Plexus Corporation

Senior Product Engineer

Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
  • 3 years experience in Product or Process Engineering in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proven experience with Failure Mode Effects Analysis in the APQP framework.
  • Solid understanding and application of 8D problem-solving methodology.
  • Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly principles.
  • Experience working on projects utilizing DMAIC methodology.
  • Ability to establish workflow processes and efficient manufacturing tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Engage in technical communications with customers to ensure their needs are met.
  • Initiate and support continuous product improvement initiatives.
  • Provide technical support and expertise to manufacturing personnel.
  • Capture and translate customer requirements into effective manufacturing solutions.
  • Support ongoing production activities to maintain customer satisfaction.
  • Drive efforts to reduce defects and improve yields and productivity.
  • Possibly supervise up to two Manufacturing Technicians.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Minimal travel requirements, less than 10% of the time.
  • Work in a collaborative team environment.
  • Engagement with customers to enhance product solutions.
Full Job Description
Employer: Plexus Corp.

Job Location: Appleton, WI

Title: Senior Product Engineer

Duties: Engage in customer technical communications, product initiation, product-level continuous improvement and sustainment. Key job accountabilities include continuous improvement, technical customer support, manufacturing readiness, sustaining production, and operations support. Conduct continuous improvement efforts at the product level to reduce defects, improve yields, and improve productivity in order to deliver customer excellence and achieve Plexus' enduring goals. Serve as the technical expert on Plexus site manufacturing as it relates to the customer's product. Capture customer requirements and translate requirements into a manufacturing solution. Support on-going production activities to ensure Plexus continues to meet customer needs and achieve internal goals. Provide technical support and expertise to manufacturing personnel. Position requires no more than 10% domestic and international travel to other Plexus facilities or to customer sites. Position may require supervision of up to two Manufacturing Technicians.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in a Product Engineering, Process Engineering or a related role. Experience must include:

  • 3 years of product engineering experience within an assembly or fabrication manufacturing environment including developing, deploying, and sustaining processes.
  • 3 years of experience in Failure Mode Effects Analysis within the Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework.
  • 3 years of experience using 8D (Eight Disciplines) quality problem methodology.
  • 3 years of experience using Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • 3 years of experience working on projects using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology
  • 3 years of experience establishing workflow processes, fixtures, and tooling to achieve robust and efficient manufacturing processes


Salary: $97,820 per year

About Plexus Corporation

Plexus Corporation is an American multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, healthcare, industrial, and semiconductor industries. Plexus' services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 20 countries. Plexus was founded in 1979 and went public in 1988.
Learn more about Plexus Corporation
Size
19,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$122.6 million
Founded
2011
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$3.3 billion
NASDAQ

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