Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Reliability & PCB Platforms

Micro Systems Engineering, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join their Advanced Component Technologies group in Oregon. The role involves developing and qualifying supply chain technologies, leading testing and validation, and interfacing with customers. Candidates should have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in relevant fields, 3+ years of manufacturing experience, and strong communication skills. The position requires flexibility for minimal travel and offers opportunities to work on innovative medical devices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with manufacturing rigid and flex PCB assemblies.
• Experience with packaging defects failure analysis and root cause determination.
• Strong experience with quality systems and technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy technology platforms for new product applications.
• Lead testing and validation of components for reliability.
• Interface with customers to provide design feedback.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Physics-based reasoning

Project management

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

We are growing our Advanced Component Technologies team and looking for a Design and Development Manufacturing Engineer who is ready to shape next-generation supply chain and technology platforms. This is a high-impact opportunity for a technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, root cause analysis, and product development. In this role, you will lead the development, implementation, qualification, and problem-resolution strategies that help MSEI deliver exceptional product quality, reliability, volume, delivery, and cost performance.

What You’ll Lead

• Lead the definition and deployment of technology platforms for new product applications through testing, simulation, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Qualification of components for use in surface mount electronic manufacturing.
• Lead structured root cause analysis and problem-solving efforts with suppliers, development teams, manufacturing, and quality partners to identify failure mechanisms, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
• Apply disciplined root cause analysis methods to component, supplier, process, and manufacturing issues, using data, failure analysis, and cross-functional input to drive durable technical solutions.
• Lead testing and validation of components for high reliability applications, by performing use case based electrical and environmental stress tests.
• Implementation tasks including leading stage-gate approvals, documentation, supplier quality interface, characterization, verification and on-going sustaining support in a highly automated manufacturing environment.
• Partner with internal and external customers to evaluate substrate designs and provide design-for-manufacturability and design-for-reliability recommendations.
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps that anticipate future product needs and position the organization for scalable growth.
• Assess, communicate, and qualify supplier process changes while influencing key stakeholders across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Conduct supplier audits, both domestic and international, to strengthen supplier capability and ensure technical and quality expectations are met

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc. or M.Sc in Chemical engineering, Material Science, or equivalent physical science, with evidence of high academic achievement.
• 4-8 years experience with manufacturing rigid and flex PCB assemblies
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering projects and experiments from concept through completion while meeting schedule, quality, and business objectives.
• Strong experience leading root cause analysis, packaging defect analysis, failure analysis, root cause determination, and supplier corrective action through closure.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, including clear technical writing for quality-relevant documentation.
• Strong physics-based reasoning and the ability to translate technical data into practical engineering decisions.
• Proven ability to influence across Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Test, and Module/System Development teams to drive alignment and closure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, strong ownership mindset, and comfort operating in a fast-paced, highly automated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with substrates and substrate suppliers is a plus.

ABOUT MSEI

Working for Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. (MSEI) means joining an elite team to work on some of the most exciting challenges in medical technology today. We are a pioneer in developing innovative implantable medical device technologies and devices that save and enhance the quality of life for millions of individuals living with cardiovascular and chronic neurologic pain disorders. With more than 45 years of experience in design and manufacturing of active implantable medical devices, our continuing success is based on our company’s core values - innovation, quality, reliability, integrity, teamwork, and undisputed expertise - thus enabling us to inspire confidence and trust in physicians and patients worldwide. We are continually looking for talented engineers, scientists, and professionals to share in our mission.