Extrusion Engineer

Amphenol CIT; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol CIT is seeking an Thermoplastics Extrusion Engineer to support process improvements, scrap reduction, sustaining engineering, and capital equipment qualification across fluoropolymer and silicone extrusion. You will perform DOEs and trials, lead CI projects, and coordinate with Maintenance and EHS for safety compliance.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in engineering, 2–5 years in manufacturing, and experience with extrusion; aerospace/defense backgrounds are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–5 years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally aerospace or similar.
• Experience with extrusion, particularly fluoropolymer, highly desirable.
• Experience or knowledge of LSS tools preferred.
• Utilizes formal problem-solving methodologies (RCA, PDCA, 8D, DMAIC, etc.).
• Background in aerospace, defense, or cable assembly industries favored.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support and troubleshooting/ problem resolution to ensure cost, quality, delivery, and safety targets are met.
• Evaluates Scrap/Waste for assigned manufacturing processes and develops and executes plans for waste reduction.
• Ensures Standard Work for Manufacturing and supporting processes are in place to give consistent direction to production and minimize opportunities for safety, quality, or downtime incidents.
• > 70% of time spent in production areas supporting extrusion operations.
• Participates/leads continuous improvement projects related to extrusion manufacturing processes.
• Performs engineering analysis, DOEs, and trials to improve and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Coordinates with Maintenance, EHS, and operations to ensure Safety measures related to the area are compliant and effective.
• Supports Design Engineering with Process, Tooling, and Sustaining engineering extrusion activities.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input for New Product Development (NPD) initiatives, ensuring extrusion processes are capable, repeatable, and cost-effective
• Support and guide DFM principles for extrusion tooling, materials, and process parameters, including critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics.
• Develop, maintain, and standardize extrusion parts lists, tooling configurations, and equipment documentation to ensure consistency and readiness
• Other duties as required in support of the department and the company.

Skills

Extrusion engineering

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

LSS tools

Job description

The Thermoplastics Extrusion Engineer supports process improvements, scrap reduction, sustaining engineering, capital equipment specification, qualification, and technical support for all Thermoplastic Extrusion manufacturing processes such as fluoropolymer extrusion and silicone extrusion.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides technical support and troubleshooting/ problem resolution to ensure cost, quality, delivery, and safety targets are met.
• Responsible for evaluating Scrap/Waste for assigned manufacturing processes and developing and executing plans for waste reduction.
• Ensures Standard Work for Manufacturing and supporting processes are in place to give consistent direction to production and minimize opportunities for safety, quality, or downtime incidents.
• > 70% of time spent in production areas supporting extrusion operations.
• Participates/leads continuous improvement projects related to extrusion manufacturing processes.
• Performs engineering analysis, DOEs, and trials to improve and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Participates/Leads in Capital Equipment planning/procurement/design/Installation/Qualification (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ)
• Coordinates with Maintenance, EHS, and operations to ensure Safety measures related to the area are compliant and effective.
• Supports Design Engineering with Process, Tooling, and Sustaining engineering extrusion activities.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input for New Product Development (NPD) initiatives, ensuring extrusion processes are capable, repeatable, and cost-effective
• Support and guide DFM principles for extrusion tooling, materials, and process parameters, including critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics.
• Develop, maintain, and standardize extrusion parts lists, tooling configurations, and equipment documentation to ensure consistency and readiness
• Other duties as required in support of the department and the company.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

QUALIFICATIONS

To succeed in this job, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential job function. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or a related field required
• A minimum of 2-5 years’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally aerospace or similar
• Experience working with extrusion, particularly fluoropolymer, highly desirable
• Experience or knowledge of LSS tools preferred;
• Utilizes formal problem-solving methodologies (RCA, PDCA, 8D, DMAIC, etc.)
• Background in aerospace, defense, or cable assembly industries favored.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Conversational in any other language is a plus.

JOB SKILLS

• Able to explain complex operations and methods clearly and concisely to other employees, suppliers, and customers.
• Co-operates with others and treats all with respect.
• Accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Willingly accepts feedback from others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

As part of their job duties, the employee must be able to sit, stand, and walk throughout the day while frequently using their hands to handle objects and communicate verbally. Additionally, they may need to reach, stretch, push, pull, crouch, stoop, and occasionally lift objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds. This role requires specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. According to ADA regulations, reasonable accommodation will be provided to ensure that individuals with disabilities can perform the job’s essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

ACIT is a clean facility, housing different machinery, equipment, processes, and chemicals which produce potential hazards in the work environment such as ergonomic, chemical, machine point of operation, and powered industrial vehicle traffic. These hazards are controlled through means of engineering controls, such as machine guarding, and administrative controls, such as safety policies and programs. In certain areas of the facility, employees are required to wear personal protective equipment such as hearing protection, safety glasses, safety toe shoes, and hand protection.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Amphenol CIT is fully committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its operations, activities, and products. To achieve this, we adhere to all applicable environmental regulations and laws, prevent pollution, and continuously improve our environmental performance in all our global operations. This is possible through an Environmental Management System that provides a framework for setting and reviewing our environmental objectives and targets. We aim to identify and reduce any negative environmental impact our business activities may have.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

• ASTM F–2412–2005, ANSI Z41–1999, or ANSI Z41–1991 rated safety toe shoes in specific areas.
• Clear ANSI Z87.1 safety-rated glasses in specific areas.
• Hearing protection in specific locations.

EXPORT COMPLIANCE DISCLAIMER

This position includes access or potential access to ITAR and EAR (Export Administration Regulations) technical data. Therefore, candidates must qualify as US Persons, defined as US Citizens or Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders).