Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services, Inc., based in Brewster, NY, seeks a Process Engineer III will provide engineering support in the areas of product and process development, troubleshooting, cost (yield and labor efficiency) improvement, product quality improvement, and cycle time reduction.

Essential Functions:

• Work with product development (R&D) teams to follow New Product Development process and complete the manufacturing-related sections such as BOM, Travelers, Work Instructions, SPC, training, etc.;
• Develop SOPs and Process Flow Diagrams for new products or modified equipment and procedures;
• Complete General Process Change control documents when implementing process changes on assigned production processes;
• Develop standard work and assist in training operators; Assist in New Process Development Stage Gate reviews;
• Complete Process Audits and resolve audit findings;
• Determine critical process metrics that can be monitored on a regular basis;
• Work with Quality Engineering Team to develop and implement Statistical Process Controls for assigned production processes;
• Provide support in the collection and interpretation of metric data (e.g. SPC charting);
• Ensure that safety and process hazard reviews are conducted for new or modified equipment and procedures;
• Develop and maintain FMEAs and Control Plans for assigned processes;
• Assist in all Change Control processes;
• Investigate and propose new production procedures and methods to automate, improve, and/or scale up existing processes;
• Utilize the General Process Change control system to implement changes and provide progress reports and financial evaluations;
• Run test program to identify key variables for process optimization using sound Continuous Improvement techniques (such as ANOVA, DOE); Collect and analyze data from tests;
• Develop conclusions and recommendations for process improvement(s);
• Troubleshoot problems with existing equipment and processes;
• Recommend solutions to such problems and implement solutions after review; and
• Act as the 8D champion for complaint resolution including root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventative actions for any complaints for the assigned area.

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or a closely related field (foreign degree equivalent accepted) and 5 years of post-degree progressive experience as a Process Engineer or closely related occupation OR Master's Degree in Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or a closely related field (foreign degree equivalent accepted) and 3 years of experience as a Process Engineer or closely related occupation.

Also requires 5 years (3 with Master's) of experience in each of the following: Vacuum induction melting (casting) of magnetic and ferrous metals; Semiconductor Manufacturing; With casting mold simulation; Mechanical engineering controls; and Managing cross-functional projects focused on scrap reduction and process improvement within semiconductor or high-precision manufacturing environments.

Also requires 3 years (1 with Master's) of experience in SAP.

Salary: $129,251

Experience may be gained concurrently.

Pay Range:
$101,500.00 - $162,100.00

Actual base salary offered varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.