Junior PCB FAE — DFM, Design Support & Tech Liaison

Silicon Valley Recruiting LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Silicon Valley Recruiting LLC in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Junior Field Applications Engineer (FAE) focused on PCB manufacturing to support customers and engineering teams.

The role involves PCB design reviews, DFM, stack-up guidance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with design, fabrication, and sales.

Ideal candidates have hands-on PCB experience, willingness to travel, and a passion for translating technical requirements into manufacturable solutions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on PCB experience required.
• Experience with PCB fabrication, front-end engineering, process engineering, quality engineering, or PCB field applications engineering is highly relevant.
• Willingness to travel to customer locations and manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide PCB Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and stack-up support to customer engineering and design teams for new products and existing design improvements.
• Review PCB fabrication drawings, technical specifications, and manufacturing requirements to ensure designs align with production capabilities.
• Participate in customer design reviews and recommend improvements to manufacturability, quality, and reliability.
• Assist with developing and reviewing fabrication drawing notes and manufacturing specifications.
• Interpret and apply relevant IPC standards, industry specifications, and customer-specific requirements.
• Coordinate technical inquiries and resolve engineering questions between customers and manufacturing teams.
• Provide technical guidance regarding PCB materials, fabrication processes, manufacturing tolerances, and production capabilities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing facilities to evaluate design feasibility and resolve production-related technical challenges.
• Support investigations of customer-reported PCB quality issues and coordinate corrective actions with manufacturing and quality teams.
• Communicate factory capabilities, manufacturing limitations, and technology developments to customer engineering groups.
• Identify emerging customer technology requirements and communicate potential manufacturing capability gaps.
• Participate in customer visits, factory audits, and technical evaluations.
• Partner with Account Managers and sales leadership to provide technical support for existing and prospective customers.
• Participate in regularly scheduled customer meetings, engineering reviews, and technical discussions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations covering PCB manufacturing capabilities, technologies, and engineering solutions.
• Support customer programs by providing timely technical responses and coordinating with internal engineering and production teams.
• Assist with identifying technical opportunities that support customer growth and long-term relationships.
• Travel to customer locations as needed.

Skills

PCB fabrication

PCB front-end engineering

PCB process engineering

PCB quality engineering

PCB field applications engineering

Analytical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Equivalent relevant technical experience

Job description

Silicon Valley Recruiting LLC in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Junior Field Applications Engineer (FAE) focused on PCB manufacturing to support customers and engineering teams.

The role involves PCB design reviews, DFM, stack-up guidance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with design, fabrication, and sales.

Ideal candidates have hands-on PCB experience, willingness to travel, and a passion for translating technical requirements into manufacturable solutions.