Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 7 hours ago
Sr PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, Trainium Manufacturing, Quality and Reliability
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$159K/yr - $215K/yr
6+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is focused on building the next generation cloud server infrastructure. The Senior PCBA Manufacturing Engineer will lead the manufacturing of AI Servers and Systems based on Trainium chips, working closely with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize manufacturing processes and ensure product quality.
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Responsibilities
Work with the Design Engineering team to provide PCB/PCBA DFM feedback. Identify and escalate PCBA manufacturing challenges early in product development
Identify opportunities for risk reduction and simplification of PCBA manufacturing processes
Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices
Investigate and develop new manufacturing technology and methodologies to enhance PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost
Drive the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM. Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all production readiness deliverables are complete
Lead identifying and validating product/component risks and work with design teams to mitigate them and define the test methodology and test coverage to assure product quality
Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds. Work within Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Reliability Engineering to implement and optimize manufacturing processes and improve yields for production ramp
Investigate failures/defects in production, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence as part of continuous improvement efforts
Actively monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp. Provide regular status reports of PCBAs progress from design to production
Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers
Working with multiple vendors and ODMs to standardize component manufacturing and reliability expectations
Work with system engineering teams to identify and escalate manufacturing challenges by enforcing DFM, DFA and DFS principles
Evaluate, investigate and introduce new manufacturing technology and methodology to enhance product quality and production efficiency at ODM and CM
Develop or adapt manufacturing process at the ODM and CM, including defining fixture requirements, critical assembly requirements, test methodology, signal integrity, power and heat management requirement
Drive all factory-related operational issues related to assembly processes during pre-production builds; ensure effective closure to enable operational success of the new product introduction cycle, and put products into mass production
Manage product lifecycle changes, lead product quality and reliability improvement projects, and drive technical root cause for supplier defects
Implement and optimize manufacturing 1st pass yields and efficiency from prototype through product ramp
Work with engineering teams to clearly represent process and reviews to enable smooth New Product Introduction and changes
Support cost reduction and sustaining activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related STEM field
6+ years of root cause analysis and process design experience
7+ years of including new product introduction (NPI) experience
Experience: 5+ to 8+ years in SMT and PCBA process engineering, including high-volume production
Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of SMT line processes (stencil, SPI, pick-and-place, reflow, AOI, X-ray)
Manufacturing Knowledge: Expertise in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT)
Preferred
Master's degree, or experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing)
Education: Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering
Industry Standards: Expert knowledge of IPC-A-610H, J-STD-001H, IPC-A-600, and IPC-7711/21
Process Knowledge: Strong experience with SMT lines, including stencil printing, Pick & Place, Reflow, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), 5DX, and conformal coating/underfill application
Testing & Analysis: Experience with flying probe testing, Design of Experiments (DOE), and root cause analysis tools like 8D or Six Sigma
Software/Systems: Familiarity with PLM/PDM systems (Agile, Teamcenter, SAP) and ERP/MES systems
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
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