Senior Electronics & PCBA Manufacturing Lead — 9/80 Schedule

Safran; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office allowance

Discretionary bonus program

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & year-end shutdown

9/80 schedule with every other Friday

Job summary

Safran in Brea, CA seeks a Senior Product Process Engineer (PPE) to apply technical expertise to the production, repair, and transfer of electronic and mechanical products with emphasis on quality, Rolled Throughput Yield, and cost reduction.

You will lead cross-functional teams through development to end-of-life, manage supplier transfers, and drive continuous improvements in production processes while ensuring regulatory compliance and smooth program execution for Operations and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in a similar role with supplier transitions.
• Experience manufacturing electronics and mechanical components, esp. aerospace.
• Knowledge of ISO9001, AS9001, EASA & FAA requirements.
• Experience coordinating supplier transitions with quality focus.
• Familiar with Lean and JIT concepts, Kaizen, Six Sigma, DMAIC, VSM.
• CAD/CAM (Solidworks) experience and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with APQP and related PFMEA/DFMEA/PPAP/SPC.

Responsibilities

• Apply manufacturability methods to NPI and product lifecycle.
• Lead PPE as a technical liaison across functions and customers.
• Act as Product Owner for multiple products through their lifecycle.
• Prepare and maintain manufacturing, production, and repair plans.
• Develop expertise in electronics/mechanical components and quality.
• Coordinate production transfers between suppliers with minimal risk.
• Ensure new suppliers meet specs, docs, and training needs.
• Work with QA, Ops, and Suppliers to mitigate transfer risks.

Skills

Supplier transitions management

Lean and JIT concepts

CAD/CAM Solidworks

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional leadership

MRP/ERP systems

APQP knowledge

Troubleshooting electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Minitab

MS Office

Visio

MRP/ERP systems

PLM Systems

Job description

Safran in Brea, CA seeks a Senior Product Process Engineer (PPE) to apply technical expertise to the production, repair, and transfer of electronic and mechanical products with emphasis on quality, Rolled Throughput Yield, and cost reduction.

You will lead cross-functional teams through development to end-of-life, manage supplier transfers, and drive continuous improvements in production processes while ensuring regulatory compliance and smooth program execution for Operations and external