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PCBA Manufacturing Engineer

Job Overview

Location

US - Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Engineering

Date Posted

August 8, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Own sustaining manufacturing engineering for PCBA production across multiple hardware platforms.
  • • Drive root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, field failures, and production escapes.
  • • Partner with Hardware Design Engineers to improve manufacturability (DFM/DFA/DFT).
  • • Support engineering change orders (ECOs) and manufacturing change implementation.
  • • Work directly with contract manufacturers to improve production yield, cycle time, and quality.
  • • Analyze manufacturing data to identify recurring process issues and improvement opportunities.
  • • Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for manufacturing and supplier quality issues.
  • • Support failure analysis activities including electrical, functional, and process investigations.
  • • Improve manufacturing documentation, work instructions, assembly processes, and test procedures.
  • • Collaborate with Test Engineering to improve production test coverage and manufacturing diagnostics.
  • • Support supplier qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness for design revisions.
  • • Travel to manufacturing partners as needed to support production and issue resolution.

🎯 Requirements

  • • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
  • • 5+ years supporting high-volume PCBA manufacturing.
  • • Experience with SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and electronic assembly processes.
  • • Strong understanding of manufacturing process control, yield improvement, and statistical analysis.
  • • Experience performing root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, or FMEA.
  • • Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
  • • Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
  • • Excellent cross-functional communication and project management skills.

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Competitive salary
  • • Comprehensive benefits package
  • • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • • Flexible work arrangements
  • • Professional development opportunities

Skills & Technologies

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OpenAI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. It develops large-scale AI models such as GPT, DALL-E, and Codex, providing cloud APIs and consumer applications like ChatGPT. Originally established as a non-profit, it later created a capped-profit subsidiary to attract capital while maintaining its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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