Senior Design Engineer, NPI & PCB/SMT Development

Advanced Energy; Batangas City; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking an experienced Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join our onsite team in the Philippines. The role focuses on early involvement in NPI product design, driving DFM compliance, and leading manufacturing improvements across sites.

You will collaborate with design teams to resolve manufacturability issues, implement DoE studies, and standardize processes and systems for consistent quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in PCBA manufacturing, DFM, or electronic product manufacturing processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience with SMT, wave soldering, and PCBA development.
• Proven experience in process design, development and manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Ability to analyze and leverage data to drive decisions and improve manufacturing outcomes.
• Experience in a fast-changing, dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• This is a full-time, onsite position reporting to the Rosario, Cavite site.

Responsibilities

• Involve early (shift left) in critical NPI product design and development with AE DE and NPI Manufacturing Engineer; ensure Quality Procedures requirements are met and resolve issues.
• Provide technical support by collaborating with AE design teams and factories on manufacturability issues, RCCA, preventive actions, DoE, and updating procedures.
• Develop and update DFM rules/guidelines (Quality Procedures) to align with design requirements and factory capabilities, incorporating lessons learned.
• Collaborate to improve process capability and reflect enhancements in QP.
• Align and standardize QP requirements across AE design sites and factories to unify standards (e.g., between Plasma Power and System Power, various eCAD/mCAD systems).
• Standardize manufacturing systems (DFM assessment, labor time, productivity measurement, OEE) and drive cross-site improvement projects.

Skills

PCBA manufacturing

DFM

SMT

Wave soldering

PCB development

Data analysis

Project management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Advanced Energy is seeking an experienced Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join our onsite team in the Philippines. The role focuses on early involvement in NPI product design, driving DFM compliance, and leading manufacturing improvements across sites.

You will collaborate with design teams to resolve manufacturability issues, implement DoE studies, and standardize processes and systems for consistent quality.