Category Archives: Role & Responsibility
May06
Why Electronics Assembly Factories Need IQC: Three Key Purposes Explained
In most electronics assembly organizations, there is a function called IQC (Incoming Quality Control). The primary purpose of IQC is to screen incoming materials to ensure they meet drawing specifications, preventing defective parts from directly entering the production line. This helps … Continue reading
Feb10
Waiver, Concession & Deviation in Electronics Manufacturing: Engineer’s Guide to Risk Checks & Self-Protection
Caption: Every time I’m asked to sign a waive/concession approval, I can’t help but feel uneasy. (Boss asks you to approve a concession? How engineers protect themselves from taking the blame.) Have you ever been in this situation? It’s late … Continue reading
Nov20
Lessons from My First Days on the Electronics Assembly Line: How I Earned Respect as a Rookie Engineer
Thinking back to my first day working at an electronics assembly factory, I was hired as a Product Engineer. This role is actually quite similar to that of a Process Engineer, but at that time, Workingbear only had experience in … Continue reading
Nov10
Attitude Determines Everything — The Making of an Engineer
An engineer must be grounded, hands-on, and unafraid to get their hands dirty — learning by doing and using practical experience to verify theory. Because of his job, Workingbear often visits various professional electronics manufacturing service (EMS) factories and spends … Continue reading
Nov03
Introducing the Role and Responsibilities of Project Management (PM) in Electronics Companies
Anyone who works in the electronics industry should be familiar with the role of a PM — short for Project Management. Almost every company involved in R&D or contract manufacturing has PMs. In fact, not just electronics — most industries … Continue reading
