleshoot PCB assembly process issues and perform root-cause analyses.
• Design and develop tools, jigs, fixtures and drive implementation on the line.
• Prepare purchase justification for capital equipment and manage engineering changes.
• Characterize parameters to ensure robustness and repeatability of processes.

Conocimientos

SMT processes

PTH processes

Backend processes

SPI

Edge bonding

Smart torque system

Stencil design

Reflow profiling

CAD

Gerber files

CPK calculations

MS Office

Educación

Engineering degree

Herramientas

Tooling/fixture design

CAD

Gerber files

Descripción del empleo

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market‑leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling SpinCo, until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support SpinCo, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission‑critical applications.

To contribute to our efforts and support the teams that build great products, we are looking for a SMT Process Engineer , 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:

• Supervise technical activities in SMT processes and coordinate the team.
• Develop and optimize programs for DEK, SPI, Camalot, and Press Fit equipment.
• Analyze and validate stencils; perform SPI debug and P&P failure analysis.
• Develop reflow profiles as well as instrumentation of profiling boards.
• Create procedures, visual aids, and technical presentations.
• Perform capacity calculations, rates per station and identify bottlenecks in the process.
• Document and implement continuous improvement actions and Kaizen events.
• Establish Manufacturing process and manage process that are designed according to customer specifications.
• Work on the continuous improvement to increase yield, scrap reduction and cycle time.
• Should be able to troubleshoot PCB Assembly process issues.
• Should be able to make CPK Study before delivering solder paste processes.
• Design & develop tools, jigs, fixtures and drive the incoming and until it is implemented on the production line.
• Development of proper documentation and manufacturing process according to customer specifications.
• Recognize the manufacturing process, technologies, techniques and product specifications.
• Define, implement and evaluate proposed designs and processes for manufacturability.
• Have the capability to work with other engineers to identify root causes of failures in the manufacturing process.
• High level participation in daily production activities and effective problem solving on daily issues.
• Prepare purchase justification for the acquisition of capital equipment.
• Analysis and execution of engineering changes.
• Parameter characterization to ensure robustness and repeatability process.
• Take ownership to develop, implement new process control methodologies.

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

• Engineering degree
• 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 personnel.
• Experience with production control systems (serial control, flows, traceability).
• Schedule availability.

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

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

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Job Category

Production Engineering

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Optional Skills:

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