SMT Process Engineer - 2nd Shift (10%)

Axiom; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking an SMT Process Engineer in Austin, TX to advance printing, placement, reflow, and AOI/SPI processes. You will report to the Process Engineering Manager and work with production and maintenance to keep lines stable.

The role emphasizes cost, quality, delivery improvements, defects troubleshooting, and cross-functional training. A Bachelor's in engineering and 4–6 years SMT experience are required, with IPC standards knowledge and Lean Six Sigma preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 4–6 years SMT process engineering experience.
• Knowledge of SMT equipment and IPC standards (IPC A-610, J STD 001).
• Lean Six Sigma or IPC certification preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize SMT processes including printing, placement, reflow, AOI/SPI.
• Troubleshoot defects and lead root cause and corrective action activities.
• Customer facing experience and technicians training on SMT processes
• Support NPI builds, DFM reviews, and process validation.
• Maintain process documentation and establish process controls (SPC, DOE).
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams to ensure stable line performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/6σ tools.

Skills

SMT engineering

Root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ASM

DEK/MPM

BTU/Heller

Koh Young

Nordson

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a SMT Process Engineer located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Process Engineering Manager, the SMT Process Engineer is in charge for process-engineering capabilities focused on cost, quality and delivery improvements in order to hold up a manufacturing organization.

• SHIFT 3:00PM-11:15PM (10% shift diff)*

What a typical day looks like:

• Develop and optimize SMT processes including printing, placement, reflow, AOI/SPI.
• Troubleshoot defects and lead root cause and corrective action activities.
• Customer facing experience and technicians training on SMT processes
• Support NPI builds, DFM reviews, and process validation.
• Maintain process documentation and establish process controls (SPC, DOE).
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams to ensure stable line performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/6σ tools.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 4–6 years SMT process engineering experience.
• Processes test runs and prepares records (breakdown events, scrap, etc.), charts, and graphs of results for presentation to engineering to identify yield problems or test new products.
• Knowledge of SMT equipment and IPC standards (IPC A 610, J STD 001).
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with equipment such as ASM, DEK/MPM, BTU/Heller, Koh Young, Nordson.
• Lean Six Sigma or IPC certification preferred

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