Job Description

The Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Product Engineer is responsible for ensuring that SEAKR’s supply chain is consistently able to provide high-quality, reliable components for aerospace applications.  This person will participate in supplier quality audits, perform source inspections, and approve PCB receipts; this includes review of Supplier datapacks, IPC Coupon evaluations, Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA), D-Coupon testing, and disposition visual inspection findings. 

The PCB Product Engineer plays a critical role in SEAKR’s Product Assurance department, serving as the primary disposition authority for non-conforming PCBs, responsible for making risk-based and technically justified assessments for Ground Support, Engineering, and Flight hardware.  The PCB Product Engineer reports to the Manager of the Parts, Materials, and Processes (PMP) Group.

IN THIS POSITION YOU WILL

• Support PCB procurement, program management, manufacturing, and engineering with all supplier quality related activities. 
• Independently and pro-actively manage all PCB review items in the receipt queue, to help expedite movement of product into inventory, review and disposition of non-conforming product, and coordination with suppliers for product returned for repair and replacement.
• Report to the office on a hybrid schedule (minimum 1-2 days per week, and more when required) to act as the Receiving Inspection liaison to assist with material discrepancies and visual findings.
• Regularly attend and participate in the PCB Control Board; As a sitting member you will help support discussion on new suppliers, track PCB receipts and dispositions, and propose or support additional testing required to vet suspect PCB production lots.
• Maintain a relationship with the SEAKR PCB Layout and Hardware Engineering teams, to maintain a high-level overview and understanding of new design challenges, need for new material laminates or resin systems, evolutions in signal integrity design and plating finishes.
• Conduct on-site supplier quality audits of key PCB fabrication houses, including drafting and maintaining electronic records of supplier surveillance reports in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Communicate non-conformances to supplier and request, track, and help implement corrective/preventive action where necessary.
• Support Quality Engineering and Program Teams in disposition of non-conforming product, include generation of Approval Waivers and the presentation and defense of SEAKR’s technical approach and disposition to Customers.
• Mentor engineering staff to help support the overall development of PCB knowledge within the company and so dedicated personnel can act as secondary support on PCB receipts and dispositions while the PCB Product Engineer is out of office or otherwise engaged in more complex subject matter.
• Work with procurement to vet and onboard new suppliers.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALITIES

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing processes, specifically involving strengthening processes that will reduce defects, reduce receiving inspections, and reduce company risk.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in product assurance and quality systems, including exposure to ISO9001/AS9100, IPC-A600, IPC-6012/6013.
• Knowledge of PCB manufacturing processes, common defects and problems, and how those non-conformances impact overall reliability of the product.
• Able to travel (10%-25% typical) to perform supplier surveys, audits, assessments, and inspections.
• Strong communication skills to interface effectively with internal customers and external suppliers on quality and quality control issues
• Ability to read and interpret engineering documentation such as drawing dimensions and mechanical/electronic inspection methods/reports
• Ability to successfully operate as part of a multi-functional team, including engineering, program management, supply chain, and manufacturing
• Ability to accept direction from immediate supervisor as well as company officers
• Exhibits a professional demeanor at all times; grounded and professionally confident and comfortable making risk-based assessments
• Effective time management and skillfulness at task prioritization
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

DESIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALITIES

• Background in performing root cause analysis (5 Whys, 8D, Fishbone, Pareto, FMEA), and identifying solutions to complex problems
• Knowledge of quality systems and supply chain quality functions and documentation Familiarity and experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements.
• Experience improving supplier performance through metrics
• Experience leading process improvement projects with Agile, Six Sigma, Lean or equivalent
• Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system such Epicor, Abas, Infor, SAP. Sapphire, Kronos, IFS, Oracle +Netsuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.