Electrical Engineer

Aimtron Corporation
  • Palatine, IL
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    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Description
    Reports To: Electrical Engineer
    Location: 
    500 S. Hicks Rd, Palatine, IL 60067, USA
    Company: 
    Aimtron Corporation (Electronic Manufacturing Services)
    Employment Type: 
    Full-time
    Shift Timings: 
    1st Shift (07.30 AM – 05.00 PM)

    Job Summary
    Aimtron Corporation is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer with expertise in complex electronic assembly, precision soldering, and product validation. This role supports manufacturing, engineering, NPI, and quality functions by providing technical expertise for high-reliability electronic products used across industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense sectors.

    Key Responsibilities:
    • Support electrical design verification and manufacturing engineering activities.
    • Perform complex soldering and rework on multilayer PCB assemblies.
    • Repair and troubleshoot high-density PCB assemblies to component level.
    • Evaluate electrical failures and implement corrective actions.
    • Review schematics, Gerber files, BOMs, and engineering drawings.
    • Support prototype builds and New Product Introduction (NPI).
    • Conduct functional testing and validation of electrical assemblies.
    • Collaborate with Design Engineering and Production teams during manufacturing.
    • Recommend design improvements to enhance manufacturability (DFM/DFA).
    • Ensure compliance with IPC, customer, and industry quality standards.
    • Assist in process development, documentation, and engineering changes.
    • Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve manufacturing efficiency.

    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering.
    • 5+ years of electronics manufacturing experience.
    • Extensive experience with high-complexity soldering and rework.
    • Ability to repair fine-pitch SMT, BGA, QFN, and microelectronic components.
    • Strong understanding of PCB manufacturing and electronic assemblies.
    • Excellent troubleshooting skills.
    • Experience using oscilloscopes, DMMs, and diagnostic equipment.

    Preferred Qualifications:
    • IPC-7711/7721 Certification.
    • IPC J-STD-001 Certification.
    • IPC-A-610 Knowledge.
    • Experience with aerospace or medical electronics.
    • Familiarity with ERP/MES systems.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPalatine, IL

    Skills

    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Ball Grid Array (BGA)unmatched
    • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
    • Component Assemblyunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Design Verificationunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Electrical Designunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Electronic Engineeringunmatched
    • Electronicsunmatched
    • Electronics Assemblyunmatched
    • Electronics Manufacturingunmatched
    • Electronics Manufacturing Servicesunmatched
    • Engineering Drawingunmatched
    • Fine Pitch SMTunmatched
    • Functional Testingunmatched
    • High Reliabilityunmatched
    • IPC Standardsunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
    • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)unmatched
    • Oscilloscopeunmatched
    • PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Manufacturingunmatched
    • Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)unmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Product Testingunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Solderingunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Wire Harnessunmatched

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