PCBA Manufacturing Engineer – Impactful Defense Electronics

Castelion; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to drive development and implementation of manufacturing processes for PCBA and complex electronics hardware. You’ll support both in-house and supplier SMT assembly, board bring-up, validation, and qualification as products move from prototype to scalable production for defense systems.

The role focuses on establishing in-house PCBA capability, qualifying supplier partners, and delivering all PCBA hardware on-time with stringent quality checks, while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing engineering with emphasis on PCBA, SMT processes, board test, and validation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and electrophysical troubleshooting ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assembly & Test Procedure – create and maintain work instructions, BOM/MBOM, assembly and test procedures, fixture/tooling spec sheets, and process flows for production and prototype builds.
• Supplier Development & Support – partner with supply chain to establish process capability, define quality/test criteria, and qualify vendor lines for production builds.
• Prototype to Production Transition – support design reviews with focus on design for manufacturability (DFM), design for test (DFT), and supplier handoff readiness. Facilitate risk analysis and manufacturing readiness reviews (MRRs).
• Testing & Validation – develop functional and environmental test plans for PCBA, including test fixture development, automated test systems including HALT/HASS, and test data analysis.
• Continuous Improvement & Metrics – drive yield improvement, throughput gains, defect reduction, and cost optimization through Lean and CI methodologies.

Skills

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing engineering

Tools

HALT/HASS

DFM/DFT

Job description

Castelion is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to drive development and implementation of manufacturing processes for PCBA and complex electronics hardware. You’ll support both in-house and supplier SMT assembly, board bring-up, validation, and qualification as products move from prototype to scalable production for defense systems.

The role focuses on establishing in-house PCBA capability, qualifying supplier partners, and delivering all PCBA hardware on-time with stringent quality checks, while