Application Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY :

The primary accountabilities for this position are to manage new designs in development processes. Responsibilities include all phases from receiving the customer’s files, project planning and design review, Flex part construction & material selection, oversight and coordination of manufacturing, test, and assembly processes and NPI build schedules.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Directly or through team members, the application engineer has the following responsibilities :

• Involvement at Early Supplier Involvement (ESI).
• Review Design documents. Interpret the customer’s requirements in accordance with M-Flex processes and capabilities. Propose deviations from initial customer requirements in order to ensure manufacturability at a profitable yield.
• Select proper material and prepare part construction per customer’s requirement for Flex fabrication
• Support Quote preparation activity including panelization, material selection and part construction, Bill of Material
• Communicate DR / DFM items with customers and factory and follow up to resolve open DR / DFM items
• File management
• Ensuring all preliminary data and information necessary from initiation through completion of the project. This includes electronic data (Gerber, DXF, AutoCAD, etc.), fabrication prints, quotation analysis, and preliminary correspondence with customers.
• Analyze the nature of the application, the special requirements, tolerances, materials and components, and decide optimum fabrication methods and process flow.
• Maintain close communication with customers during the design stages. Discuss design and process alternatives in order to improve quality and reduce cost.
• Work with customer and factory for project planning and scheduling for NPI builds
• Communicate Technical information and NPI build schedule to customer
• Meet customer as needed to explain Technical items and resolve open issues, build customer relationship
• Submit NPI build and Quality reports to customer per their requirement
• Involve in Quality issues, work with factory team for failure analysis and communicate to customer
• Responsible for managing and coordinating the production readiness process by :
• optimum tool design (DFM) and implementation;
• provide technical support during all prototype and pre-production stages;
• track QC and yield reports
• ensure all manufacturing requests are being processed quickly and with minimum impact on the schedule.
• Coordinate all life cycle activities associated with the project :
• Test fixtures and programs – coordinate with test engineers
• Assembly tools – coordinate with the assembly house and the responsible engineers
• Initiate and manage changes in procedures and manufacturing process.
• Check and approve design packages.
• Monitor cost data and ensure the quoted factors are met through production.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND COMPETENCIES :

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND / OR LICENSES :

Special requirements :

Salary range : $100,000-$130,000