Prototype Assembler

Prototype Assembler

Manages and performs a variety of electrical and mechanical assembly, such as Circuit Card Assembly, components, devices, cables and some limited mechanical assembly. Prepares, loads and solders printed circuit boards, and performs rework and modifications. Manages and reports on prototype lab and stockroom activities. Obtains prototype and product build project needs and timetables to ensure project schedules are met.

Principal duties and responsibilities include preparing, loading and soldering printed circuit boards with minimal supervision, performing rework and modifications of CCAs and some basic components/devices, fabricating moderately complex wire harnesses and various cable assemblies, performing mechanical assembly of panels, test boxes and chassis, executing plans based on understanding of needs and requirements and resolving moderately complex build issues, reading and interpreting moderately complex mechanical drawings and blueprints to perform a variety of assembly operations, performing moderately complex repair work, rework, removal, and modifications to assemblies or sub-assemblies as necessary, contributing to the creation of new processes, identifying and solving moderately complex issues and escalating other issues appropriately.

Required skills include BGA installation using reflow machine, BGA level rework (like re-balling etc), SMT soldering (0201/0402 size components), plastic enclosure, assembly/dis-assembly, and QFN/DRQFN/SOT etc IC installation (soldering).

Required education is a high school diploma or equivalent or an electronics certification. Required years of experience is three years in an engineering or related environment.