Process Engineer

TTM Technologies•Chippewa Falls, WI

38d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining new and improved manufacturing systems to improve methods as it relates to printed circuit boards. This position is located in Chippewa Falls, WI and is an on-site position. Area of focus will be thin film coating, photoimaging, and chemical conversion of materials used to produce multi-layer printed circuit boards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience preferred.
5 years’ experience in related field.
Printed Circuit board or similar Electronic Manufacturing preferred.
Experience in value-add manufacturing with chemical, mechanical, imaging, or polymer processes is preferred
Adept in using MES systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, and a working knowledge Minitab, PowerPoint, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Project is preferred.
Familiar with world class manufacturing principles of: DOE, FMEA, Jidoka/Andon, TPM, 6S. Experience with machine automation and Factory 4.0 concepts is preferred.
Highly technical communications capabilities are necessary to successfully exchange with suppliers, customers, and internal functions

Responsibilities

Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining new and/or improved manufacturing systems, processes, methods, equipment, strategies, technologies, and facilities in order to improve manufacturability and produce products within a reasonable schedule and budget.
Ensures cost-effective design, installation, and method of monitoring and modifying of manufacturing processes.
Resolve problems in processes and materials.
Evaluate alternative approaches to manufacturing if a product, as designed, cannot meet product requirements.
Interface with internal and external customers, suppliers and/or equipment vendors to resolve manufacturing issues.
Develop budgets for capital equipment, product start-up and development projects.
Develop project plans for implementation of new processes, existing process modification, capacity improvements and throughput enhancements.
Perform cost/benefit analysis on new and existing manufacturing process improvement opportunities.
Perform capacity and capability analysis on manufacturing processes.
Develop experiments to diagnose and correct manufacturing problems utilizing statistically valid methodologies.
Identify yield improvement opportunities and leads the development of action plans to improve yields.
Perform defect characterization analysis to construct root cause effect relationships for defect reduction leading to yield enhancements.
Provide critical process/parameters data for FMEA manufacturing tables.
Participate in project implementation and defect reduction teams.
Provide investigation, analysis, containment and solutions for yield excursions.
Document all tests and process changes – permanent and temporary – through a change control system that is ISO compliant.