Senior SMT & DFx Engineer - Quality & Process Excellence

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Sr. SMTA Engineer to drive DFx, quality and reliability across PCBA development and production. You will baseline SMT processes with suppliers and ensure readiness for mass production.

The role requires 8+ years in PCBA materials and manufacturing, strong supplier collaboration, and leadership with cross-functional teams. You will monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement in quality and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Materials Sciences or Chemistry.
• 8+ years in PCBA materials and SMTA manufacturing processes at board assembly and system levels.
• Extensive expertise in PCBA technologies and supplier management.
• Strong ability to work with hardware, SI and reliability teams domestically and offshore.

Responsibilities

• Work with suppliers to baseline and improve SMT processes for quality, reliability and manufacturability.
• Establish and enforce Critical to Quality process controls and determine supplier CpKs to drive improvements.
• Review new product designs and partner with CM’s for DFx and pre-production readiness.
• Provide feedback to NVIDIA design to optimize PCBA DFx.
• Monitor SMT data KPIs on NPI and pre-production builds.
• Drive suppliers to corrective actions and meet Six Sigma quality goals.
• Transfer products from prototype to Mass Production.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and ODMs to implement new materials and technologies with improved manufacturing practices.

Skills

Quality management

Supplier management

Signal integrity

Leadership

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering / Materials Sciences / Chemistry

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Sr. SMTA Engineer to drive DFx, quality and reliability across PCBA development and production. You will baseline SMT processes with suppliers and ensure readiness for mass production.

The role requires 8+ years in PCBA materials and manufacturing, strong supplier collaboration, and leadership with cross-functional teams. You will monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement in quality and manufacturability.