Req ID: 142062
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Plano
General OverviewFunctional Area: Engineering
Career Stream: Process Engineering Manufacturing
SAP Short Name: LEN-ENG-PRM
Job Level: Level 08
IC/MGR: Individual Contributor
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect
SummaryThe SMT Process Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying and optimizing processes for manufacturing to achieve quality cost and delivery goals for Celestica and its customers products.
Detailed DescriptionPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Role & Responsibilities:
Production Line Architecture & CAPEX Engineering
- SMT Line Configuration & Capital Planning: Specify, configure, and lay out new turnkey SMT production lines and evaluate associated capital expenditures (CAPEX); and select and integrate all necessary process machinery to satisfy customer technical specifications, quality requirements, and volume demand.
New Product Introduction (NPI) & Program Development
- Customer Data Processing & Programming: Translate customer CAD and Gerber design data into machine-readable assembly and placement programs for New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Full-Line SMT Program Generation: Generate, test, and validate machine recipes and programs across the complete Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production line, covering:
- Screen Printers
- Solder Paste Inspection (SPI)
- High-Speed Pick-and-Place (Placement) machines
- Thermal Reflow Ovens
- Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)
Equipment Engineering, Calibration & Vision Systems
- Machine Alignment & Vision Setup: Configure, teach, and calibrate optical vision systems and PCB fiducial recognition parameters for precise board alignment.
- Tooling Selection & Calibration: Select nozzles based on component packaging specifications and calibrate vacuum sensors to maintain placement accuracy.
Process Engineering, Stencil Design & Thermal Profiling
- Stencil Tooling Design: Design and specify screen printing stencils to control solder paste deposit geometry, aperture dimensions, and paste release efficiency.
- Thermal Profile Engineering: Design, analyze, and manage thermal temperature profiles for multi-zone reflow ovens to ensure proper solder alloy reflow and metallurgical joint integrity.
Line Balancing, Library Management & Optimization
- Component Library Creation: Develop, update, and manage component footprint libraries and package definitions in accordance with assembly requirements.
- Line Balancing & CPH Optimization: Configure feeder mapping, optimize component pickup/placement sequences, and balance line workflows to maximize throughput and Components Per Hour (CPH) while minimizing cycle times.
Knowledge/Skills/CompetenciesStandards, Qualifications & Technical Platforms- Industry Experience: Over 5+ years of professional engineering experience within Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing environments.
- Quality & Workmanship Standards: Applied practical knowledge and enforcement of IPC-A-610 acceptability criteria for electronic assemblies.
- Hands-on OEM Platforms & Tooling:
- Screen Printing: DEK
- Inspection (SPI & AOI): Koh Young
- Component Placement: Fuji (AIMEX III / AIMEX III-R)
- Thermal Reflow: BTU International
Physical Demands- Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
- Occasional travel may be required.
Typical Experience- 5+ years of related experience in similar job roles
Typical EducationBachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Educational Requirements may vary by Geography
NotesThis job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
