Your new company
Join our client at the forefront of providing innovative solutions for high-reliability miniaturization. We specialize in Medical, Aerospace, Defense & Security, and high-end industrial markets. With over 35 years of deep industry experience in microelectronics, our core competencies span from design and prototyping to New Product Introduction (NPI) and volume production. Our state-of-the-art assembly processes ensure manufacturability and reliability for our customers.
Your new role
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our Product Engineering Team as a Senior Product Engineer
Description of team: The Product Engineer role participates in every phase of the manufacturing cycle from quotation to delivery, interacting with all departments of the organization.
Main functions:
· Coordinate with Sales & the customer to help define the scope of work to be performed within the current manufacturing phase of the project (process development, characterization, qualification, validation, and production).
· Prepare technical quotations and proposals for build-to-print and turnkey mandates for microelectronic subassemblies, finished devices, and process development activities.
· Review product documentation (Bill of materials, design and test specifications, quality and regulatory standards).
· Assess feasibility; identify constraints, assumptions, exclusions, costs, and lead time.
· Manage design activities of new and existing products.
· Ensure compatibility between substrate, component, manufacturing material, manufacturing process, test methods, industry standards, environmental conditions, and customer constraints.
· Design PCB layouts, including component placement.
· Design stencils for automated solder printing process on thick-film hybrid and PCB substrates.
· Define step-by-step manufacturing processes and estimate labour rates: SMT, through-hole and hand solder, flip-chip and die placement, gold and aluminum wire bonding, glob top and encapsulation, dicing, manual assembly.
· Coordinate with Process Engineering to identify manufacturing tooling needs.
· Manage product documentation and change control.
· Draft and maintain product documentation for ERP (Bill of materials, manufacturing traveller, manufacturing drawings, and work instructions).
· Prepare and manage Engineering Change Notices (ECN), Temporary Manufacturing Instructions (TMI), and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (pFMEA).
· Act as a primary technical contact.
· Coordinate with Sales, Purchasing, Operations, Process Engineering, and Production.
· Provide technical support to Customers and Vendors.
What you'll need to succeed
Requirements and working conditions:
· Educational level:
Electrical Engineering
– Microelectronics is an asset. (You can also look at Aerospace backgrounds, although they may be a bit more mechanically inclined, they are still worth looking at).
· Member of the OIQ, or at least in the process of being a member of OIQ.
· Leadership and managerial experience.
· Great people skills for both internal communications and external with customers.
· Microelectronics manufacturing,
· Familiar with the following standards:
o NASA Standards: NASA-STD 8739.1, NASA-STD 8739.4, NASA-STD 8739.6
o IPC-A-610, MIL-STD-883, J-STD-001, including Space Addendum
o PEM-INST-001, EEE-INST-002 (component selection, screening, and qualification).
· Intimate knowledge of Circuit Card Assembly and Printed Circuit Board Assembly manufacturing processes (solder printing, component pick and place, reflow, cleaning, thru-hole installation, etc.).
· Manufacturing experience involving J-STD-001 Class 3 and Space Addendum Circuit Card Assemblies and Printed Circuit Board Assemblies.
· Working in an ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and AS9100 manufacturing environment,
Description of qualifications:
· At least 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing of microelectronic components
· Microelectronics materials and thermal experience
· Ability to work with little supervision and to follow several processes.
· Product design capability an asset.
· Familiarity with Autodesk AutoCAD, Fusion 360, and Gerber file software is an asset.
· Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
· Languages asked for: Spoken: French and English / Written: French and English
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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