PCBA Process Engineer — On‑Floor Innovator

Energy Jobline ZR; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities in high-re

Job summary

Rocket EMS is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, optimize, and sustain PCB assembly processes, including SMT, through-hole, soldering, cleaning, coating, and related assembly methods on the production floor. You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Test Engineering, and Maintenance to drive process changes, validate results, and ensure reliable board production.

The role emphasizes defect prevention, clear work instructions, and continuous improvement on high-reliability

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineering resource for daily production process issues, responding to assembly problems, process variation, and production interruptions.
• Develop, qualify, and sustain processes for solder paste printing, component placement, reflow, through-hole insertion, selective and wave soldering, hand soldering, cleaning, conformal coating, and mechanical assembly within assigned areas.
• Establish, document, and maintain equipment programs, soldering profiles, cleaning parameters, coating and curing settings, and other critical process limits.
• Troubleshoot defects such as solder bridging, insufficient solder, component misalignment, poor wetting, contamination, coating adhesion problems, and assembly damage.
• Create and maintain manufacturing process instructions (MPIs), equipment setup instructions, visual aids, and standard work that translate approved product requirements into clear operator tasks.

Job description

Rocket EMS is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, optimize, and sustain PCB assembly processes, including SMT, through-hole, soldering, cleaning, coating, and related assembly methods on the production floor. You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Test Engineering, and Maintenance to drive process changes, validate results, and ensure reliable board production.

The role emphasizes defect prevention, clear work instructions, and continuous improvement on high-reliability