Engineer - Furnace Process (Operations)

Mott Corporation; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 99,800 - 149,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

IDEX in Farmington, CT is seeking an experienced Engineer to design, develop and optimize sintering manufacturing processes and systems. You will improve customer experience, quality, and speed while ensuring safety.

The role focuses on safe production, process scalability, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Quality, and R&D to expand capabilities. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5 years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• 5 years Manufacturing/Process Engineering experience with problem solving and transfer to production.
• Proficiency in MS Office; working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Hands-on experience with vacuum, high-temp, or special atmosphere sintering.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe function and operation of sintering furnaces.
• Support production to meet organizational metrics.
• Create production work documentation for new and existing products and processes.
• Work instructions and standard works.
• Production routes and bills of materials.
• Focus on safety, quality, and uptime.
• Coordinate with Sales, Quality, R&D, etc. on products and production capabilities.
• Capital equipment management.
• Machine identification and validation plans.
• Justification and implementation documentation.
• Maintain quality procedure docs including RMA/CAR/MRR.

Skills

Technical problem-solving mindset

8D

FMEA

Cause and Effect

5 Why’s

Stage Gate process

Lean Six Sigma

NFPA 86

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or similar

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Design, Develop & Optimize Manufacturing processes & systems to expand company capabilities with a focus on sintering. Efforts are aimed at enhancing internal and external customer experience, quality and speed, while ensuring safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safe function and operation of various types of sintering furnaces
• Support production to meet organizational metrics
• Create production work documentation for new and existing products and processes
• Work instructions, standard works, etc.
• Production routes and bills of materials
• Focus on safety, quality, & uptime
• Liaison for all areas of organization (Sales, Quality, R&D, etc.) with respect to products and production capabilities
• Capital equipment
• Proper machine identification and validation plans
• Justification process and documentation
• Implementation process and documentation
• Maintain & facilitate improvement of quality procedure documentation including RMA/CAR/MRR

Major Challenges

• Continuous improvement in parallel within production resources and schedule
• Prioritization of organizational needs in combination with individual goals
• Ability to adapt to a change in priorities based on forecast and operational needs

Expected Performance Outcomes

• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement corresponding solutions
• Specific goals will be centered around enabling safe production at 100% quality while reducing the average cost per piece by 5% yearly

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or similar with Operations Understanding
• 5 years Manufacturing / Process Engineering experience with a focus on technical problem solving and transfer of development projects to production levels
• Proficiency in MS Office, working knowledge of ERP systems
• Hands‑on working knowledge of vacuum, high‑temp, or special atmosphere sintering and processing

Technical Knowledge / Skills

• Must possess a technical problem‑solving mindset that enjoys resolving significant engineering challenges
• 8D, FMEA, Cause and Effect, 5 Why’s
• Experience using Stage Gate process for development through production scaling
• Lean and Six Sigma skills necessary to efficiently and methodically resolve technical challenges
• NFPA 86

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $99,800.00 – $149,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for a performance‑based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer

IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Job Family

Engineering

Business Unit

Mott