Sustaining Product Engineer

Sigma Design • Wilsonville, OR

2d • $89,000 - $119,999 • Onsite

About The Position

Sigma Design has collaborated with an electronic components manufacturer seeking an experienced Sustaining Product Engineer to join their facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. This company designs and manufactures precision components that power advanced applications in aerospace, telecommunications, and medical technology.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in process, manufacturing, and/or quality engineering.
• Wire and cable manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and proactively drive progress with cross-functional teams.
• Strong computer skills, data gathering, and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, creative mindset.
• Must be able to sit/stand for at least 90 consecutive minutes and not suffer from any sensory deprivation and/or paralysis of the limbs.
• Must be willing to follow all safety regulations and wear appropriate PPE while working around chemicals, rotating machinery, and high temperature tooling. Must also be willing to follow all safety regulations and wear required protective gear (PPE).

Nice To Haves

• Project management training preferred.
• B.S. or B.A. in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, etc.) or other equivalent work experience.
• Lean Six Sigma background is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide sustaining engineering support for released cable products acting as liaison between engineering, production, quality, and operations.
• Provide technical support for nonconforming material investigations and unplanned machine/process issues using structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and CAPAs.
• Support the new product introduction (NP!) process to ensure seamless transition into production.
• Ensure scalability of released products to meet performance targets (OEE, yield, throughput, etc.).
• Support manufacturing site transfers and act as a point of contact for released products across bulk cable manufacturing locations.
• Lead engineering projects to introduce line extensions and material changes to cable product families.
• Lead continuous improvement activities following lean six sigma tools focused on manufacturing yield, cost, machine availability, and productivity.
• Responsible for developing standard manufacturing procedures and ensuring technical product details are captured in training materials/documents/videos.
• Support Sourcing through qualification of new raw materials and vendors in the supply chain.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with cross-functional teams via project charters, work breakdown structure and stakeholder reviews to meet business goals on target timelines.
• Promote a data-driven approach to drive sustaining activities towards the highest impact/effort.
• Any other duties and responsibilities as directed by supervisor.

Benefits

• Exceptional healthcare coverage (PPO, HSA, FSA), with company contributions to HSA plans.
• Single coverage on HAS plan is zero premium with $3200 deductible and maximum out of pocket.
• Retirement/profit sharing plans: 401k- 12% , company matches the first 5%, adds 7% for profit sharing
• PTO (vacation/sick time starting at 4 weeks, and holidays)
• Bonus structure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree