EMS PCBA Tech Engineering Manager | SMT & DataOps

J&T Business Consulting; Seymour (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Seymour, CT seeks a Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager for EMS/PCBA. You will lead Technical Engineering, document control, and SMT programming, guiding data conversion, BOM validation, and process readiness for on-time production.

You will manage a cross-functional engineering team, enforce IPC‑610 standards, optimize SMT programming on FUJI NXT III, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven metrics and structured workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience within electronics contract manufacturing (EMS), SMT programming, or manufacturing engineering.
• Demonstrated supervisory or technical team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and establish priorities for Technical Engineering, Document Control, and SMT Programming personnel.
• Establish workflows, accountability, quality metrics, and cross-training to reduce single-person dependencies.
• Interface with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Supply Chain to align data readiness with build schedules.
• Coordinate onboarding, skills assessments, and IPC-A-610 training for staff.
• Direct intake, conversion, validation, and release of BOMs, Gerber, CAD layouts, centroid/pick-and-place files, and drawings.
• Own SMT programming across FUJI NXT III lines and maintain central SMT component library.

Skills

SMT programming

PCB assembly

High-mix production

Team leadership

EMS Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Aegis MES

Infor ERP

Gerber tools

CAD/CAM data software

Excel VBA

Job description

J&T Business Consulting in Seymour, CT seeks a Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager for EMS/PCBA. You will lead Technical Engineering, document control, and SMT programming, guiding data conversion, BOM validation, and process readiness for on-time production.

You will manage a cross-functional engineering team, enforce IPC‑610 standards, optimize SMT programming on FUJI NXT III, and drive continuous improvement through data-driven metrics and structured workflows.