Process Control Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in automotive production, pilot builds, or industrialization with a strong focus on installation processes and process control.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally across production, quality, maintenance, and engineering organizations.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• The ability to make sound decisions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• High proficiency in DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, and related quality and industrialization tools.
• Experience with metrology equipment, measurement systems, and evaluation of measurement reports to ensure product and process quality.
• Strong communication skills, capable of clearly explaining technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s Degree is a plus.
• An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute installation trials to validate assembly processes, tooling, and equipment during pre-series (pilot) production and through series production.
• Define, implement, and maintain process control strategies to ensure stable, repeatable, and compliant production processes across all production phases.
• Provide hands-on support to production teams during pre-series builds and maintain ownership of process performance in series production.
• Identify deviations from product design, process standards, or quality requirements and implement short- and long-term containment and corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with battery production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams to ensure seamless process handover from pilot to series.
• Quickly resolve equipment, tooling, and communication issues to minimize production disruptions and downtime.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings to review installation trial results, open issues, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Analyze pre-series builds, pilot results, and series production data to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization potential.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to improve process flow, ergonomics, throughput, and quality.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate work instructions, process documentation, and control plans aligned with applicable standards and regulations.
• Coordinate and support special build events within the Pilot Hall, including validation builds and rework activities.
• Train, coach, and support production and engineering team members on installation processes and process control methods.
• Take full ownership of assigned topics and ensure transparent reporting, escalation, and alignment with stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Annual performance bonus program