Front-End Engineering Manager
TTM Technologies · Chippewa Falls, WI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at TTM Technologies (industrial) in Chippewa Falls, WI.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $74k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 30 manufacturing engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 29 other live manufacturing postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $74k–$118k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 57%
- Lean 40%
- Machining 40%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 40%
- Automation 33%
- Root cause 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at TTM Technologies
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: TTM Technologies in Chippewa Falls
5 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance PLC/Automation Technician - 1st Shift · Controls · Technician
- Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift · Reliability · Technician
- Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift · Reliability · Technician
- Process Engineer · Process
- Maintenance Technician - Weekend Shift · Reliability · Technician
Full description from TTM TechnologiesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Review and analyze customer design data and artwork to specify and manipulate circuit board designs paying close attention to specifications, tolerances, panel layout and process capabilities
- ◆Recommend and implement solutions for customer designs that consider customer needs, production
requirements
and financial impact
- ✓Meet and present alternative capabilities to customers regarding any technical difficulties
- ✓Create and maintain manufacturing documentation to include work instructions and procedures
- ✓Audit processes, procedures and tools for CAM, Planning and Programming
- ✓Provide sales organization and field engineers with technical support in reviewing customer
requirements
and manufacturability
- ✓Maintain capabilities matrix to assist the Front-End departments in planning/tooling job orders
- ✓Collect, review and analyze Front End metrics information for reporting to site GM.
- ✓Assist departmental leads to prioritize workflow while keeping in mind the ever changing demand and deviations of client needs
- ✓Perform administrative duties such as conducting performance appraisals, completing disciplinary forms, approval of timesheets and documentation of attendance and tardiness
- ✓Oversee and proactively address operations and employee relations issues
- ✓Responsible for maintaining acceptable shift morale and a culture of teamwork
- ✓Identify, conduct and participate in production and safety training
- ✓Work with department managers to implement company polices and goals
- ✓Interface with the IT department for Script updates.
Education & Experience
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- ✓5-7 years’ experience in the Front-End department within the printed circuit board industry is preferred.
#ISBU
requirements
for shipments leaving the US; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.
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TTM Technologies, Inc. – Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) – Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer
About TTM
TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market .
Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com
The Front-End Engineering Manager will oversee the Read-in, BOM, CAM, Programming and Methods Engineering (planning) functions and interface with IT programming support, production managers, process engineers, sales representations and customers to ensure efficiency and quality of job orders.
Essential Knowledge and Skills
- •Proficient understanding of IPC standards, CI modeling, CI calculation and generation of tooling (via plug, selective, etc.) in preparing computers files for planning and tooling
- •Ability to read and understand drawings, stack ups and CAM DRCs
- •Ability to effectively communicate with customers to resolve problems
- •Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- •Ability to read, write and communicate in English to the degree necessary to perform the job
Export Statement
Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only US Citizens and US Permanent Residents; b) recognition of Foreign Person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR