Process Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

NPI Process Engineer

Responsibilities

The NPI Process Engineer supports manufacturing through process control and improvement initiatives, ensuring product integrity for assigned components, maintaining customer relationships, developing part-specific work instructions, maintaining cost awareness, and implementing actions to improve profitability. This role plays a critical part in new product introduction, process development, metallurgical performance, and continuous improvement of manufacturing operations.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting pay: $70,000+ annually

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) savings plan with employer match

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave

• Life insurance and employee assistance programs

• Opportunities for professional development, technical training, and CI certification

• Collaborative environment supporting innovation and cross-functional teamwork

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops robust manufacturing processes that consistently meet or exceed customer requirements for metallurgical quality and performance.

• Drives continuous improvement by developing new manufacturing methods and improving existing ones to increase yields and reduce labor content.

• Leads NPI concurrent engineering discussions; participates in customer meetings to review design concepts.

• Prepares material, scrap, and labor cost models for quotations.

• Plans and formulates engineering programs for new product introduction within assigned responsibility areas.

• Attends NPI meetings and provides input related to BOM, routing development, and milestone planning based on customer specifications.

• Monitors and analyzes yield, labor, and material data to identify process improvement opportunities for both new and established processes.

• Performs part qualification and requalification activities, including metallurgical investigations, documentation creation, and process validation.

• Provides manufacturing support through training, creation and maintenance of work instructions, and process interpretation.

• Conducts technical meetings and provides engineering data to meet internal and external customer needs.

• Investigates external customer escapes, conducts root cause analysis, and develops corrective action plans.

• Performs additional duties as required to support NPI and manufacturing operations.

Job Roles

• Systems thinker – Sees the business holistically; anticipates impacts; considers multiple downstream effects; makes strategic, scalable decisions.

• Optimizer – Continuously challenges existing processes; ensures teams have what they need to succeed.

• Anticipation – Looks ahead to prevent issues and capitalize on opportunities; prepares others for future stages of production.

• Operational accelerator – Drives continuous improvement; understands automation and process advancement; promotes safety, ergonomics, and scalability.

• Organization and structure – Works effectively within established systems while improving and standardizing them; provides accurate information; aligns teams toward shared goals.

• Influence – Uses data, relationships, and technical expertise to guide decision-making and gain adoption of best practices.

• Data informed – Makes decisions based on quantifiable inputs; understands and explains the “why” behind actions and changes.

• Prioritized reaction – Responds effectively to unexpected issues while maintaining focus on high-impact objectives.

• Relationship – Builds rapport across shifts and functions; serves as a liaison between engineering and the shop floor; ensures employee insights are heard and acted upon.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution

• Legally authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship available)

• Ability to meet export-control requirements for access to restricted materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering

• Experience working in a casting environment

• Internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing or laboratory setting

• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Experience using solidification modeling tools (ProCast, SOLIDCast)

• Working knowledge of statistical tools (Minitab, JMP)

• Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or ABS methodologies

• Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE) concepts