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# SMT Project Lead Engineer

- **Company:** Foxlink Texas Inc.
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Software Debugging, Oracle (Applications), Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_9B58AD779A3B48B2913519CB7AE5B778-TX0017081719

## About the Role

What Were Looking For - Work Experience - Required Qualifications: 5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, automation, SMT, electronics, or semiconductor industries.
Experience managing CapEx / equipment projects.
Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment installation and production-line setup.
Experience working with equipment suppliers and international shipments.
Strong project scheduling, budge ing, and risk-management skills.
Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, project scheduling tools, and ERP systems.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Experience: Equipment FAT/SAT and production buy-off.
Oracle/ERP systems and CapEx purchasing processes.
Experience supporting NPI, pilot production, MP ramp, and capacity expansion.
Experience working with major customers.
PMP or other project-management certification is a plus.

## Description

We are an essential business supporting a wide range of products in many different industries and developing the newest technology to support communications devices, computers and consumer electronics.
We are looking for passionate, hands-on engineers to help us build it from the ground up.
If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems, and want to shape the future of electronics production, we want to meet you.
Open Roles and Responsibilities: 1) CapEx Project Planning: Develop project scope, timeline, milestones, budget, and resource plans.
Manage projects from initial equipment requirements through installation, qualification, and production ramp-up.
Develop detailed project schedules and track critical-path activities.
2) Equipment and Automation: Manage procurement and implementation of SMT equipment, automation systems, conveyors, inspection equipment, tooling, and related infrastructure.
Coordinate equipment shipment, customs clearance, delivery, installation, and site readiness.
Work with suppliers on equipment specifications, FAT/SAT, installation, and acceptance.
3) Cross-Functional Management: Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Automation, Quality, Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Finance, and IT.- Lead project meetings and provide regular status updates to management.
Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and drive timely resolution.
4) Budget and CapEx Control: Prepare and maintain CapEx budgets.
Track equipment cost, installation cost, tooling, transportation, customs, and other project expenses.
Monitor purchase orders and actual spending against approved budgets.
Support CapEx approval and change-control processes.
5) Installation and Production Readiness: Coordinate equipment installation and line integration.
Ensure utilities, facility requirements, materials, manpower, and supporting systems are ready.
Manage line build, debugging, testing, and production qualification.
Coordinate pilot runs, capacity verification, and production ramp-up.
Ensure equipment and processes meet required safety, quality, and production standards.
5)Quality and Compliance: Coordinate equipment qualification and acceptance activities.
Work with Quality teams to ensure equipment and processes meet customer and internal requirements.
Track open issues and corrective actions through project closure.
6) Project Reporting: Maintain project schedules, action-item lists, risk registers, and CapEx tracking.
Provide weekly/monthly project status reports.
Escalate schedule, budget, quality, and resource risks to management.
Maintain project documentation and final project closeout records.
Key Deliverables / KPIs The SMT CapEx Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and executing capital equipment and production-line projects for SMT manufacturing.This role coordinates cross-functional teams and equipment suppliers to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, according to quality requirements, and ready for production.