Senior Applications Engineer

Senior Applications Engineer

Thick Film Substrates, Modules, and Microelectronics Assembly

REMTEC | Canton, Massachusetts | Primarily On-Site | $120,000–$140,000

Do you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, working directly with customers, and helping fellow engineers succeed? Remtec is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to connect customer requirements with practical, high-performance electronics manufacturing solutionsand lead a small applications engineering team.

This opportunity is well suited for an experienced applications or product engineer who enjoys customer interaction and is ready to expand their leadership impact. Experience with thick-film ceramics is valuable, but strong PCB design and layout experience can provide a foundation for success.

Remtec specializes in advanced ceramic packaging technology, printed circuit boards (PCBs), substrates, and components used throughout the electronics industry. We work with customers to develop specialized solutions for demanding applications, bringing together technical design, manufacturing expertise, and collaborative problem-solving.

· Lead, mentor, and support a team of three applications engineers, setting priorities, providing technical guidance, and supporting performance and professional development.

· Serve as a key technical contact for customers, manufacturers’ representatives, sales, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

· Understand customer design requirements; review PCB layouts and electronic designs; recommend substrate, packaging, and assembly approaches that improve manufacturability and performance.

· Guide customer design-in activities, design reviews, prototypes, new product introductions, and transitions into production.

· Prepare and review technical quotations, cost estimates, and feasibility assessments; learn and apply Remtec’s pricing methodology.

· Partner with manufacturing, production, and quality teams to troubleshoot technical challenges, address root causes, and improve quality, yield, and process capability.

· Create technical presentations, application documentation, and customer reports; participate in customer visits and relevant industry events.

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Materials Science Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

· At least five years of relevant engineering experience in electronics design, PCB technologies, electronics manufacturing, microelectronics, packaging, or related fields.

· Working knowledge of PCB design, circuit layout, and design for manufacturability, with practical CAD experience (such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or comparable tools).

· Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to customer engineers and internal teams, evaluate design tradeoffs, and recommend solutions.

· Strong analytical, project coordination, and cross-functional collaboration skills; enthusiasm for customer-facing engineering and team leadership.

· Ability to work primarily on-site and travel for customer visits and business needs.

· Thick-film ceramic substrates; alumina (AlO3), aluminum nitride (AlN), or beryllium oxide (BeO); hybrid microelectronics or advanced electronic packaging.

· Knowledge of die attach, wire bonding, flip-chip, SMT, laser trimming, soldering, hermetic packaging, or related assembly processes.

· Experience mentoring or managing engineers; technical quotations, cost estimating, or customer-facing project management.

· Exposure to aerospace, defense, medical, RF/microwave, or other high-reliability electronics, including applicable quality and manufacturing standards.

Make a visible impact on customer solutions while taking ownership of an established engineering team. Work closely with manufacturing and product experts, develop expertise in specialized electronics technologies, and receive support from leadership that values initiative and autonomy. Engineers ready for their first formal people-management opportunity are encouraged to apply.

salary range: $120,000–$140,000 annually

Primarily on-site in Canton, Massachusetts.

Approximately 15–30% travel, depending on business needs.