Lean Electronics Value-Stream Process Engineer

Dresser Utility Solutions GmbH; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dresser Utility Solutions GmbH in Houston, TX seeks a seasoned Value Stream Process Engineer to drive manufacturing process performance in the Electronics Value Stream. You will lead improvements, standardize work, and mentor teams on lean principles on the production floor.

Responsibilities include identifying bottlenecks, reducing lead times, and enabling high-quality, cost-effective production of PCBs and electronic assemblies. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing/process engineering or Continuous Improvement in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Analytical and data-driven decision making skills.
• Understanding of electronics assembly, PCB assembly integration, and production systems.
• Experience developing Standard work, Work Instructions, Process Documentation; Leading Kaizen and Problem Solving.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a manufacturing or value stream environment.
• Experience supporting electronics assembly, PCB integration, product configuration, testing, or low-volume/high-mix manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of ESD controls, product traceability systems, and electronics manufacturing best practices preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing process performance within the Electronics Value Stream.
• Monitor and improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
• Identify process constraints, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and sources of variation.
• Improve process capability and stability through standardization and disciplined problem solving.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet customer requirements consistently.
• Lead implementation of Continuous Improvement principles throughout the value stream.
• Establish and maintain visual management systems to make abnormalities visible.
• Support pull systems, flow improvements and waste elimination initiatives.
• Promote customer-first culture; develop people.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement; address root causes at source.
• Prioritize high-impact opportunities and lead Kaizen to improve flow, productivity, quality, delivery and cost while maintaining results.
• Drive improvements in First Pass Yield, Productivity, Throughput, Lead Time, Inventory, On-Time Delivery, Cost.
• Lead structured root cause investigations (5 Why, Fishbone, A3, PDCA) and prevent recurrence.
• Support cross-functional problem solving with Product Specialists, Engineers, Supervisors, Operators, and Supply Chain.
• Provide direct production floor support; align standard work with execution.
• Improve workstation design, ergonomics, tooling, material presentation, configuration, testing, traceability and ESD-controlled environments.
• Develop and maintain standard work, work instructions and process documentation.
• Conduct time studies, line balancing, labor optimization, and process analysis to improve flow and efficiency.
• Support optimization of assembly, configuration, programming, testing, verification and packaging processes for electronics products.
• Improve flow of components, PCBs, finished goods, and materials throughout the value stream.
• Partner with Product Specialists to ensure customer requirements can be executed in production.
• Partner with Product & Quality Engineers to eliminate process-related failures affecting PCB assembly and product performance.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Engineering to implement improvements.
• Support new product introductions and process changes to ensure successful manufacturing execution.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Problem Solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean manufacturing

Process optimization

Data-driven decision making

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dresser Utility Solutions GmbH in Houston, TX seeks a seasoned Value Stream Process Engineer to drive manufacturing process performance in the Electronics Value Stream. You will lead improvements, standardize work, and mentor teams on lean principles on the production floor.

Responsibilities include identifying bottlenecks, reducing lead times, and enabling high-quality, cost-effective production of PCBs and electronic assemblies. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.