Senior Electronics Manufacturing Engineer - Lead NPI & SMT

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in the Frederick, MD area to lead technical initiatives across electronics production. The role emphasizes hands-on work on SMT, through-hole, and electro-mechanical assembly, with a focus on process improvement, NPI support, and tooling development.

You will collaborate with quality, production, engineering, and operations to optimize throughput, quality, and efficiency on day shifts in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or substantial equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting electronics production equipment and processes.
• Strong knowledge of SMT and wave solder manufacturing.
• Experience with leaded and lead-free soldering processes.
• Familiarity with IPC and ISO manufacturing/quality standards.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, PCB drawings, and mechanical tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve manufacturing methods for electronic and electro-mechanical products.
• Provide senior-level engineering support to SMT, through-hole, wave solder, and assembly operations.
• Evaluate workflows to improve throughput, repeatability, quality, and efficiency.
• Support New Product Introduction from planning to early production builds.
• Create and maintain work instructions, process docs, and routing information.
• Provide technical support involving BOMs, approved components, engineering changes, and readiness.
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Support programming and process development for SMT placement systems, SPI, AOI, and other equipment.
• Establish process parameters for soldering operations (reflow, wave).
• Troubleshoot production machinery and manufacturing equipment.
• Assist with equipment setup, calibration, validation, maintenance, and readiness.
• Develop tooling and fixtures used throughout manufacturing.
• Analyze production and defect data to identify recurring problems and corrective actions.
• Provide root-cause analysis for manufacturing/process failures.
• Train production staff on new equipment and processes.
• Evaluate new manufacturing technologies and tooling for capability improvement.
• Review drawings and documentation to determine suitable production methods.
• Collaborate with quality, production, engineering, and operations to resolve challenges.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing

EMS/CM experience

SMT & wave soldering

Troubleshooting & root-cause analysis

IPC/ISO standards

Schematic interpretation

NPI involvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Juki

Universal

Mycronic

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in the Frederick, MD area to lead technical initiatives across electronics production. The role emphasizes hands-on work on SMT, through-hole, and electro-mechanical assembly, with a focus on process improvement, NPI support, and tooling development.

You will collaborate with quality, production, engineering, and operations to optimize throughput, quality, and efficiency on day shifts in a manufacturing setting.