Process Piping Engineer

GrowTech Industries, LLC • Goodyear, AZ

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About The Position

GTI Fabrication designs and manufactures custom modular enclosures, energy systems, and industrial structures for energy, defense, and heavy-industrial markets. As GTI scales production and expands our product portfolio, the alignment between current & future customer demand and operational capacity has become critical to our long-term success.

The Process
Piping
Engineer is responsible for the engineering, design, and process development of pipe fitting manufacturing operations. This role supports new product introduction (NPI) from concept through production launch, ensuring manufacturing processes meet quality, throughput, cost, safety, and code compliance targets. The engineer partners closely with product engineering, quality, tooling, supply chain, production, and customer technical teams to bring new pipe fitting products to market and drive continuous improvement in existing manufacturing lines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of process or manufacturing engineering experience, with significant exposure to pipe fitting, valve, or related metal component manufacturing.
• Proficiency developing process flows, work instructions, tooling specifications, and inspection criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to support new product launches from prototype through production readiness.
• Working knowledge of relevant product standards and industry practices for pipe fittings and pressure-retaining components.
• Strong fundamentals in manufacturing processes, materials, and metrology.
• Practical, floor-oriented understanding of tooling, fixturing, and trade/operator sequencing.
• Ability to manage multiple NPI programs simultaneously and drive closure on open technical items.
• Clear technical communication with production teams, suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with strong judgment on process risk and product quality.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pipe fitting manufacturing processes (forging, casting, CNC machining, threading, grooving, end-facing).
• Familiarity with ASME B16 series, MSS SP standards, and ASTM material requirements for fittings.
• Experience with GD&T, CMM inspection, and first article inspection processes.
• Exposure to lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
• PE license or path toward licensure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own manufacturing process designs for pipe fitting production, including forming, machining, joining, casting/forging interfaces, surface treatment, and assembly operations. Define process flows, routings, and work instructions from prototype through production readiness. Support design-for-manufacturability (DFM) reviews, identifying opportunities to reduce complexity, material waste, cycle time, and cost. Define and document process assumptions, operating windows, tooling requirements, and acceptance criteria for new fitting designs.
• Author and maintain process specifications covering materials, forming and joining methods, surface treatment, cleaning, coating, marking, and inspection criteria for pipe fittings. Select materials and manufacturing methods appropriate to product requirements (e.g., carbon steel, stainless, copper alloys, HDPE; forged, cast, machined, grooved, threaded, flanged), balancing performance, manufacturability, and lifecycle cost. Ensure compliance with applicable product and manufacturing standards (e.g., ASME B16 series, MSS SP standards, ASTM material specs, applicable OSHA/shop safety requirements) and coordinate with customers and third-party agencies on qualification and certification requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with product engineers, quality, tooling and fixturing, supply chain, and production supervisors to ensure process intent is realized on the shop floor. Support procurement by developing BOMs, tooling and equipment requirements, RFQ packages, and technical evaluations of supplier proposals. Drive process design reviews (concept, pilot, pre-production, production release), resolve NCRs and process deviations, and manage process-related changes during ramp.
• Define QA/QC requirements including in-process inspection checkpoints, dimensional verification, pressure/leak test requirements, surface and cleanliness standards, and first article inspection (FAI) criteria. Support production launch by developing or reviewing process FMEAs, control plans, operator work instructions, and pre-production build checklists. Participate in root-cause investigations for manufacturing escapes (dimensional non-conformance, leaks, surface defects, tooling failures) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Standardize and modularize manufacturing processes to improve repeatability, speed to launch, and cost competitiveness. Capture lessons learned from NPI programs and update process standards, specifications, and design tools accordingly. Identify and drive capital and tooling investments that improve throughput, quality, or safety.

What This Job Offers

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