PCB Failure Analysis & Repair Engineer — On-Site

Firefly Drone Shows; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive health benefits

Simple IRA retirement plan

Job summary

Firefly Drone Shows is seeking a hands-on PCB Repair and Failure Analysis Engineer to own board-level quality across our contract-manufactured electronics. You will drive root cause on production issues, recover boards through rework, and ensure every board reaching integration is trustworthy.

You will bridge our engineering team and contract manufacturers, perform 8D-style failure analysis, write clear reports, and develop repair procedures.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in PCB failure analysis or board repair.
• Root-cause work on production defects.
• Able to read Gerbers, schematics, and BOMs in Altium or KiCad.
• Strong rework and soldering under a microscope.
• Hands-on board-level debugging with oscilloscope and multimeter.
• Clear supplier-facing technical writing.
• On-site in Auburn Hills, MI.

Responsibilities

• Perform failure analysis on production boards, separating process and design causes backed by evidence.
• Read and interpret Gerbers, fabrication drawings, schematics, and BOMs to trace failures to source.
• Work with contract manufacturers on data, X-ray and cross-section requests, and corrective actions.
• Write 8D-style failure analysis reports for partners to act on.
• Set up and own incoming inspection with sampling plans, AOI criteria, and defect tracking.
• Feed DFM changes back to engineering so fixes are included in future revisions.
• Rework and repair boards using hot air and microsoldering on BGA/QFN components.
• Debug boards with oscilloscope and multimeter to isolate failing component or joint.
• Develop repair procedures and sound rework-or-scrap decisions.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Hands-on debugging

Technical writing

Reading Gerbers/Schematics

Soldering under microscope

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

BSEE or EET degree (preferred)

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Gerbers

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Thermal camera

Microscope

Job description

Firefly Drone Shows is seeking a hands-on PCB Repair and Failure Analysis Engineer to own board-level quality across our contract-manufactured electronics. You will drive root cause on production issues, recover boards through rework, and ensure every board reaching integration is trustworthy.

You will bridge our engineering team and contract manufacturers, perform 8D-style failure analysis, write clear reports, and develop repair procedures.