Product Engineer - Manufacturing

Plexus•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Product Engineer - Manufacturing role is responsible for maintaining equipment, validating processes, managing technical communication for products, designing and optimizing new product processes, and overseeing assigned manufacturing processes while adhering to quality, delivery, and cost targets. The role develops high-quality, cost-appropriate manufacturing solutions that satisfy customer requirements, establishes an area of technical specialty, and mentors others on the team. It uses appropriate tools and equipment to create, analyze, and verify work; applies expertise across multiple phases or processes of Plexus manufacturing; and works independently within at least one phase or process. The position also produces comprehensive project documentation in accordance with quality and change-management procedures and guidelines. Plexus describes its work as helping create products across aerospace and defense, healthcare and life sciences, and industrial markets. The company highlights global collaboration, an inclusive culture, development programs, and a commitment to team-member wellbeing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 2 or more years of related experience is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
Intermediate computer skills.
Intermediate decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Intermediate verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and statistical analysis skills.
Statistical Process Control software skills.
Proactive approach and basic cross-discipline development knowledge.
Understanding of structured design.
Ability to develop good working relationships with team members and customers.

Nice To Haves

Lab tool, test, or measurement equipment experience is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree with 2 or more years of related experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain equipment and validate processes.
Manage technical communication for products.
Design and optimize new product processes.
Oversee assigned manufacturing processes while meeting quality, delivery, and cost targets.
Develop high-quality, cost-appropriate manufacturing solutions that satisfy customer requirements.
Establish a technical specialty and mentor other team members in the discipline.
Use appropriate tools and equipment to create, analyze, and verify work.
Apply expertise across multiple phases or processes of manufacturing as relevant to the role.
Work independently within at least one manufacturing phase or process.
Produce project documentation in accordance with quality and change-management procedures and guidelines.