Product/Process Engineer

The Timken Company • Union, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Support the Short Cycle Manufacturing (SCM) operating model by developing and maintaining product and process design packages, engineering drawings, manufacturing documentation, and New Product for Manufacturing (NPM) workflows. Work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure engineering changes are implemented accurately and standardized, production-ready documentation is available.

The role includes managing new-product and Management of Change (MOC) workflows, maintaining document revision control, and planning, designing, developing, and validating tooling and process-related work. Provide technical engineering support to manufacturing operations, investigate and resolve production and customer issues, and contribute to quality, safety, efficiency, continuous improvement, and cost-reduction efforts. Collaborate with global teams and customers while safeguarding ARB and Timken intellectual property and proprietary information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Eligible to receive US export license authorizations if access to export-controlled technical data or hardware is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field and one year of product and/or process engineering experience, preferably both, in bearing manufacturing or the metalworking industry.
• Experience with UniGraphics, SolidWorks, CAD, Creo, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and SAP.
• Technical problem-solving experience involving product changes for Design for Manufacturing and complex technical problems.
• Understanding of heavy-industry manufacturing processes, including turning, milling, grinding, heat treating, and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control product/process design packages, engineering drawings, process data sheets, and related manufacturing documentation for SCM, rationalization, and New Product Introduction activities.
• Launch, execute, and manage NPM activities and workflows, ensuring launches are developed, reviewed, approved, implemented, and documented.
• Launch, execute, and manage Management of Change activities and workflows, ensuring changes are developed, reviewed, approved, implemented, and documented.
• Maintain engineering document revision control in Product Data Management and MOC execution; ensure controlled documentation is released, distributed, and available in Timken All Document Access.
• Plan, design, develop, and validate tooling and process-related tasks to support manufacturing requirements and operational improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering support for SCM operations, applying knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering standards, shop practices, and operating procedures.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve manufacturing, tooling, gauging, process, and documentation issues in support of production KPIs, quality objectives, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, quality, and production teams to achieve business objectives and support safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing-related customer complaints through root cause analysis, corrective action, continuous process improvement, and Design for Manufacturing.
• Work with customers and cross-functional teams to understand performance concerns and develop and support effective product and process solutions.
• Protect ARB and Timken intellectual property and proprietary information during customer interactions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Climate-controlled work environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; benefits start on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year and paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave after one year of service.
• Employee discounts on products and services.
• Education expense reimbursement; eligible to apply from the first day of employment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

What This Job Offers

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