Engineering Manager - Electronics Manufacturing Service

Engineering Manager – EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) - 4+ Years

Role Summary

The Engineering Manager in an EMS organization leads product industrialization, NPI, process engineering, and cross-functional coordination to ensure high-quality, cost-efficient, and scalable electronics manufacturing. This role acts as the technical backbone between design teams, suppliers, manufacturing lines, and customers.

Key Responsibilities
1. New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Lead NPI from design handoff to mass production.
• Review Gerber files, BOM, schematics, and manufacturing drawings.
• Define and validate DFM/DFT guidelines with design teams.
• Plan pilot builds, run build readiness reviews, and conduct PFMEA.

2. Process Engineering & Optimization

• Own SMT, Through-Hole, Assembly, ICT, FCT, and Final QA process setup.
• Develop and optimize process parameters (solder paste, reflow, pick-and-place, AOI).
• Establish SOPs, control plans, and work instructions.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, OEE improvements.

3. Engineering Team Leadership

• Manage Process Engineers, NPI Engineers, Test Engineers, and Industrial Engineers.
• Assign responsibilities, monitor KPIs, and conduct skill development.
• Ensure strong technical collaboration across production, quality, SCM, and suppliers.

4. Test Engineering

• Ensure availability and maintenance of ICT, AOI, SPI, FCT, JTAG tools.
• Develop test strategies and test coverage plans.
• Reduce test cycle time and improve first-pass yield.

5. Vendor & Customer Interaction

• Act as the technical interface for customer engineering teams.
• Work with component suppliers for AVL, sourcing decisions, and cost reduction.
• Review ECNs, implement ECOs, and ensure seamless change management.

6. Quality & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IPC-A-610, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949 (if applicable).
• Drive RCA using 8D, Fishbone, 5 Why.
• Monitor FPY, DPPM, scrap, rework, and corrective actions.

7. Manufacturing Scalability

• Plan capacity, takt time, equipment selection, and line balancing.
• Introduce automation, robotics, and poka-yoke systems to reduce human error.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related engineering field.
• 5–10+ years of EMS experience with 2–3+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of PCB manufacturing, SMT, wave soldering, and box build.
• Experience in DFM, DFA, DFT, NPI, and reliability testing.
• Expertise with tools: Altium, Mentor, SAP/ERP, MES, SPC, PFMEA, Minitab.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹500,000.00 - ₹750,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Work Location: In person