Process Engineer - Sr

North American Lighting•Paris, IL

37d•Onsite

About The Position

North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world. North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Senior Coatings/Metalizing Process Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide engineering and development support in the area of coatings and metalizing processes for new automotive lighting product launches and development projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline
4 to 6 years of experience in a process related position
2 to 4 years of experience with electronic components - from design concept, writing specifications, quotation submission/evaluation, through installation.

Nice To Haves

Plastics coatings experience in automotive parts manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Track and identify material, process, and equipment performance for feedback into design through evaluation of productivity, downtime, scrap, etc.
Issue and maintain NAL specifications for coating issues.
Serves as the technical liaison for customer and national/international material specifications.
Advises and educates product launch teams on material and process capability for product designs.
Performs general and specific material/process studies.
Provides internal technical assistance to Supplier Quality Engineering and Manufacturing to help resolve quality concerns, increase productivity, and improve safety.