Senior Printed Circuit Board Assembly Specialist
Being on the BlueHalo team means working alongside the brightest minds in technology on the toughest challenges facing our nation – not just every once in a while, but every single day. Together, we are leading the transformation of modern warfare and each BlueHalo employee plays a key role. That’s why our investment in you goes beyond a rewarding salary and benefits package. We’re committed to providing our people with the best opportunities to develop their skills, share their knowledge, and push their innovative ideas to the cutting-edge. Having fun doing it with a team that feels like family all across BlueHalo Nation is the ultimate perk.
Overview:
The Senior Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly Expert is a detail-oriented professional that oversees the day-to-day operation and maintenance of a small prototype PCB assembly area to include all associated equipment, tooling, and processes.
You'd like to do this:
- Produces limited runs of prototype assemblies using a stencil printer, pick and place machine, and a reflow oven.
- Assists and teaches hand solder installation/rework methods down to 0201 size.
- Properly handles the receipt and disposal of HAZMAT/HAZWASTE according to the facility’s requirements.
- Directly advises and assists customer electrical engineers on layout design and panelization strategies to aid manufacturing and downstream processing.
- Educates engineers on design for manufacturing best practices.
- Assists quality officers with X-Ray inspection of QFNs, BGAs, etc.
- Educates designers in house prototype production methods and out of house commercially available methods.
- Provides guidance to electrical engineers on stencil aperture design.
- Develops and helps implement training courses on PCB Assembly and Rework processes and equipment.
- Creates and documents SOPs for the use of specialized chemical and mechanical PCB manufacturing processes.
- Serves as a technical advisor to engineers and buyers for contract assembly services.
- Documents and maintains a maintenance and repair program for all PCB Assembly equipment.
- Coordinates with the Electronic Stockroom Support personnel to maintain consumable stock levels sufficient for ongoing engineering requests.
- Continually researches emerging manufacturing technologies and makes recommendations for potential implementation.
- Works in close coordination with PCB Fabrication Experts and eCAD Librarians to ensure a quality product is produced.
- Maintains familiarity with current industry standards for PCB fabrication (Ex: IPC-A-600 and IPC-6012).
- Mentors and educates Junior PCB Assembly Specialists.
You're required to have this:
- 5+ years of direct, hands-on experience with PCB Assembly to include Automated and Manual assembly methods.
- Experience programming pick and place machines.
- Experience with stencil design and reflow recipe creation.
- Active TS/SCI w/polygraph.
The BlueHalo Effect
It speaks to who we are as a company, a global protective ring that shields everything we most want to safeguard, an unbroken line that ensures our customers retain the advantage in any battlespace, from high above the Earth to deep in cyberspace. It’s who we are, a halo, a protector, the light of inspired engineering keeping our Nation safe.
Our vision is a world where national security is certain because technical superiority is assured.
Join us and become a vital element of The BlueHalo Effect!
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