StandardBots Electronics Manufacturing Engineer responsible for design-for-manufacturing (DFM) review and SMT/PCBA process control. Ensures PCB designs are manufacturable and drives process improvements for yield and cost.
Responsibilities
Review PCBA layouts, footprints, stack-ups, and fabrication/assembly packages before release
Provide DFM/DFA and design-for-test feedback to electrical engineers
Run rule-based DFM/DFA checks with automated tooling
Partner with electrical engineering to build test coverage and access
Own and uphold DFM rule set and standards documentation
Ensure output packages are complete and CM ready
Qualification
Demonstrated DFM/DFA expertiseFluency with IPC standards (IPC-A-610Hands-on command of the SMT processHands-on with DFM-check tooling (ValorDesign-for-test (DFT) fluencyA constructiveECAD fluency (AltiumCAM/DFM tooling depth (ValorRoboticsLean/Six Sigma and SPC on an SMT line
Required
Associate's or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET), Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
4+ years in electronics/PCBA manufacturing engineering, with hands-on ownership of an SMT line and its process (paste, placement, reflow, AOI, rework).
Demonstrated DFM/DFA expertise, reviewed real PCB designs, given feedback to EEs, and can point to boards that shipped better because problems were caught before release.
Fluency with IPC standards (IPC-A-610, IPC-7351, IPC-2221, J-STD-001) and the vocabulary to hold a design review to them.
Ability to read and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, fabrication and assembly drawings, BOMs, stack-ups and to spot what's wrong or missing in a release package.
Hands-on command of the SMT process: reflow profiling, stencil/paste, placement, SPI/AOI, and rework; comfortable diagnosing tombstoning, bridging, voiding, head-in-pillow and similar defects.
Hands-on with DFM-check tooling (Valor, CAM350, Allegro DFM, or equivalent) and ability to run rule-based checks against layout and fab/assembly data, not just visual reviews.
Design-for-test (DFT) fluency; design in test coverage and access and review boards for testability (test points, ICT/flying-probe/boundary-scan), not just assembly.
Hands-on electrical test and measurement; oscilloscopes, multimeters, and bench instruments, able both to run tests defined by the hardware team and to define test procedures.
Experience preparing and reviewing manufacturing output packages for handoff to internal lines and/or external CMs.
A constructive, direct communication style; can tell an engineer their design has a problem, make the case, and land the fix without friction.
Preferred
ECAD fluency (Altium, Cadence/Allegro, KiCad) enough to open a design, inspect footprints and layout and mark it up.
Experience standing up or scaling an in-house SMT line, or transitioning boards between internal and contract manufacturing.
CAM/DFM tooling depth (Valor, CAM350, Allegro DFM) and experience building or maintaining automated DFM rule decks.
Automated/functional test (ATE) experience; National Instruments/LabVIEW, Pico Technology, or equivalent.
Robotics, automotive, aerospace, medical, or other precision/high-reliability electronics backgrounds.
Lean/Six Sigma and SPC on an SMT line.
Familiarity with ERP/MES and PLM systems.
You'll own the seam between how our electronics are designed and how they're actually built — the place where yield, cost, and scale are won or lost. You'll have real authority to set the DFM standard, the tools to enforce it, and a design team that needs your feedback to ship. If you like being the person who makes hard boards manufacturable and hates seeing preventable defects reach the line, this is your seat.