Where are you located?, Willing to relocate? The only thing here in 
Northern Ohio is
http://www.inservco.com/

I'm not in the business, but know they were busy and have expanded in 
recent time.
They do board assembly mainly for the medical, but others, and handle 
testing and repairs on many of the boards for the client. From what I 
hear they treat their employees vary good.
Joseph Bento wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I have recently found myself among the unemployed.  I reported to work  
> on March 19, and upper management and the CEO were in the tech  
> center.  They called an all-hands meeting around 8:30 after everyone  
> had arrived, and proceeded to tell the 15 of us that the tech center  
> was being terminated along with our jobs.
>
> I worked for this company for nearly three years, assembling and  
> troubleshooting engineering prototypes.  I am skilled at SMT soldering  
> and rework down to about 0.4mm, but do not hold a J-Std  
> certification.  In the past, proof or demonstration of my skills was  
> sufficient, as was my nearly 10 years of military electronics  
> experience.  Apparently no longer - the labor market is so voltile,  
> and the job descriptions are far more exacting.  Potential employers  
> won't even make a consideration unless you are a perfect match for  
> every point in the job description.
>
> How does one obtain their J-Std or other certifications unless their  
> employer obtains the training?  I haven't been able to find many  
> references that include individual career development, nor have I  
> found anything that looks remotely affordable for an unemployed  
> technician.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
>   
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