SMT Programmer: Yamaha Pick-and-Place for High-Mix PCB

Titan Circuits; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Titan Circuits in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an SMT Programmer for Yamaha pick-and-place to create, optimize, and maintain production programs for high-mix PCB assembly operations. This hands-on role ensures programs are accurate, efficient, production-ready, and capable of supporting quality, throughput, and on-time delivery requirements.

The candidate will develop and maintain libraries and data, validate programs, troubleshoot equipment issues, and support NPI builds and engineering changes while

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience programming Yamaha SMT pick-and-place equipment preferred.
• Practical knowledge of SMT component packages, feeders, nozzles, vision systems, fiducials, polarity/orientation, BOMs, centroid data, Gerber/CAD data, and PCB assembly processes.
• Experience in high-mix electronics or aerospace/defense manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, verify, and maintain Yamaha pick-and-place programs using BOMs, centroid/XY data, Gerber/CAD files, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain component libraries, package data, vision parameters, pickup/placement settings, fiducials, offsets, and feeder assignments.
• Optimize machine programs, feeder layouts, placement sequences, and line balancing to improve cycle time, throughput, and utilization.
• Perform program validation and first-build support to ensure proper placement before production release.
• Troubleshoot SMT programming, feeder, nozzle, vision-recognition, and machine-related issues affecting production or quality.

Skills

Yamaha SMT programming

SMT component packages

Centroid/XY data

Gerber/CAD data

Vision systems

Tools

Yamaha machine software

Gerber/CAD data handling

Job description

Titan Circuits in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an SMT Programmer for Yamaha pick-and-place to create, optimize, and maintain production programs for high-mix PCB assembly operations. This hands-on role ensures programs are accurate, efficient, production-ready, and capable of supporting quality, throughput, and on-time delivery requirements.

The candidate will develop and maintain libraries and data, validate programs, troubleshoot equipment issues, and support NPI builds and engineering changes while