PROCESS APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Training & development

PROCESS APPLICATIONS ENGINEER Industrial Measurement Technology | Manufacturing Processes

Raleigh, North Carolina | Full-Time | Up to 50% +/- Customer-Site Travel

Immediate Hire

POSITION SUMMARY
TEWS of America Corp., based in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, is seeking an experienced Process Applications Engineer to support the application of advanced microwave moisture and density measurement technology within industrial manufacturing processes throughout the United States and internationally.

This position combines process and application engineering with hands-on customer-site responsibilities. The engineer will travel to customer manufacturing facilities to conduct feasibility evaluations, commission TEWS measurement systems, evaluate applications and calibrations, investigate technical issues, train customer personnel, and provide ongoing engineering and technical support.

The successful candidate must have a strong engineering foundation and practical manufacturing or industrial experience. The engineer must be capable of entering an unfamiliar manufacturing environment, developing an understanding of how the customer's product is manufactured, identifying relevant process and material variables, evaluating measurement and production data, and applying fundamental engineering principles to technical problems.

TEWS microwave measurement technology is highly specialized and proprietary. Expertise in TEWS technology is developed through hands-on application, technical documentation, collaboration with experienced TEWS personnel in the United States and Germany, and practical customer-site experience. Candidates are not expected to arrive with expertise in TEWS technology; however, they must possess the engineering education, industrial experience, analytical ability, and independent learning skills necessary to develop that expertise.

This position does not require extensive experience with PLC programming but involves assisting customers to connect our system to their PLC.  Familiarity with industrial automation and plant control systems is beneficial because TEWS equipment operates within sophisticated manufacturing environments; however, the primary focus of this position is process understanding, application engineering, measurement technology, calibration, data analysis, and customer engineering support.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE — REQUIRED
Note: Applicants who do not meet the required engineering education and professional experience qualifications below will not be considered.

·         A Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
·         Degrees in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or another engineering discipline applicable to industrial manufacturing processes are preferred.
·         A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience working in manufacturing, industrial processing, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, industrial instrumentation, or a closely related industrial engineering environment is required.
·         Demonstrated professional experience working within manufacturing or industrial production environments is required.
·         Candidates should demonstrate the ability to understand manufacturing processes, production variables, material behavior, industrial equipment, instrumentation, and quality-control requirements.
·         Experience analyzing process or measurement data and applying engineering principles to identify the root causes of process, quality, equipment, or measurement variation is strongly preferred.
·         Experience with industrial measurement instrumentation, process measurement, moisture or density measurement, quality-control instrumentation, process analytical technology, or related measurement applications is desirable but not required.
·         General familiarity with industrial automation, controls, and communication environments—including QCS, PLC, DCS, EtherNet/IP, MQTT, or similar systems—is beneficial for working effectively within customer manufacturing environments. PLC programming, controls-system design, and industrial automation engineering are not primary responsibilities of this position.
·         Candidates must demonstrate the ability to independently learn complex technical concepts and apply existing engineering knowledge to unfamiliar manufacturing processes and applications.

CUSTOMER-SITE ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES
The Process Applications Engineer will travel to customer manufacturing facilities to:

·         Evaluate manufacturing processes, product characteristics, material flow, process conditions, and measurement requirements.
·         Conduct feasibility studies and application evaluations.
·         Commission TEWS in-line and laboratory moisture and density measurement systems.
·         Develop, evaluate, validate, and optimize product calibrations.
·         Analyze process and measurement data and investigate unexpected results.
·         Determine whether technical issues may originate with the product, manufacturing process, calibration, instrumentation, installation, equipment, or other production variables.
·         Provide hands-on technical troubleshooting and equipment support when required.
·         Train customer process engineers, production managers, quality personnel, engineering staff, and maintenance personnel in the appropriate application, operation, care, and basic troubleshooting of TEWS equipment and software.
·         Document customer-site activities, process observations, technical findings, recommendations, calibration activities, and required follow-up actions.
·         Coordinate with TEWS ELEKTRONIK engineering and technical personnel in Germany when additional application or technical expertise is required.

Customer-site responsibilities are an integral part of this engineering position and require the ability to work independently and professionally within active manufacturing environments.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Applicants to provide salary requirements which will be paid commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus company benefits (QSEHRA (full-max) medical, 401k matching, PTO, and other)

TEWS provides the opportunity to develop specialized expertise in proprietary industrial microwave measurement technology while gaining exposure to a broad range of manufacturing industries, materials, processes, and engineering applications.