Process Engineer I
About The Position
The Process Engineer I will work under the guidance and mentorship of a senior-level process engineer, taking technical ownership of production process/product lines. The role involves learning and understanding complete process control, providing technical oversight of continuous production processes to ensure maximum up-time, efficiency, and quality. The engineer will also support production by shadowing senior engineers, assisting with new product development, and production integration. This is a hands-on role requiring ingenuity, flexibility, and problem-solving skills. A primary objective is to maintain and recommend improvements to the consistency of production processes, update process control, and support production/equipment upgrades. The process engineer will fully comprehend the methodology and techniques to produce continuous reinforced composite materials. Please note roles and responsibilities are subject to change with or without advanced notice.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in material science, engineering, chemical, mechanical or related degree
- Less than three years of experience working in composite materials, aerospace manufacturing industry
- Must be able to communicate clearly (written and verbally) in English
- Able to work and communicate effectively with multiple teams
- Maintain work areas in a neat, orderly and safe manner
- Follow safety procedures for PPE (personal protection equipment)
Nice To Haves
- Internship experience is preferred
- Lean and Six Sigma training is a plus
- Familiarity with RCCA, PFMEA, Statistics & SQC/SPC is preferred
- Knowledge of business ERP system is a preferred (Microsoft D365 or similar)
Responsibilities
- Learn and understand all process engineering activities across a broad range of processes, ranging from manufacturing, process control/optimization, scrap reduction, and to support engineering trials.
- Recognize and troubleshoot problems associated with impregnation or batch mixing manufacturing processes.
- Support in establishing and measuring process performance standards associated with quality, waste/throughput.
- Provide feedback to operational reviews and other efforts leading to safety/quality/process improvements and cost reduction activities.
- Assist when needed in investigations and resolve operational non-conformances and customer related issues.
- Under direction, plan and execute capital programs and process improvement activities.
- Assist when needed in customer site audits/qualifications and visits at Toray.
- Provide support in targeted projects which include defining and documenting product and processing parameters, capability, cost reductions and manufacturing.
- Evaluate, troubleshoot, and solve process problems on the production floor.
- Document manufacturing processes and methods per AS9100 (or equivalent) quality system.
- Create and maintain part numbers, manufacturing Configurations, Bills of Materials, Routes, Work Instructions, SPC/SQC, and Control Plans using manufacturing engineering best practices.
- Work with all related functions including Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Technology, R&D, Quality Assurance and Receiving/Shipping to achieve the company's objectives.
- Support multiple projects.
- Assist in responsibility for the safety and environmental issues associated with the manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Support process engineering and operation department leads/managers in his/her functional activities, and perform other duties as assigned.
- Be available and willing to work during off hours when needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
