Process Engineering Intern

Intern - Technology Development Department

The primary responsibilities of this position are to assist with the development of new materials, assist with automation development, assist with process improvement and troubleshooting, and assist with documentation compilation and update. Requires interest in industrial engineering and strong communication skills.

Representative duties include:

• Help to develop and test new materials including but not limited to ink, silver paste, screen, cutting wheel, drill etc.
• Assist with the compilation of new materials process requirements according to internal and customer standards.
• Ask for potential materials supplier list from purchasing, contact several most promising suppliers for more technical details.
• Ask supplier to come onsite with new material samples. Test materials samples in lab first. If it passes the lab test, take them to do production test. Complete process experiment report after each test.
• Make comparison between these materials from US supplier and the materials that are utilized in Chinese plant. Choose the best materials for Fuyao Glass America by the performance and cost.
• Compile documentation for using and storing materials and provide training to plant.
• Track using condition of materials during production. Improve continuously to make materials better.
• Assist with management of automation projects such as trademark quality inspection, drilling hole inspection, transparency inspection and component assembly inspection, primer inspection and laser marking system.
• Compile process requirements for automation system according to internal and customer standards.
• Ask for potential automation supplier list from purchasing, contact several most promising suppliers for more technical details.
• Ask supplier to come onsite to evaluate project. Compare all proposals and designs from different supplier.
• Discuss with project team to double check all detail requirements before purchasing issue PO.
• Make project plan and track project progress.
• Compile documentation for automation system and provide training to plant.
• Contribute towards the organization of process improvement and do troubleshooting for process issues.
• Organize the production process team to improve the production process for satisfying the Fuyao internal standard and customer standard in both quality and quantity.
• Facilitate the process meetings to discuss the technical issues that occur during production. Communicate and work with the related process engineers and production team to solve the technical issues.
• Compile and update documents including but not limited to work instruction, process requirement, process report and new materials standard.
• Compile work instruction for new production lines or new products. Update work instruction when current process change or new process is added into production.
• Determine process requirements for materials, automation and other projects.
• Complete process report after new materials test, automation evaluation, new process verification etc.
• Compile materials standard to make sure exist and new materials meet internal standard and customer standard.

Job requirements include:

• Language: Languages spoken commonly in the workplace are English and/or Mandarin.
• Ability to read, understand and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to speak effectively and interact with other team members, engineers, leadership and customers.
• Experience: More than one year of experience in the related production processes and technologies.
• Education: Achieved or enrolled with bachelor's degree program within STEM areas (those with manufacturing experience are preferred).
• Physical Condition: The employee is regularly required to stand for long periods. Duties include turning at the waist, reaching, bending, squatting and lifting up to 50 pounds. Ability to pass static strength requirements (grip) Visual acuity including, but not limited to: NEAR ACUITY, FAR ACUITY, DEPTH PERCEPTION, COLOR VISION, FIELD OF VISION.
• Other Requirements: Mathematical skills, reasoning ability, computer skills.

Training required includes:

• A certificate of continuous improvement of the green belt level or above.
• IATF16949 TRAINING.
• Training about the five reference books.

Work environment includes occasional exposure to extreme heat and moderate noise level. Safety requirements for this position are safety glasses and steel-toed work boots.

Key performance indicators include completion rate of development of new materials.