Department: Fabrication
Reports To: Production Manager
Position Type: Onsite - Full-time [40 hours per week]
Shift Hours: Hours are flexible based on department needs
Hourly Rate: $18 - $30 based on experience
Position Description:
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented PCB Manufacturing Engineer to join our manufacturing team at Hughes Circuits Inc. In this role you will be responsible for supporting and improving PCB fabrication processes, troubleshooting production issues, developing manufacturing procedures, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, and CAM/Planning teams to ensure products are manufactured efficiently while meeting customer and quality requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain PCB manufacturing processes and procedures
- Support daily production operations by troubleshooting process and equipment-related issues
- Analyze manufacturing data and recommend improvements to increase quality, yield, and efficiency
- Create and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and manufacturing specifications
- Work with CAM, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to ensure manufacturability of customer designs
- Investigate root causes of process failures and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Support new product introductions and process validation activities
- Monitor process performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Assist with equipment qualification, maintenance planning, and process optimization
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements, industry standards, and internal quality procedures
- Participate in cost reduction, yield improvement, and lean manufacturing initiatives
- Follow company policies and procedures and perform other assigned duties
Minimum Qualifications:
- Able to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in English
- Specific Knowledge, Skills, Licenses, Certifications Etc. (preferred but not required)
J-STD 001 Certified
Familiar with BOMs, Drawings, Schematics
Smart Tweezers and Calipers
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications
- Ability to work together as part of a team under limited supervision or independently
Beneficial Skills and Experience:
- Basic computer skills
- 2+years of experience in PCB fabrication or electronics manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting manufacturing processes in a production environment
- Familiarity with PCB fabrication processes including imaging, drilling, plating, etching, solder mask, routing, and final inspection
- Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of IPC standards and PCB manufacturing requirements
- CAD/CAM or PCB manufacturing software experience is a plus
Other skills and Cultural Fit
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
- Positive attitude and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Ability to take constructive feedback and apply it to enhance performance
- Dependable and punctual with a strong work ethic
- Flexibility to adapt to changing production schedules, demands and priorities
- Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Required Internal Training:
- HCI Orientation
- All pertaining process procedures that relate to job function
Required Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, and tools. The employee is required to frequently reach with hands and arms, manipulate parts in repetitive motions; stoop, kneel; talk and hear.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
IMPORTANT:
If offer of employment is made it will be contingent upon passing all of the following: E-Verify, Background Check, ITAR and U.S. Export Compliance Screening.
Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Additionally, potential employee’s names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.
Hughes Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Applicants apply online or in person
Hughes Circuits Inc.,
546 S. Pacific St
San Marcos, CA 92078
