PCBA Product Development Manager

Nexos TRC is looking for a PCBA Product Development Manager for a World Class Manufacturing Company located in Torreon, Coahuila.

Position Overview:

INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES At our company we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success – so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to create disruptive new technologies and solutions on our electrical engineering teams. Our Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power solutions changing the lives of our users. Every developmental phase of these critical components happens in-house under the watch of this team. We continue to invest in electrical engineering resources to design and develop leadership in electronic capabilities; something unique within the industry. And we're pushing the limits in firmware engineering, power electronics, embedded systems, machine learning, and the use of artificial intelligence.

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

The Mgr Electrical Engineering – Product Support will lead an agile team to provide Electrical Engineering support to high volume production lines to ensure on-time performance and high yield. You will apply your expert knowledge of electronic components to perform validation testing of design updates and diagnose the failure modes of PCBAs to make targeted design updates.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a small to medium size team of engineers in the design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of embedded electronics for a variety of projects while complying to applicable regulatory standards.

• Perform analysis of alternate electronic components to maintain supply chain stability.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Operations to diagnose issues encountered during high-volume PCBA production.

• Review drawing releases and Engineering Change Notices.

• Create new power tool circuit designs using schematic capture, PCB layout software, SPICE, and knowledge of industry best practices.

• Establish and execute test regimens for components and assemblies within scope of the project and organization.

• Use laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, e-loads, and data acquisition systems.

• Mentor and coach the team in engineering best practices including task management, Gantt charts, root cause analysis, circuit / PCB design, and PCBA manufacturing.

• Champion technology investigations including system requirements, architecture definitions, and reusability strategies.

• Establish and maintain a strong awareness and database of competitive offerings, product strategies, and business climate to shape a best-in-class roadmap.

• Quickly, effectively, and candidly frame-up and escalate business risks/opportunities to senior leadership.

• Effectively communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members.

• Drive urgency in project schedules and accountability for establishing and achieving key project metrics that meet the organization's needs.

• Ensure the team is given the time and resources required to succeed by creating and managing robust project roadmaps and resource plans with converged project scope.

• Develop plans to evaluate and assess the emerging technology market space to fit/compliment our company's product initiatives and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience to include at least 2 years of experience with product design of electronics.
• 3+ years of leadership experience
• Experience with microcontroller circuits, embedded firmware, statistical analysis methods, automated test fixture development, root cause analysis, and PCB assembly techniques.
• Very strong familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes and standards.
• Self-motivated, organized, efficient, process oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, exercises independent judgement and works well under pressure in a dynamic environment.

Additional desired requirements:

• Experience with portable electronics, power tools, motor controls, power electronics and power supply circuits, consumer electronics, or instrumentation and measurement systems.
• Leadership and mentoring experience.