Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager – Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS / PCBA)

Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager – Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS / PCBA) Location: Seymour, CT Position Type: Full-Time / Exempt Department: Technical Documentation & SMT Programming Reporting Line: Director of Engineering & Technology Industry: Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) / Contract Manufacturing Position Overview The Manufacturing Technical Engineering Manager provides strategic leadership, workflow management, and direct technical oversight across Technical Engineering, production documentation, customer manufacturing data conversion, and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) programming. Operating within a high-mix, advanced electronics contract manufacturing environment, this position bridges incoming client technical design data and floor-ready manufacturing execution. Reporting to the Director of Engineering & Technology, this leader directs a specialized engineering and programming team to ensure that Bills of Materials (BOMs), CAD/centroid coordinates, Gerber layers, SMT machine recipes, and routing structures are meticulously analyzed, validated, configuration-controlled, and released on time to support flawless production runs. Leadership & Team Management Manage, mentor, and establish operational priorities for Technical Engineering, Document Control, and SMT Programming personnel. Establish structured workflows, accountability mechanisms, quality metrics, and cross-training programs to eliminate single-person operational dependencies. Interface cross-functionally with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Planning to align data readiness with build schedules. Coordinate technical onboarding, skills assessments, and training in Component Identification and IPC-A-610 standards across technical staff. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Customer Technical Data Analysis & Processing: Direct the intake, conversion, validation, and release of complex customer data packages, including Bills of Materials (BOM), Gerber files, CAD layouts, centroid/pick-and-place files, fabrication drawings, and test procedures. Oversee thorough technical data reviews to identify missing, ambiguous, or conflicting design information; escalate technical discrepancies to Program Management and customer engineering groups. Facilitate technical readiness workflows from initial data receipt through final production traveler release to ensure schedule adherence. Documentation Control, Routings & ERP/MES Systems: Review, release, and maintain shop-floor work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality documentation. Cleanse, structure, and enter customer BOMs and technical parameters into the MRP/ERP system (e.g., Infor). Build and maintain manufacturing process routings, operation steps, model points, and digital workflows within the Manufacturing Execution System (Aegis MES). Execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), ensuring drawings, BOM revisions, machine programs, and work instructions are updated and synchronized. Disseminate Quality Bulletins (QBs) and enforce rigorous configuration and revision control across all active assemblies. SMT Placement Programming Leadership: Own technical accountability for all SMT machine programming across high-speed placement lines (specifically FUJI NXT III platforms). Manage the generation, offline verification, optimization, and maintenance of placement programs from CAD, centroid, and Gerber data. Supervise the development and integrity of the central SMT component package library, validating package geometries, land patterns, component dimensions, polarities, rotations, and feeder/nozzle assignments. Collaborate with SMT Operations and Process Engineers to optimize placement sequences, line balancing, feeder layouts, and machine cycle times to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Provide hands-on engineering support on the shop floor during First Article Inspections (FAI), Ne…

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