Engineering Director – EMS & PCBA Leadership

Talent Finders, LLC; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Finders, LLC seeks an experienced Director of Engineering in Beaverton to lead a 20–25 person team spanning Manufacturing, Process, and Test Engineers. The role emphasizes PCBA/SMT know-how, regulated industry experience, and cross-functional leadership to enable未来 growth and product introductions.

The candidate will drive engineering programs, establish robust processes, and partner with BD/PM to win new business while ensuring quality, cost, and schedule objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in electronic manufacturing/EMS, including at least 5 years supporting new product introduction.
• Significant experience leading engineering teams in an SMT/PCBA manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of PCBA processes, high-level assemblies, box build, and electronics manufacturing technologies.
• Experience in a regulated industry such as aerospace, defense, medical device, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change, process improvement, and Lean/Six Sigma initiatives; Black Belt certification preferred.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Customer-facing experience with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Strong understanding of SMT equipment and processes, including printing, SPI, pick-and-place, reflow, AOI, X-ray, selective solder, and wave solder.
• Experience with DFM/DFT, stencil design, reflow profiling, defect analysis, root cause analysis, and rework processes.
• Working knowledge of IPC and J-STD requirements; Class 1-3 IPC training preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of business finance and the financial impact of engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the Engineering Team, establishing priorities, assigning resources, and ensuring timely completion of projects and deliverables.
• Develop, coach, and mentor engineering staff to build technical capability, accountability, initiative, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Establish and maintain engineering processes, standards, and performance expectations that support safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify staffing, training, equipment, and resource requirements and make recommendations to executive leadership.
• Promote continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma practices, standardization, and problem-solving throughout Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Develop and maintain an engineering technology roadmap aligned with strategic objectives, customer requirements, and industry trends.
• Assess internal capabilities against current and future market and customer requirements and recommend investments in equipment, technology, software, and technical resources.
• Evaluate emerging and disruptive technologies and identify opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Lead or support the selection, implementation, validation, and integration of new manufacturing technologies and equipment.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of PCBA manufacturing, SMT, high-level assembly, box build, test, and related manufacturing processes.
• Serve as a technical resource to customers and prospects, working directly with customer engineering teams to evaluate designs, manufacturing requirements, and process improvements.
• Partner with Business Development and Program Management on new opportunities, customer selection, and portfolio management.
• Provide engineering input to quotations, including technology fit, DFM/DFT analysis, process requirements, tooling, equipment, and technical risks.
• Evaluate customer designs and requirements against internal capabilities and identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

PCBA manufacturing

SMT/PCBA

Lean Six Sigma

DFM/DFT

Regulated industry

Project management

Customer communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Talent Finders, LLC seeks an experienced Director of Engineering in Beaverton to lead a 20–25 person team spanning Manufacturing, Process, and Test Engineers. The role emphasizes PCBA/SMT know-how, regulated industry experience, and cross-functional leadership to enable未来 growth and product introductions.

The candidate will drive engineering programs, establish robust processes, and partner with BD/PM to win new business while ensuring quality, cost, and schedule objectives.