Assembly Quoting Specialist

SUMMARY OF JOB FUNCTION: 

Sierra Circuits is a Silicon Valley-based leader in printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly, specializing in high-quality, quick-turn and complex prototypes. With over 35 years of experience, Sierra provides a seamless, end-to-end PCB solution—from design and fabrication to assembly and testing—all under one roof at its state-of-the-art facilities in Sunnyvale, California. Sierra Circuits is committed to supporting engineers and designers through extensive educational resources. The company offers free online tools such as the Stackup Designer, Impedance Calculator, Material Selector, and BOM and DFM Checkers, along with technical blogs, webinars, design guides, and its SierraConnect community forum. Sierra Circuit serves all industries including aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, and telecommunications, building PCBs to the highest industry standards, and keeping innovation at the forefront of everything we do.

Assembly Quoting Admin would be responsible for: retrieving assembly RFQs or jobs from Sierra Circuits, Inc.’s website or emails, performing Assembly check-in process & analysis of the customer data/files (Gerbers, BOM, drawings etc), pricing BOMs, estimating key assembly or design parameters for the rfq or job, Pricing assembly labor as per company guidelines, and generating BOM ISSUES report & Special Assembly Instructions documents using company’s CAD/ ERP software tools, FEMS, EXCEL, WORD, OUTLOOK etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Assembly RFQ Check-in: Retrieving jobs from Sierra Circuits, Inc.’s website or emails, perform Assembly RFQ check-in process, including RFQ analysis of the customer data/files (Gerbers, BOM, CAD data etc.), pricing BOMs, estimating key assembly or design parameters for the rfq, Pricing assembly labor as per company guidelines/ tools, and generating BOM ISSUES report & Special Assembly Instructions documents using company’s CAD/ERP software tools, EXCEL, WORD etc.
• Also carryout validation of online Assembly ORDERs placed by customers online on company’s website.

·         Consult and/ help other team members if required in successful execution of the RFQ Quoting process.

·         Process assembly RFQs and other necessary paperwork or electronic data in a timely manner.

• Correspond with team members, sales persons, customers, supervisors, through email, telephone as required and as necessary to complete the tasks. Answer calls and provide appropriate information to customer queries.
• Expected to handle several projects in parallel. 
• Prepare reports for the Supervisor/Manager as needed.
• Provide administrative support to the Assembly & Design Quoting Team.
• Follow and maintain departmental procedures.
• Meet and/or exceed daily departmental goals as directed by the Supervisor / Manager.
• Maintain company performance goals.
• Be punctual and maintain good attendance.
• Interact with managers, co-workers, vendors and etc. in a professional manner.

·         Any other duties and responsibilities that the management may assign from time to time related to the business of the Division.

QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS- EXPERIENCE:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  

 Educational: associate degree in related field; BS preferred.

• Minimum 2 year experience as a QUOTER / Admin Assistant with data entry and analysis/ check-in responsibilities in Electronics Assembly industry / contract manufacturing.
• Proficient in viewing Gerbers data, PCB assembly drawings & Bill of materials (BOMs) and Knowledge of Electronics Components that are mounted on electronic assemblies.
• Knowledge of Pricing and Sourcing of Electronic components of the BOM from well known Component Distributors.
• Knowledge of pricing of Assembly Labor is desirable and will be a plus.
• Good mathematics aptitude and very detailed oriented.
• Must have Excellent computer skills: – EXCEL, WORD, OUTLOOK & other office suites.
• Ability to learn new skills and tasks as required, especially using software applications for PCB & Assembly industry like ProCim / CAM350/AEGIS-CircuitCAM / VALOR/ GENESIS / ERP software etc.
• Ability to type at least 40-45 wpm.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Excellent customer service skills with a sense of urgency.

·         Must have a professional demeanor and strong interest in providing excellent customer service and in aiding the sales process.

• Must be highly organized, self-motivated, and able to multi-task.
• Ability to perform at the highest level in a fast-paced environment.

SUPERVISES: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:    The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The ability to lift 25 lbs., open filing cabinets, and bend, stand, or climb on step ladders as necessary.

ENVIRONMENT:  Office and Manufacturing – Comply with safety and protective equipment as required.

California Salary Range $23 $30 per hour and benefit perks.