Process Engineer 2

DENSO•Athens, TN
•$83,000 - $104,000

About The Position

The Process Engineer 2 troubleshoots and improves manufacturing processes to enhance quality, productivity, safety, and cost efficiency. The role supports new product launches, equipment and process modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives, working with production teams to resolve issues and ensure engineering changes are successfully implemented. The position may involve developing and implementing production-line improvements, supporting kaizen projects, creating process and equipment specifications, and coordinating new-product launches and engineering changes before mass production. It also provides technical support to production and may contribute to prototypes, assembly programs, machine configurations, process capability assessments, and reports related to production engineering.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or a related field, or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot production processes, identify root causes, and develop and implement countermeasures to improve quality, productivity, and safety.
  • Develop, design, test, and implement production-line modifications, arrangements, devices, and fixtures to improve processes, reduce costs, and prepare for new product requirements; issue process control sheets or process-change information as needed.
  • Provide technical support to production to resolve quality, productivity, safety, and related problems.
  • Investigate and analyze kaizen ideas, create specifications, and potentially coordinate their design and installation to improve line MOR and productivity and realize cost savings.
  • Originate equipment and parts specifications, purchase orders, and follow-up data to obtain resources for current and new production requirements.
  • Coordinate and collaborate on new product production and engineering changes to identify and resolve problems before mass production.
  • Review machine configurations to identify productive methods for assembling multiple products on the same machine.
  • Prepare assembly programs for new products and set up programs on equipment as needed.
  • Review parts drawings and create equipment recognition and visual data as needed.
  • Coordinate and collaborate on product prototype revisions and builds to resolve problems before mass production.
  • Participate in process-improvement projects, including productivity improvement and scrap reduction, to improve quality and reduce costs.
  • Facilitate and attend meetings and prepare reports as needed based on daily production activities related to Production Engineering.
  • Develop specifications for new processes, machines, or machine modifications for products and projects or for quality and productivity improvements; this may include feasibility studies, process-control specifications, equipment and tool preparation or modification, process examination and capability assessment, and product-quality confirmation.
  • Maintain appropriate conduct consistent with the corporate culture and Associate Handbook, relate well to others, maintain good attendance, contribute appropriately to team environments, and respond appropriately to workplace situations.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
  • 401(k) with a 4% company match.
  • Vacation/PTO and 13 paid holidays.
  • Bonus program.
  • FSA/HSA and dependent care programs.
  • Company-provided life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD), and business travel insurance.
  • No-cost wellness and chronic condition management programs.
  • Optional insurance programs, including legal, identity theft, and critical illness coverage.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Career development and ongoing training.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Employee spotlight and recognition program.
  • Volunteer opportunities.
  • Onsite fitness center, cafeteria and food markets, and health clinic and pharmacy; availability varies by location.
  • Relocation assistance for candidates residing 50 or more miles from the work location.
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