Senior PCBA Process Engineer – SMT & Assembly (Onsite)

Ultimate Staffing Services; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services has a client in Milpitas seeking a Process Engineer for a full-time, direct-hire, onsite role. You will support manufacturing process control, troubleshooting, and quality issue resolution, partnering with Manufacturing Engineering to improve production methods.

Responsibilities include process development for PCBA assembly (SMT & box build), NPI support, equipment management, and quality improvements using 8D, RCA, and FMEA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent
• 5-7 years in manufacturing engineering, PCB assembly/SMT preferred
• Strong knowledge of PCB assembly (SMT/PTH) and process development
• Experience with SPC and data-driven decision-making
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and validate manufacturing processes for PCBA assembly (SMT and box build).
• Optimize production layouts to improve efficiency and throughput.
• Establish process controls, parameters, and standard methods.
• Perform time studies and capacity analysis for production planning.
• Coordinate NPI from prototype to full-scale production.
• Support pilot builds, process validation, and readiness activities.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: analyze defects, drive corrective actions (8D, RCA, FMEA).
• Maintain SOPs and process documentation; ensure IPC-A-610 compliance.

Skills

PCBA manufacturing

SMT & PTH

Process Development

SPC

Quality Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Statistical software

Job description

Ultimate Staffing Services has a client in Milpitas seeking a Process Engineer for a full-time, direct-hire, onsite role. You will support manufacturing process control, troubleshooting, and quality issue resolution, partnering with Manufacturing Engineering to improve production methods.

Responsibilities include process development for PCBA assembly (SMT & box build), NPI support, equipment management, and quality improvements using 8D, RCA, and FMEA.