Manufacturing Engineer: NPI & Process Excellence (4/10)

Spectrum Control; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4‑day work week

PTO from day 1

Generous benefits

Job summary

Spectrum Control is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on factory support for legacy and new products in a defense electronics manufacturing environment. You will work with production leadership, engineers, and technicians to train assemblers, develop processes, and create routers for SMT, die attach, and wire bonding.

The role emphasizes process improvement, producibility, and DoD/program requirements, with a 4‑day/10‑hour work schedule and day‑1 benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent hands-on experience) or Electrical Engineering Technology degree.
• 3–5 years' experience in microelectronics manufacturing with SMT and wire bonding.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting and floor presence for real-time issues.
• Ability to read production/engineering CAD drawings, BOMs, and process specifications.
• Excellent communication and training skills; US Person status for export-controlled work.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain manufacturing processes and routers for SMT, die attach, and wire bonding operations.
• Provide hands-on floor support to troubleshoot process and equipment issues in real time.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement to increase yield, throughput, and first-pass quality on legacy programs.
• Support new product introduction by developing repeatable, producible processes for new hardware.
• Train and mentor production assemblers and technicians on process steps, equipment operation, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with design, quality, and program engineering teams to resolve producibility issues and drive DFM improvements.
• Generate and maintain work instructions, process specifications, and travelers; ensure compliance with QA systems and customer requirements.
• Support RCCA investigations for process-related nonconformances; participate in qualification, validation, and first article inspection.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Hands-on floor experience

Process improvement

Train/mentor production staff

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering or EE Technology

Tools

Onyx solder station

CAD drawings interpretation

J-STD-001/IPC-A-610 knowledge

Job description

Spectrum Control is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on factory support for legacy and new products in a defense electronics manufacturing environment. You will work with production leadership, engineers, and technicians to train assemblers, develop processes, and create routers for SMT, die attach, and wire bonding.

The role emphasizes process improvement, producibility, and DoD/program requirements, with a 4‑day/10‑hour work schedule and day‑1 benefits.