Process Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories • West Lafayette, IN

23d • Onsite

About The Position

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is hiring a Process Engineer for its Manufacturing Operations team in West Lafayette, Indiana. The role identifies opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and increase efficiency, quality, and safety. The Process Engineer works closely with production and other teams to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements, and support daily manufacturing activities, using data and continuous improvement principles to improve performance and reliability.

The position provides engineering support across multiple manufacturing areas and develops, implements, and sustains assembly equipment and materials. It also evaluates equipment and processes, applies statistical problem-solving methods, interprets results, and makes recommendations to management. The engineer is expected to stay current with equipment developments, industry standards, best practices, and assembly-process developments, while modeling and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

SEL designs, manufactures, and supports products and systems that protect, monitor, control, and automate electric power systems. Its mission is to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. The position is based in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of experience in process development at a related world-class manufacturing company.
• Ability to lead a cross-functional team.
• Ability to influence others and reach consensus.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of statistics as applied to process capability measurements.
• Effective writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Nice To Haves

• Thorough understanding of the materials used in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support in multiple areas of manufacturing.
• Specify, develop, justify, implement, and sustain assembly equipment and materials.
• Improve process quality, yield, efficiency, and capacity in accordance with strategic objectives.
• Apply statistical problem-solving methods to identify root causes.
• Evaluate new equipment and processes and conduct process improvement activities.
• Interpret results and provide recommendations to management.
• Keep abreast of developments in equipment, industry standards, best practices, and assembly processes.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Work with production and other teams to troubleshoot issues, implement process improvements, and support day-to-day manufacturing activities.

Benefits

• Employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days.
• 9 paid sick days.
• Paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level