Tech Engineering Manager — EMS/PCBA Manufacturing

J T; Seymour (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

J T in Seymour, CT is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager to lead technical engineering, document control, and SMT programming for high-mix PCBA production. You will ensure BOMs, Gerber/CAD data, and machine programs are accurate, validated, and released on schedule, bridging customer data with shop-floor execution.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering & Technology and requires 5+ years in EMS, technical leadership, and experience with FUJI NXT III systems, Infor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred (equivalent direct electronics manufacturing and SMT programming experience will be considered).
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive engineering experience within electronics contract manufacturing (EMS), technical documentation, SMT programming, or manufacturing engineering.
• Demonstrated supervisory or technical team leadership experience.
• Deep experience operating within high-mix, low-to-medium volume PCBA production environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and establish operational priorities for Technical Engineering, Document Control, and SMT Programming personnel.
• Establish structured workflows, accountability mechanisms, quality metrics, and cross-training programs to eliminate single-person operational dependencies.
• Interface cross-functionally with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Planning to align data readiness with build schedules.
• Coordinate technical onboarding, skills assessments, and training in Component Identification and IPC-A-610 standards across technical staff.
• Direct the intake, conversion, validation, and release of complex customer data packages, including BOMs, Gerber files, CAD layouts, centroid/pick-and-place files, fabrication drawings, and test procedures.
• Oversee thorough technical data reviews to identify missing, ambiguous, or conflicting design information; elevate discrepancies to Program Management and customer engineering groups.
• Facilitate technical readiness workflows from initial data receipt through final production traveler release to ensure schedule adherence.
• Review, release, and maintain shop-floor work instructions, SOPs, and quality documentation.
• Cleanse, structure, and enter customer BOMs and technical parameters into the MRP/ERP system (Infor).
• Build and maintain manufacturing process routings, operation steps, model points, and digital workflows within the MES (Aegis).
• Execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), ensuring drawings, BOM revisions, machine programs, and work instructions are updated and synchronized.
• Disseminate Quality Bulletins (QBs) and enforce configuration and revision control across all assemblies.
• Own SMT machine programming across high-speed FUJI NXT III lines, and supervise the central SMT component library development and validation.
• Collaborate with SMT Operations to optimize placement sequences, line balancing, feeder layouts, and machine cycle times to maximize OEE.
• Provide hands-on engineering support on the shop floor during FAI, NPI, and first-article prototype runs.
• Investigate and troubleshoot placement defects, component rotation errors, package mismatches, and machine faults with Quality and Process Engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain VBA tools and automated Excel templates for technical review forms, production scheduling, and BOM comparisons.
• Monitor and report core technical KPIs: program lead-time, programming accuracy, first-pass placement yield, and engineering cycle times.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Training & development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred (equivalent direct electronics manufacturing and SMT programming experience will be considered).

Tools

Aegis MES

Infor ERP

FUJI SMT equipment

Gerber viewing/editing tools

CAD/CAM data conversion

PLM systems

Excel VBA

Job description

J T in Seymour, CT is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager to lead technical engineering, document control, and SMT programming for high-mix PCBA production. You will ensure BOMs, Gerber/CAD data, and machine programs are accurate, validated, and released on schedule, bridging customer data with shop-floor execution.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering & Technology and requires 5+ years in EMS, technical leadership, and experience with FUJI NXT III systems, Infor