PCBA Manufacturing Engineering Manager — SF Onsite

European Recruitment BV; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

European Recruitment BV's client, a leading aerospace company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA) to lead development and scaling of internal PCB assembly production for satellite hardware. This is a full-time, onsite role in San Francisco, requiring US citizenship, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee status at application.

You will manage a team of engineers, drive SMT line setup, DFМ feedback, layout and material flow, and push for production readiness as volumes grow.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PCBA manufacturing or assembly engineering experience.
• Hands-on SMT process experience: reflow, assembly, inspection, rework.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers, specialists, and technicians responsible for PCBA assembly and test operations.
• Develop and execute the strategy for scaling internal PCBA manufacturing capabilities to meet aggressive production targets.
• Drive SMT production line setup, process development, equipment selection, qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner closely with design engineering teams to provide Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback and improve hardware manufacturability.
• Own factory layout and material flow planning, optimizing production efficiency from receiving through finished goods.
• Establish production metrics, monitor yield and on-time delivery performance, and implement corrective actions where needed.
• Lead new equipment qualification activities and ensure manufacturing processes meet quality, reliability, and production requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks, improve throughput, and implement scalable manufacturing practices as production volumes increase.
• Support the transition of products from development into repeatable, high-rate production environments.

Skills

PCBA manufacturing

SMT processes

Team leadership

Process development

DFM collaboration

Factory layout

Production metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SMT equipment

Manufacturing software

Job description

European Recruitment BV's client, a leading aerospace company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA) to lead development and scaling of internal PCB assembly production for satellite hardware. This is a full-time, onsite role in San Francisco, requiring US citizenship, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee status at application.

You will manage a team of engineers, drive SMT line setup, DFМ feedback, layout and material flow, and push for production readiness as volumes grow.