Sustaining PCBA Manufacturing Engineer

OpenAI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI seeks a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continuous improvement of PCBA assemblies across Industrial Compute hardware platforms.

You will partner with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturers to resolve production issues, improve yield, and implement ECOs for stable high-volume manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years supporting high-volume PCBA manufacturing.
• Experience with SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and electronic assembly processes.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control, yield improvement, and statistical analysis.
• Experience performing root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, or FMEA.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining manufacturing engineering for PCBA production across multiple hardware platforms.
• Drive root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, field failures, and production escapes.
• Partner with Hardware Design Engineers to improve manufacturability (DFM/DFA/DFT).
• Support engineering change orders (ECOs) and manufacturing change implementation.
• Work directly with contract manufacturers to improve production yield, cycle time, and quality.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify recurring process issues and improvement opportunities.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for manufacturing and supplier quality issues.
• Support failure analysis activities including electrical, functional, and process investigations.
• Improve manufacturing documentation, work instructions, assembly processes, and test procedures.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering to improve production test coverage and manufacturing diagnostics.
• Support supplier qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness for design revisions.
• Travel to manufacturing partners as needed to support production and issue resolution.

Skills

PCBA manufacturing

Root cause analysis

DFM/DFT/DFA

SMT manufacturing

Electrical/electronic assembly

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

MES

PLM

Statistical analysis tools (Minitab/JMP)

Electrical test equipment

Job description

OpenAI seeks a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continuous improvement of PCBA assemblies across Industrial Compute hardware platforms.

You will partner with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturers to resolve production issues, improve yield, and implement ECOs for stable high-volume manufacturing.