Engineering Planning Technician -Swing shift

Sanmina-SCI Systems de México; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 45,760 - 56,160; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

A technology manufacturing company in San Jose, California, is seeking a Planning Technician. This role includes planning jobs for printed circuit board manufacturing, requiring hands-on experience in various departments. Candidates should have an engineering degree or equivalent, strong planning skills, and effective communication abilities. The position is for swing shift with initial day training. Salary ranges from $45,760 to $56,160 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Preferred engineering degree or associate's degree in engineering.
• Experience in PCB manufacturing environment and product engineering is helpful.
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan jobs using InPlan and Insolver applications.
• Complete controlled impedance stack-ups and instruct CAM operators.
• Perform DFM review on customer designs.

Skills

Planning

Communication

Initiative

Education

Engineering degree or associate's degree in engineering

Tools

InPlan

Insolver

CAD/CAM system

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Planning Technician supports engineering activities such as design, modification and manages activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production. The selected candidate will be working in various departments within the manufacturing facility for the first half year, learning what each department does and getting hands‑on experience. Following the hands‑on learning; the employee will be trained to plan the manufacturing process and tooling instructions required to manufacture custom printed circuit boards.

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plan jobs using InPlan and Insolver applications to create production travelers for a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing plan.
• Complete controlled impedance stack‑ups, instruct CAM operators on all tooling requirements, answer technical questions from other departments, as well as, effectively communicate with customers.
• Perform DFM (Design for Manufacturability) review on customer designs.
• Perform spec‑review and spec‑summary on all customer documents and/or industry standards.

Education and Experience:

• Preferred engineering degree or associate's degree in engineering.
• Experience in planning, product engineering, and tooling in a PCB manufacturing environment and using a CAD/CAM system is helpful but not required.
• Must be a self‑starter and have excellent initiative.
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills.

Please note this position is for Swing shift but during the training process candidates will be required to work on day shift.

This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range (annual) : $45,760.00-$56,160.00

Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.