The Role
The Senior SMT Process Lead oversees SMT production operations, including programming, maintenance coordination, and quality monitoring of electronic components fabrication.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job ID: TAP00109
Position: Senior SMT Process Lead
Location: US – Fort Meade, MD
Category: Hardware
Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI w/ polygraph
Education Requirement: None
Experience Requirement: 7 Years
TAP is seeking to hire a Senior SMT Process Lead to join our team! If you are a highly motivated engineer who enjoys a challenging and dynamic environment where your contributions are both critical and valued, this company will provide you with the tools and opportunity to thrive.
The Senior SMT Process Lead will be responsible for the overall operation of the SMT production line, including programming, setup/change over, and coordination of preventative and routine maintenance of all lab equipment. The ideal candidate will have experience with a variety of tools and equipment used in the fabrication of electronic components. This is a challenging and rewarding position that involves working closely with microelectronics process engineers, as well as other functional groups supporting the lab.
Required Qualifications (Must-Have’s):
TAP Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applicants receive lawful consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Position: Senior SMT Process Lead
Location: US – Fort Meade, MD
Category: Hardware
Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI w/ polygraph
Education Requirement: None
Experience Requirement: 7 Years
TAP is seeking to hire a Senior SMT Process Lead to join our team! If you are a highly motivated engineer who enjoys a challenging and dynamic environment where your contributions are both critical and valued, this company will provide you with the tools and opportunity to thrive.
The Senior SMT Process Lead will be responsible for the overall operation of the SMT production line, including programming, setup/change over, and coordination of preventative and routine maintenance of all lab equipment. The ideal candidate will have experience with a variety of tools and equipment used in the fabrication of electronic components. This is a challenging and rewarding position that involves working closely with microelectronics process engineers, as well as other functional groups supporting the lab.
Required Qualifications (Must-Have’s):
- Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph
- 7+ years of experience with electronics manufacturing
- Experience monitoring product performance, quality, and delivery metrics.
- Familiarity with SMT process tools including but not limited to:
- Solder paste selection and application
- Pick-and-place
- Reflow
- Inspection (AOI and manual)
- Experience generating manufacturing work instructions and travelers.
- Technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Familiarity/experience with IPC-610 and/or IPC-620
- Experience programming and operating a pick-and-place machine.
- Ability to lead communications from the lab floor to leadership/management through yield meetings, situation reports, problem resolution charts, etc.
- Ability to monitor process yields, troubleshoot and resolve non-conforming product issues, and recommend/implement quality process improvements.
- Experience conducting formal design of experiments (DOE).
- Ability to identify solutions to manufacturing problems related to materials, design, and equipment.
- Ability to identify materials and processes to support ruggedization of products.
- Familiarity with working in a cleanroom environment.
- U.S. Citizenship
- Favorable Criminal History Check
- Education Verification
- Abuse/Illegal Drug Use
- Credit Check
- Subject Interview
TAP Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applicants receive lawful consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Top Skills
Inspection Tools
Pick-And-Place
Reflow
Smt Process Tools
Solder Paste
Technical Writing
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The Company
What We Do
TAP Engineering (LLC) is a small, Maryland-based firm providing secure, trusted microelectronics hardware engineering, firmware development, and research support to the DoD, Intelligence Community, and commercial clients. TAP's engineers and research scientists have an average of 20 years' experience driving technology development from applied research to engineering development, prototype, test, production, and field support.
