Manufacturing Engineer

Enclustra is an innovative, dynamic and growing company with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and offices worldwide. We develop a product portfolio of FPGA-based electronic modules and FPGA-optimized IP solutions for industrial customers and research organizations. In parallel, we provide leading engineering services in FPGA system design, and in development of high-speed hardware, FPGA firmware and embedded software.

To strengthen our dynamic team in Singapore, we are looking for a new:

Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Support industrialization and production activities, including NPI builds, pilot runs, qualification lots and transition to serial production.
• Act as the first technical escalation point for EMS-related production issues.
• Apply hands-on experience in PCBA manufacturing and SMT assembly processes to investigate and resolve production problems.
• Perform structured failure analysis of production rejects, including SMT process defects, assembly-related defects and PCB fabrication issues.
• Investigate recurring electrical production failures, identify root causes and drive sustainable corrective actions.
• Drive yield improvement initiatives together with EMS engineering teams and monitor their effectiveness.
• Analyze production data, inspection results and recurring failure patterns to identify manufacturing-related weaknesses.
• Provide DFM feedback to Hardware Engineering based on practical manufacturing experience.
• Recommend improvements to pad geometry, footprint robustness, stencil design and other assembly-relevant layout parameters.
• Support Industrialization Readiness Reviews and ensure manufacturing readiness prior to serial release.
• Provide manufacturing input for ECOs, product maintenance and life-cycle management activities.
• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented engineering changes through yield data, production feedback and recurrence indicators.
• Review and challenge EMS inspection data and technical feedback where required.
• Support Quality Management with supplier escalations, CAPA implementation and recurrence prevention.
• Build internal knowledge of critical manufacturing parameters and best practices for Enclustra products.
• Maintain close collaboration with Operations, Hardware Engineering, Quality Management, Life-Cycle Management, Product Management and external EMS partners.

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential Technical Experience

• Hands-on experience in PCBA manufacturing, preferably in a complex electronics or EMS environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of SMT assembly processes.
• Experience with complex electronic assemblies and high-density PCBAs.
• Experience with BGA and QFN soldering technologies.
• Understanding of PCB fabrication, including HDI PCB manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of assembly-relevant layout parameters, pad geometry, footprint robustness and stencil design.
• Proven experience with yield improvement and manufacturing process optimization.
• Proven experience with structured failure analysis of production rejects and recurring electrical production failures.
• Strong root cause analysis skills, including methodologies such as 8D and 5-Why.
• Ability to interpret AXI/X-ray inspection results and critically assess EMS technical feedback.
• Experience bringing complex hardware products from development and industrialization into serial production.
• Practical experience providing DFM feedback to hardware design teams.

Industrialization & Production

• Experience with NPI, pilot builds, qualification lots and serial production release.
• Experience supporting industrialization and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Ability to identify and resolve manufacturing issues in collaboration with EMS partners.
• Experience working at the interface between external manufacturing and internal Hardware Engineering teams.

Quality & Supplier Management

• Experience with CAPA processes and recurrence prevention.
• Experience with technical supplier escalation and EMS performance improvement.
• Understanding of ECO and engineering change processes.
• Ability to follow corrective actions through to effective and sustainable implementation.

Personal Skills

• Strong ownership and a pragmatic, hands-on approach to technical problem solving.
• Analytical and structured approach to failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Ability to act as a credible technical counterpart to EMS engineering teams.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.
• High level of independence, accountability and follow-through.
• Sound technical judgment when distinguishing between manufacturing process issues and design-related robustness issues.

Education & Experience

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, industrialization or a similar role.
• Equivalent practical experience in PCBA manufacturing engineering may be considered where supported by strong relevant industry experience.
• Experience with high-density FPGA-based systems, SoMs or other complex electronic hardware is highly relevant.

Enclustra offers you an interesting job in an exciting work environment with lots of creative freedom. At Enclustra you will be part of a motivated international team of colleagues from more than 20 nations. Our company is defined by an open and inclusive working culture, unbureaucratic decision-making, flexible working structure and a dedication to employee well-being.