Process Engineer 2

City of Shakopee, MN; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shakopee, MN seeks an Engineering Process Specialist to sustain and enhance electronics manufacturing. You will drive improvements in SMT/PCBA processes, collaborate across Operations, R&D, and Quality, and ensure products meet quality and cost targets through data-driven decisions.

You will lead NPI support, design scalable processes, and develop fixtures/tools while applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to daily operations.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering required.
• 2+ years PCBA/SMT process engineering experience.
• Experience in high mix low volume environments preferred.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills.
• Lean, root-cause analysis and Six-Sigma DMAIC experience.

Responsibilities

• Sustain, improve, and optimize manufacturing processes to meet quality and cost targets.
• Lead continuous improvement projects (OEE, FPY, TPY, DPMO, on-time delivery).
• Research and evaluate new manufacturing technologies for NPI readiness.
• Design and define sustainable, reproducible processes.
• Collaborate across Operations, R&D, Quality, Planning.
• Develop tools, fixtures and stencils for production lines.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Problem solving

Six Sigma DMAIC

Communication

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

SMT

Wave soldering

Manual soldering

Press-fit PCBA

IPC-A-610

J-STD

JEDEC

Job description

Job Description

Core Job Responsibilities

Collaborate cross functionally with Operations, Product Engineering, R&D, Quality, Planning etc to sustain, improve, and optimize manufacturing processes to produce products on time while ensuring quality and cost

Collaborate across functions with R&D, Product Engineering, Operations, etc to ensure successful and on time new product introduction (NPI) while balancing R&D and manufacturing needs

Manufacturability of the product (DFM/DFX)

Responsible for meeting KPIs and lead continuous improvements projects to improve them (OEE, FPY, TPY, DPMO, On-time delivery, cost targets etc)

New technology research and evaluation on cutting edge manufacturing technology to meet products requirements and improve manufacturing process. Facilitates decision making for setting manufacturing policies and future strategy.

Design and defines processes that are sustainable and reproducible

Works independently on complex problems through deep data analysis

Design and fabricate tools, fixtures and stencils

Education

Minimum B.S. degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering program.

Experience

2+ years of experience in a multinational electronics PCBA/SMT process engineering required.

Experience from a high mix low volume environment, high technology original equipment manufacturer will be preferred.

Skills

Team player that possesses strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, ability to collaborate and gain cross-functional support to meet objectives

Possess SMT, Wave, manual soldering, press-fit related PCBA manufacturing knowledge, skills, and experience

Well versed in IPC-A-610, J-std, JEDEC and reverent standards on PCBA

Experience in practicing Lean, Root cause analysis, Data analysis and Six-sigma DMAIC methodology

Demonstrates strong problem solving skills, logical and critical thinking in making engineering judgement, exploring and researching new methods or tools

Works well independently - must be able to perform daily duties with minimum level of supervision

Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, and presentations