Neros
SMT Process Engineer
$116K–$162K
Torrance, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years directly supporting SMT PCBA assembly in a highly automated environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Defines and controls SMT processes for high-volume PCB assembly, supporting production, reducing defects and scrap, and scaling designs from prototype through production.
What you'll do
- Program automated assembly equipment, specify tooling, and support new product introduction and process development.
- Maintain quality plans, SOPs, and process documentation; train operational staff and troubleshoot SMT line defects.
- Reduce scrap through corrective and preventive actions, and provide design-for-manufacturing feedback to engineering.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience directly supporting SMT PCBA assembly in a highly automated environment.
- Knowledge of SPC and DFM for SMT and through-hole PCBAs.
- Clear understanding of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 requirements.
Nice to have
- Lean Six Sigma certification; experience qualifying new capital equipment or auditing raw material suppliers.
- J-STD-001 certified trainer; knowledge of operating planar 3D or CT scanners.
Pay
$115,500 - $162,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SMT, PCBA, SPC, DFM, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, CAPA, CT scanner
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