Senior PCB Manufacturing Engineer for AI Hardware & HDI

d-Matrix; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

d-Matrix is seeking a Principal PCB Manufacturing Engineer to own the fabrication technology and supplier ecosystem behind our AI hardware. This role requires deep expertise in PCB manufacturing, and the ability to develop and deploy advanced fabrication capabilities that meet world-class time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery targets.

You will drive DFM strategy, qualify and audit global fabrication suppliers, define reliability standards, and partner with CAD, signal/power integrity, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in PCB design, fabrication, or supplier quality.
• Deep knowledge of high-layer-count boards, HDI, microvias, lamination, and laminates.
• Fluency in IPC standards: IPC-6012, IPC-A-600, IPC-2221/2222, IPC-TM-650, IPC-4101.
• Expertise in SPC, DFMEA/PFMEA, 8D root-cause analysis, IST, and CAF testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform PCB DFM/DFA assessments on current and next-generation designs to identify and mitigate yield and cost risk.
• Establish and enforce company-wide PCB design guidelines.
• Audit and qualify global PCB fabrication partners.
• Drive supplier process controls, 8D corrective actions, and continuous yield and cost improvements.
• Define IPC-compliant reliability standards, including CAF, IST, and microvia reliability testing.
• Monitor vendor SPC metrics against those standards.
• Evaluate advanced PCB materials, high-layer-count stackups, HDI/microvias, and signal/power integrity and thermal management requirements.
• Engage early with CAD, SI/PI, and sourcing teams to de-risk production and support second-sourcing strategies.

Skills

PCB design

Fabrication

Supplier quality

IPC standards

DFMEA/PFMEA

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Materials/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

d-Matrix is seeking a Principal PCB Manufacturing Engineer to own the fabrication technology and supplier ecosystem behind our AI hardware. This role requires deep expertise in PCB manufacturing, and the ability to develop and deploy advanced fabrication capabilities that meet world-class time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery targets.

You will drive DFM strategy, qualify and audit global fabrication suppliers, define reliability standards, and partner with CAD, signal/power integrity, and