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Ensuring the manufacturing processes meet or exceed internal and customer expectations.\n\n*Responsibilities*\n\n* Coordinate activities across customers, production, quality, and technical staff.\n* Perform engineering evaluations, statistical analyses, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.\n* Monitor and enhance manufacturing process quality.\n* Develop and maintain manufacturing methods, work instructions, and process documentation.\n* Create and validate manufacturing processes, including design of experiments, defect and failure analyses, and related reporting.\n* Troubleshoot SMT and wave solder profiles, equipment, tooling, materials, chemicals, and fixtures.\n* Provide technical support to production and interface with quality teams.\n* Deliver technical presentations for customer business reviews.\n* Identify and implement annual cost‑reduction opportunities for both the company and customers.\n* Develop SMT KPIs to support factory improvement initiatives.\n\n*Competency:*\n\n* Analytical: Effectively research, analyzes data, and designs workflows.\n* Problem Solving: Identifies issues, evaluates options, and implements solutions.\n* Project Management: Coordinates activities, communicates effectively, and meets schedules and budgets.\n* Technical Skills: Continuously expands knowledge; shares expertise with others.\n* Customer Service: Responds promptly, maintains professionalism, and meets commitments.\n* Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Listens actively; communicates clearly in both written and verbal formats.\n* Teamwork & Leadership: Contributes to team success; motivates others and accepts feedback.\n* Cost Consciousness: Identifies and implements cost‑saving measures.\n* Ethics & Professionalism: Demonstrates integrity and respects confidentiality.\n* Quality: Ensures accuracy and pursues improvement opportunities.\n* Safety: Follows safety procedures and reports hazards.\n* Adaptability: Adjusts effectively to changing conditions.\n* Dependability: Meets deadlines and follows instructions.\n* Initiative & Innovation: Proactively contributes ideas and improvements.\n\n*Qualifications:*\n\n* BSEE required or 10+ years’ direct SMT and Wave experience.\n* 8–10 years in a Contract Electronics Manufacturing environment.\n* Language Skills: Ability to read technical documents, write reports and work instructions, and communicate effectively with customers and employees.\n* Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate proportions, percentages, and geometric measurements.\n* Reasoning Ability: Capable of solving practical problems and interpreting written, verbal, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.\n* Computer Skills: Proficiency with design software, internet applications, spreadsheets, and word‑processing tools.\n* U.S. citizen is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under aerospace and defense contracts.\n\n*Additional Skills and Knowledge*\n\n* Expertise in lead and lead‑free SMT and wave solder profiling.\n* Extensive experience in SMT, through‑hole, and box-build manufacturing.\n* Familiarity with quick‑turn/NPI environments.\n* Knowledge of IPC‑A‑610, IPC‑J‑STD‑001, ISO, AS9100, ISO13485, and MIL standards.\n* Skilled in process evaluation, validation, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, LRIP, and First Article controls.\n* Proficient in preparing work instructions, assembly/test procedures, stencil and tooling specifications.\n* Experience in ISO 9001, AS9100, and FDA‑regulated manufacturing environments.\n* Knowledge of solder, solderability, and lead/lead‑free process controls.\n* Familiarity with Lean, Continuous Improvement (CI), and Six Sigma methodologies (Green/Black Belt preferred).\n\nPay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year\n\nBenefits:\n* 401(k)\n* 401(k) matching\n* Dental insurance\n* Health insurance\n* Paid time off\n* Vision insurance\n\nEducation:\n* Bachelor's (Preferred)\n\nExperience:\n* Mathematical aptitude: 8 years (Preferred)\n\nWork Location: In person","company":"Qualpro","rawCompany":"qualpro","city":"Gardena","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T18:47:27.475Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"},{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"334419","title":"Other Electronic Component Manufacturing","slug":"other-electronic-component-manufacturing"},{"code":"334418","title":"Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing","slug":"printed-circuit-assembly-electronic-assembly-manufacturing"},{"code":"334413","title":"Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing","slug":"semiconductor-and-related-device-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Manufacturing Process Engineer","description":"*Job Summary*\n\nWe are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our innovative manufacturing team. 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