Process Engineer I

Toray Advanced Composites USA,Inc•Fairfield, CA

3d•$80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Toray Advanced Composites (TAC) is a leading supplier of advanced composite materials for the aerospace, sporting goods, motor sport and industrial markets. You will find our thermoset composite products on nearly every satellite, space launch vehicle, unmanned aircraft, military and commercial aircraft in production today. TAC also provides composites materials to industrial and recreational applications including mountain bikes, medical prosthetics and sports equipment. Our thermoplastic prepregs, known in the industry as Cetex®, are found in a wide range of commercial and military aircraft, including large wing structures and interior applications like seats and galleys. Our Cetex products are available in unidirectional tape or fabric form in a variety of engineered thermoplastic resins including PEEK, PPS, PEI as well as a full line of performance thermoplastics including Nylon, PET, PC/ABS, HDPE, and PP. The Process Engineer I will work under guidance/mentorship of a senior level process engineer by taking technical ownership of the production process/product lines. The engineer will learn and understand for complete process control and learn and provide technical oversight of a continuous production process, to ensure maximum up-time, with highest efficiency and excellent quality. Additionally, the engineer will support production by shadowing the senior engineer, new product development and production integration. This is a hands-on process engineering role, and will require ingenuity, flexibility and problem-solving capabilities. A primary objective is to maintain and recommend improvements to the consistency of the production processes, recommend updates to process control, and support production/equipment upgrades. The process engineer will fully comprehend the methodology and techniques to produce continuous reinforced composite materials.

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
Be familiar with root Cause, PFMEA, Statistics & SQC/SPC preferred
Knowledge of business ERP system is a preferred (Microsoft Dynamic AX 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
Ability to 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.
Provides feedback to operational reviews and other efforts leading to safety, 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.
Have the ability to evaluate, troubleshoot, and solve process problems on the production floor.
Documenting manufacturing processes and methods per AS9100 (or equivalent) quality system
Create manufacturing Configurations, Bills of Materials, Routers, Work Instructions, SPC/SQC, and Control Plans using manufacturing engineering best practices.
Works with all related functions including Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Technology, R&D, Quality Assurance and Receiving/Shipping to achieve the company's objectives
Must be able to support multiple projects.
Assists in responsibility for the safety and environmental issues associated with the manufacturing processes and equipment.
Supports process engineering and operation department leads/managers in his/her functional activities, and performs other duties as assigned.
Must be available and willing to work during off hours when needed.