SMT Technician - Day Shift

Job Function: ME Technical Support

Job Summary:

The Senior SMT Technician performs preventative maintenance, calibration, program development and hardware maintenance for all SMT and Manufacturing Equipment supports production with any technical issues related to machine hardware and troubleshoot issues related to the SMT equipment, and orders spare, or replacement parts as needed and keeps inventory of machine parts and machine consumable materials. This position reports to Process Engineer and is in Newark, CA.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

1. Perform preventative maintenance and calibration (SMT and 2nd Op Machines)

• Perform preventative maintenance on various SMT and 2nd Op machines based on machine maintenance schedule,
• Perform calibration on various SMT and 2nd Op machines based on machine maintenance schedule,
• Repair, maintain, calibrate, and/or replace any damage or failing machine components and consumables,
• Repair and calibrate SMT Feeders.

2.Troubleshoot and support SMT machines and processes (Screen Printer, Pick and Place Machine, Reflow Oven)

• Support and troubleshoot issues relating caused by machine for SMT and 2nd op machines,
• Support any technical issues related to SMT machines that are hardware or machine related,
• Support programming and SMT technicians with troubleshooting machine issues caused by programming or human error,
• Support production with line setup and production run support including troubleshooting any technical issues that arise with the SMT machines or process,
• Ensure smooth production run, optimizing any program or processes relating to SMT.

3. Support New/Existing Machine Setup, Transport, Transfer, Support Production with SMT maintenance and process control.

• Support engineering and facility with the setup and installation of any new, moved, or transferred machines,
• Ensure machine is installed properly and calibrated before releasing to production,
• Ensure machines are working properly prior to release to production operators,
  Support production with line setup including determining support pin placement, adjusting machine nozzle config, and verifying part pick up,
• Support with the management and control of solder paste, nozzle, feeder, and other machine consumables.

4. Develop and generate SMT & SPI program

• Developing, maintaining and optimize SMT program
• Developing, maintaining and optimize SPI program
• Inspect printed solder paste and component alignment for accuracy
• Lead the implementation of ECO’s for programming changes
• Support SMT programming continuous improvement projects

Other duties and responsibilities related to SMT Technician function, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Associate degree in engineering, Electronics, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years in SMT manufacturing related field
• Knowledge of FUJI and Panasonic Machine Programming and Interface Software
• Knowledge of Panacim MES and Traceability Interface —Panacim App Launcher, Panacim Comsole
• Proficient in using Maintenance Management Software—Unigen Center PM Module
• Knowledge of Resource Control Center-Solder paste and fixture management
• Proficient in Scanner Programming Software—Keyence Auto Nav ID

Salary range: $25.00 - $33.00 / Hour.