Process Engineer I

Description

Position at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

SALARIED POSITION

POSITION TITLE: Process Engineer or Engineer I SHIFT: 1st.

SECTION OR DEPARTMENT: Electronics Division, Engineering Department

REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager

LOCATION: Edmonton

BASIC POSITION DUTIES:

• Direct and lead process engineering support to assembly lines by developing operation and programs for robotic assembly equipment and other production machines.
• Use engineering skills to optimize and improve existing processes and equipment.
• Propose, introduce, and perform cost analysis for new equipment, procedures, and techniques needed to increase up time, reduce defects, and reduce costs.
• Support product quality investigations to identify root causes of claim and critical process defects.
• Write procedures and other documents for training and operations.
• Monitors, reviews and confirms daily performance of assigned production lines.
• Tracks in-process defects of assigned lines and identifies improvement activities to reduce and/or eliminate target defects.
• Establishes and manages line improvement projects to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.
• Establishes and develops manufacturing operation procedures, equipment procedures, daily check items, and other documentation or procedures for assembly processes.
• Evaluates process design and layout for cost of manufacturing, man hour utilization, line balance, and manufacturing quality.
• Collects data for line performance and uses analysis to identify improvement acidity for assigned areas.
• Create progress reports and deliver to management as required for assigned areas.
• Maintains and updates circuit test data, function test data, OCR, Vision and robot control program data.
• Designs, develops and implements new tooling and fixtures for manufacturing process equipment.
• Works with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, purchasing, and other departments as needed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• BS Engineering Degree in Electronics or Manufacturing or related field.
• Minimum 1-3 years' experience in related fields and strong engineering/technical abilities.
• Previous experience with light servo driven manufacturing equipment, press, dies and/or molding, circuit check, OCR, and vision systems.
• Programming skills, knowledge of PLCs, computer controls, robotics, and effective communication/interpersonal skills necessary.
• Soldering process knowledge is a strong plus.
• Injection Molding experience a plus.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to General Manager
• This position has no direct reports.
• Works with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering Departments.