Senior Product Engineer

Job Purpose

The Planning Product Engineer supports Pre-production engineering activities, including design and modification, and manages the lifecycle of specific products or product groups from definition and planning through to production.

Nature of Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute plans for high-technology manufacturing jobs, including sequential processing, filled via technology, and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) requirements.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to newly hired Planners.
• Process repeat orders and new jobs in strict accordance with Sanmina procedures and operational rules.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Engineering Applications Group (EAG) and internal programmers to identify and implement planning automation requirements.
• Create stack-ups that fulfill customer requirements for dielectrics, impedance, and signal loss.
• Act as a technical subject matter expert for internal departments and maintain professional communication with customers.
• Conduct Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews on customer-submitted designs.
• Manage specification reviews and update summaries for customer documentation and industry standards.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferred) or an Associate’s degree with 6+ years of experience in Printed Circuit Manufacturing.
• Experience in planning, product engineering, and tooling within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in interpreting standard manufacturing design rules, blueprints, customer specifications, and IPC industry standards.
• Hands-on experience with CAD/CAM systems is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of High Density Interconnect (HDI) designs and associated manufacturing processes.
• High attention to detail, experience interpreting customer blueprints.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective customer interaction.

Additional Information

This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident. Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary Range (annual): $100,000 - $108,000.00