PCBA Manufacturing Engineer — Build & Scale Electronics (Stock)

Castelion; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

4 weeks paid time off per year

Job summary

Castelion in Torrance, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and implement PCBA manufacturing processes for complex electronics. You will support in-house and supplier SMT assembly, board bring-up, validation, and qualification as designs move from prototype to scalable production for defense systems.

You will drive process capability, quality checkpoints, and supplier collaboration to deliver onboard hardware on time with zero defects, while applying Lean and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of electronics manufacturing engineering experience with PCBA, SMT, testing and validation.
• Hands-on experience developing production processes for PCB assembly and test.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and electrophysical troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. and compliant with ITAR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain assembly/test procedures, BOM/MBOM, fixture/tooling specs and process flows for production and prototype builds.
• Partner with supply chain to establish process capability and qualify vendor lines for production.
• Support design reviews with focus on manufacturability (DFM), test (DFT) and smooth supplier handoffs.
• Lead risk analysis and manufacturing readiness reviews (MRRs).
• Develop functional/environmental test plans, fixtures, automated test systems and data analysis.
• Drive lean improvements to yield, throughput and cost efficiency.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Autonomous work style

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering discipline

Job description

Castelion in Torrance, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and implement PCBA manufacturing processes for complex electronics. You will support in-house and supplier SMT assembly, board bring-up, validation, and qualification as designs move from prototype to scalable production for defense systems.

You will drive process capability, quality checkpoints, and supplier collaboration to deliver onboard hardware on time with zero defects, while applying Lean and continuous improvement