Job Description

Job Title

PCBA Technology Expert

Job Description

The PCBA Technology Expert is an enthusiastic expert with deep and broad experience in all PCBA technology related areas. From implementing design rules early in the design-phase up to manufacturing should be in view of the PCBA Technology Expert. The PCBA Technology Expert should be able to give clear advise in all the applicable areas: from design to manufacturing and assembly. A up to date overview of technology market trends is very important, including aspects of sustainability impact in PCB and PCBA manufacturing.

Smooth and clear communication with different stakeholders is very important in this role. The different stakeholders can vary from layout designers, electronics designers, system-architects, project managers, sustainability engineers, procurement engineers, PCB supplier and Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) contacts. The PCBA Technology Expert should have experience in work-environments with similar stakeholder dynamics and the different technology areas involved. The role requires a team-player’s and customer-focused attitude. She or he should be able to perform also under pressure; this is especially true for problem-solving projects. The PCBA Technology Expert should be a recognized and trusted advisor with a broad customer and knowledge network. He or she has a BSc/MSc (or similar) degree in electrical engineering (or equivalent) background.

Environment:

You will be working in the Electronics Design Services (EDS) group within the Quality and Reliability Engineering department of Innovation Engineering (part of Innovation and Strategy). In the EDS group we deliver layout-design, component management, CADE library part definition, and PCBA Technology services to Philips customers. Moreover, we strongly contribute to the development and roll-out of a PCBA platform within Philips. This is a standardized PCBA design platform with an integrated toolkit including tools like Siemens Xpedition EDM, Valor (for DFA/M), Z-planner (PCB stack-up design), and TestWay (for DFT). Your customers are typically coming from (global) Philips businesses who need advice during their electronic/PCBA layout architecture/design phase or with manufacturing/assembly challenges. As PCBA Technology Expert you will be part of a high-tech, innovative, and internationally diverse community with much room to develop yourself and others. We offer you to be an ambassador of the PCBA Community of Expertise and to work as a recognized and trusted advisor.

Your role:

• Give advice during architecture, electronic design, manufacturing, and assembly phases
• Design support by defining the required PCBA stack-up
• Design support (Design for Assembly/Manufacturability/Test (DfA/DfM/DfT))
• Align with PCB suppliers and EMS’s about technical capabilities
• Maintain and develop internal PCBA design rules
• Align with sustainability engineers about alignment between sustainability (environmental) impact factors and existing PCBA design rules (focused on yield and reliability)
• Execute problem-solving activities (including experimentation)
• Present or report results in a clear and concise manner with clear recommendations
• Maintain and extend customer and knowledge networks (in and outside Philips)
• Support the PCBA platform toolkit development (new capabilities, seminars, etc.)
• Coaching of colleagues in the team

Expected Experience:

• PCBA Technology specific:
• PCB materials / flexes / surface-finishes / shelf lives
• PCB Assembly aspects / components / pick & place / specials like press-fit
• Soldering approaches / solder pastes / stencil / cleaning
• Footprint definition / via’s / test points
• PCBA testing / AOI / X-ray
• New technologies (inkjet, printed electronics)
• Tools: Siemens Valor NPI/VPL and Z-planner
• Advisory role / consultancy skills
• Experience with manufacturing processes at PCB suppliers and PCB assembly manufacturers
• Experience with sustainability/environmental aspects of PCB/PCBA manufacturing
• Design (support) experience
• Problem solving methodologies (8D / Greenbelt or similar)
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards (like IPC standards)
• Knowledge of sustainability / environmental management systems (like ISO 14001)
• Experience with project and team leadership is not a must-have, but certainly a bonus

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is € 61,185 – € 101,976. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.

This role is eligible for 3% bonus/incentive, with your rewards linked to KPIs/company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. Thisis an office-based role.

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