Engineering Manager (bilingual Mandarin)

Location: San Jose, CA

Department: NSG Technology, Inc

• Lead, coach, and develop the SMT engineering team to achieve departmental and company objectives.
• Oversee day-to-day SMT production engineering activities, ensuring process stability, efficiency, and high yield.
• Manage and optimize SMT equipment, including stencil printers, placement machines, reflow ovens, and Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in process capability, cycle time reduction, and defect prevention.
• Lead new product introduction (NPI) for SMT lines, ensuring successful prototype builds and seamless production transition.
• Collaborate with Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams to resolve process issues and improve manufacturability.
• Define and maintain SMT process standards, documentation, and equipment maintenance plans.
• Analyze process data (Statistical Process Control (SPC), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), yield, downtime) and implement corrective actions to achieve performance targets.
• Participate in capacity planning, line balancing, and layout optimization for future scalability.
• Manage engineering projects, including capital equipment justification and implementation.
• Ensure compliance with ESD, IPC, and ISO standards and support audits as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (Master’s preferred).

• Minimum 10+ years of SMT process or manufacturing engineering experience in electronics assembly.
• At least 3 years in a supervisory or management role leading engineering or production teams.
• Strong knowledge of SMT equipment.
• Proven experience with NPI, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma).

• Strong leadership, communication, and team development abilities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills using data-driven approaches.
• Proficiency in statistical process control (SPC) and quality tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results under tight timelines.
• Knowledge of ERP/MES systems and familiarity with IPC standards.

• Experience with automotive, medical device, or high-reliability electronics manufacturing.
• Certification in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

• Office and manufacturing floor environment.
• May require occasional travel to suppliers or other company sites.