Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 6 months relevant experience.
Clearance Requirements
Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
- Help make the technologies, products and services that make a difference.
- Develop strong communications with internal teams to estimate manufacturing costs, determine time standards and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.
- Develop and maintain SMT processes such as stencil design, solder paste application, pick-and-place, reflow profiling, AOI, and X-ray inspection.
- Optimize solder paste selection, placement parameters, and reflow profiles to improve yield and reduce defects.
- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and machine programming for SMT equipment.
- Maintain SPC trends, defect Pareto charts, and implement corrective actions for issues like solder bridging, opens, voiding, and tombstoning.
- Conduct DFM/DFA evaluations for new product introductions.
- Assist production technicians with process deviations, equipment issues, and new product introductions.
- Develop work instructions, SOPs, and train operators.
What You’ll Experience
- Techologies that aren't just top-notch, they're often top-secret.
- A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what's next.
- Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it's discovered.
What You Bring to the Table
- Solid knowledge with manufacturing processes and electrical/mechanical components, systems and applications.
- Solid understanding of lean techniques and statistical analysis.
- Creating and maintaining SMT processes such as stencil design, solder paste application, pick-and-place, reflow profiling, AOI, and X-ray inspection.
- Optimizing solder paste selection, placement parameters, and reflow profiles to improve yield and reduce defects.
- Leading troubleshooting, root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and machine programming for SMT equipment.
- Monitoring SPC trends, defect Pareto charts, and implementing corrective actions for issues like solder bridging, opens, voiding, and tombstoning.
- Conducting DFM/DFA evaluations for new product introductions.
- Assisting production technicians with process deviations, equipment issues, and new product introductions.
- Developing work instructions, SOPs, and training operators.
Target Salary Range
USD $93,980.00/Yr. - USD $104,260.00/Yr.
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary.
Company Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.
If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans