Field Application Engineer - A&D

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Job Description

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a publicly traded American company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TTMI. As one of the top-5 global manufacturers of printed circuit boards (PCBs), TTM holds a prominent position in the technology manufacturing sector. The company specializes in the design and fabrication of advanced technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (RF) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically sophisticated printed circuit boards. TTM's name reflects its core business philosophy: time-to-market. This approach highlights the company's commitment to accelerating the development process by offering integrated design, engineering, and manufacturing services. This comprehensive service model enables customers to reduce product development time and swiftly bring innovative products to market. TTM serves a wide range of industries, with a strong emphasis on aerospace and defense, underscoring its role in delivering highly reliable and cutting-edge technologies.

The Field Applications Engineer role at TTM Technologies plays a crucial part in ensuring customer success by providing expert technical support specifically related to PCB design and manufacturing processes. This position focuses primarily on supporting the design and development of Rigid, Rigid-Flex, High-Density Interconnect (HDI), and ultra HDI (uHDI) printed circuit boards used in aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The engineer engages early in the customers' design cycle, offering detailed feedback and consulting on routing, layout techniques, and PCB stack-up configurations. A significant aspect of the role includes conducting cost trade-off analyses regarding materials, stack-up selection, and overall design reliability and performance. Additionally, the engineer reviews electrical and mechanical parameters tailored to the customer's specific end-use applications, ensuring robust and high-quality manufacturing outcomes.

This position also involves supporting TTM's internal initiatives, such as Independent Research and Development (IRAD) projects targeting the development of new products and manufacturing processes. A particular focus is placed on advancements such as sintered paste technology and embedded active/passive components, highlighting TTM's continuous innovation approach. The position engages closely with sales, development, pre-production engineering, and operations teams, balancing communication to provide comprehensive technical assistance and strategic insights. The role is remote with a preference for candidates located in the Eastern region of the United States, offering flexibility while ensuring alignment with customer and company team members.

Overall, the Field Applications Engineer at TTM Technologies is a dynamic and technically advanced position that leverages deep knowledge of PCB engineering and manufacturing to enhance customer designs, streamline production processes, and foster enduring partnerships between TTM and its aerospace and defense clients. This role is critical in sustaining TTM’s position as a leading PCB manufacturer by driving innovation, maintaining quality standards, and facilitating effective communication channels across multiple departments and customers.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in advanced engineering activities related to PCB manufacturing preferred
  • Intermediate level skills using PCB CAM software
  • Drawing / blueprint interpretation skills
  • Use of PCB stack-up tools
  • Minimum level experience of electrical design performance and signal integrity (impedance, RF, and insertion loss)
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project
  • Travel for customer visits and TTM North American sites required up to 25% of the time

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in advanced engineering activities related to PCB manufacturing preferred
  • Intermediate level skills using PCB CAM software, drawing / blueprint interpretation skills, and use of PCB stack-up tools
  • Minimum level experience of electrical design performance and signal integrity (impedance, RF, and insertion loss)
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong printed circuit engineering background and knowledge of entire PCB manufacturing process including process flows, individual processing steps, and pre-production tooling needs
  • Advanced knowledge of HDI technologies including uHDI and application of sintered paste bond in PCB stack-ups
  • Self-motivated and willing to work with minimum supervision
  • Effective public speaking and presentation skills
  • PLCM implementation and execution for applicable IRAD and/or franchise program readiness

Job Duties

  • Provide DFM and DFV support to customer engineering and design teams for new designs and existing design improvement with a focus on reducing customers design cycle time
  • Collaborate with customer designers to improve quality and completeness of their design packages and help them by identifying design problems related to manufacturability and reliability test
  • Support drawing reviews prior to design release and help architect drawing notes to support the specific design and manufacturing needs
  • Thorough knowledge of industry specification (IPC) requirements as well as customer developed specifications requirements
  • Update customer design and manufacturing groups on TTM capabilities and technology roadmap through formal presentations
  • Provide TTM manufacturing facilities insight into future customer needs, technology requirements and identify gaps in TTMs ability to support those future needs
  • Facilitate customer technical needs with TTM engineering and operations
  • Assist TTM site pre-production teams through the stack-up/DFM/TQ approval process and in getting “on-hold” issues addressed on the customer side expeditiously
  • Travel to TTM sites to support NPD/NPI manufacturing requirements for successful execution
  • Thorough understanding of TTM manufacturing and design capabilities and value add offerings to support QTA/NPI/Production Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense customers
  • Establish technical contacts between customer and TTM to drive improved lines of technical communications and increased depth of relationships
  • Assist the Sales Account Managers in increasing customer revenue by providing technical support and service
  • Travel to and visit customer sights to support technical discussions, issues, and key programs as required
  • Create and conduct technical capability presentations in conjunction with the sales team
  • Interface regularly with TTM’s Sales, Development, Pre-Production Engineering departments, and Operations, and effectively balance the communication channels between these departments

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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