Process Engineer
About The Position
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our Manufacturing Operations team as a Process Engineer in Nampa, Idaho. As a Process Engineer on the Inspection System team, you will help define and support the inspection technologies used across SEL’s manufacturing operations. Rather than supporting a single product or process area, you will specify, validate, and continuously improve SPI, AOI, and AXI systems deployed across multiple factories and product families. This role emphasizes data‑driven decision‑making, clear acceptance criteria, and strong supplier collaboration. You will work closely with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams to ensure inspection systems are robust, measurable, and aligned with real manufacturing risk. This work helps establish inspection standards that support SEL’s long‑term reliability and quality commitments.
Requirements
- B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Two years' experience in process development in 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
- Providing engineering support in multiple areas of manufacturing.
- Specifying, developing, justifying, implementing, and sustaining assembly equipment and materials.
- Improving quality, yield, efficiency, and capacity of processes in accordance with strategic objectives.
- Applying statistical problem solving to identify root causes.
- Evaluating new equipment and processes and process improvement activities.
- Interpreting results and providing recommendations to management.
- Keeping abreast of new developments in equipment, industry standards, best practices, and developments in assembly processes.
- Modeling, teaching, and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
Benefits
- Employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP)
- Personal 401(k) options
- Top tier 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 that covers 90% of your pay.
- STEM courses
- Apprenticeships
- Tuition assistance
- Engineering development programs
- Wellness benefits
- Fertility benefits
- Adoption benefits
- Flexible spending benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
