Sr. PCB Manufacturing Eng, Amazon Leo

Socket.dev; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. PCB Manufacturing Engineer to bring complex PCB designs to life, optimize manufacturability, and drive yield, cycle time, and cost improvements for satellite hardware.

You will partner with Design Engineering and suppliers to ensure manufacturability and readiness at contract manufacturers, with up to 25% travel to support development and ramp across programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in PCB manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with driving DFx, DFM, DFA for NPI and mass production.
• Experience in PCB fabrication processes: inner layer imaging, etching, lamination, mechanical and laser drilling, copper plating (electroless and electrolytic), outer layer patterning, solder mask application, surface finish (ENIG, ENEPIG), electrical test, impedance verification, and final routing/profiling.
• Experience working independently and ensuring timely and accurate communication with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners.
• Ability to lead small teams in root-causing technical product manufacturability and process problems and drive implementation of solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills; enthusiasm for innovation and improving manufacturability, quality, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Design Engineering teams to drive Design for Excellence (DFx) by providing PCB DFM feedback to identify and mitigate manufacturing challenges early in product development.
• Own the PCB Manufacturing technical roadmap ensuring the manufacturing readiness at our contract manufacturers match the design technology and requirements of the PCB designs.
• Investigate and develop new manufacturing technology and methodologies to enhance PCB quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
• Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds. Work within Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Reliability Engineering to implement and optimize manufacturing processes and improve yields for production ramp.
• Investigate failures/defects in manufacturing, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence as part of continuous improvement efforts.
• Identify opportunities for risk reduction and simplification of PCB manufacturing processes.
• Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
• Actively monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp. Provide regular status reports of PCBs progress from design to production.

Skills

PCB manufacturing

DFx/DFM for NPI

DFx/DFA

HDI PCB technologies

Qualification of suppliers

Lead small teams

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Mentor/Valor

Job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

As a Sr. PCB Manufacturing Engineer for one or more Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), you'll be directly responsible for bring engineering designs for complex electronic assemblies to reality. You'll work closely with the Design Engineering and Supplier Manufacturing teams to ensure new designs are optimized for manufacturing while driving improvements in yield, cycle time, and cost for existing hardware. Your expertise will be invaluable in bringing satellite hardware to life.

Come solve the difficult and rewarding engineering challenges in developing a highly reliable, power efficient, performant, low-cost satellite bus and payload.

You must have the ability to dive deep on the details to identify, understand and solve difficult technical problems and also utilize a system level approach to prioritize issues for whole program. You use data to drive manufacturability, reliability, and quality objectives in design and development teams.

*Up to 25% Travel will be required for this role

Key job responsibilities

• Partner with the Design Engineering teams to drive Design for Excellence (DFx) by providing PCB DFM feedback to identify and mitigate manufacturing challenges early in product development.
• Own the PCB Manufacturing technical roadmap ensuring the manufacturing readiness at our contract manufacturers match the design technology and requirements of the PCB designs.
• Investigate and develop new manufacturing technology and methodologies to enhance PCB quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
• Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds. Work within Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Reliability Engineering to implement and optimize manufacturing processes and improve yields for production ramp.
• Investigate failures/defects in manufacturing, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence as part of continuous improvement efforts.
• Identify opportunities for risk reduction and simplification of PCB manufacturing processes.
• Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
• Actively monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp. Provide regular status reports of PCBs progress from design to production.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in PCB manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with driving DFx, DFM, DFA for NPI and mass production
• Experience in PCB fabrication processes: inner layer imaging, etching, lamination, mechanical and laser drilling, copper plating (electroless and electrolytic), outer layer patterning, solder mask application, surface finish (ENIG, ENEPIG), electrical test, impedance verification, and final routing/profiling.
• Experience working independently and ensuring timely and accurate communication with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners.
• Ability to lead small teams in root-causing technical product manufacturability and process problems and drive implementation of solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation and mission of improving manufacturability, quality, and reliability in cutting-edge technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in PCB supply chain, manufacturing or engineering.
• 5+ years experience with industry standard DFM/DFx analysis tools, Mentor/Valor preferred.
• Experience with IPC-6012 and IPC-A-600 Class 3 compliance.
• Experience with HDI PCB technologies (microvias, sequential lamination, blind/buried vias), controlled impedance stackup design, and advanced materials (high Tg, low loss, RF laminates).
• Experience qualifying and managing PCB fabrication suppliers, including process audits and capability assessments.
• Experience with PCB qualification and test coupon evaluation (D coupons for microsection/plating, Z coupons for impedance, thermal stress per IPC TM-650).
• Experience in PCB fabrication processes: inner layer imaging, etching, lamination, drilling, copper plating, outer layer patterning, solder mask application, surface finish, electrical test, and routing/profiling.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Bellevue - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually