Manufacturing Process Engineer – Optimize Cost & Quality

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner of choice, enabling brands to design, build and deliver innovative products. The Process Engineer will be based on-site in Austin, TX, reporting to the Process Engineering Manager, with responsibilities to improve cost, quality and delivery in manufacturing.

The role emphasizes defining and implementing manufacturable processes, identifying root causes, and leading process-control strategies while supporting new technology transfer and training of

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience and training.
• Typically requires 1 year of experience.
• Use of the following tools may be required: Electronic Assembly: color code, component, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Recognize the manufacturing process, technologies, techniques and the product.
• Define, implement and evaluate proposed designs and processes for manufacturability.
• Identify root causes of failures in the manufacturing process.
• Participate in daily production activities and problem solving.
• Prepare justification, purchase and implement capital equipment for production.
• Hold up and oversee new process equipment production.
• Introduce engineering change orders (ECOs).
• Establish robust, repeatable and reproducible process parameters.
• Develop, implement and take ownership of process control methodologies.
• Trouble shoot process related issues.
• Participate in cycle time and process improvements.
• Evaluate and select various engineered materials.
• Implement statistical process research on new and existing products.
• Improve safety, productivity and give in improvements.
• Improve manufacturing techniques and throughput.
• Develop and maintain process documentation.
• Review processing methods.
• Interface with production of all activities associated with new process implementation and transfer.
• Assist in the development of training and provide training to production personnel during new technology transfer.
• Provide equipment maintenance and repair hold up as required.
• Guide cost improvement/reduction programs.

Skills

Process engineering

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Electronic Assembly: color code, component, schematics

Job description

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner of choice, enabling brands to design, build and deliver innovative products. The Process Engineer will be based on-site in Austin, TX, reporting to the Process Engineering Manager, with responsibilities to improve cost, quality and delivery in manufacturing.

The role emphasizes defining and implementing manufacturable processes, identifying root causes, and leading process-control strategies while supporting new technology transfer and training of