Manufacturing Process Engineer - SAP, NPI & CI

Power Probe Group Inc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Probe Group Inc. seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes ensuring safety, efficiency, repeatability, and high quality. This role owns SAP BOMs/routings and supports ECOs, NPI, and production readiness.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve issues, improve cycle time and yield, reduce scrap, and ensure documentation and tooling meet manufacturing requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, electronics manufacturing, or a related production environment.
• Working knowledge of BOMs, routings, engineering changes, configuration control, and manufacturing documentation.
• Electronics background with experience supporting testing and calibration processes.
• Ability to develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, and production layouts.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail with effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain manufacturing BOM structures and routings in SAP, including material numbers, configuration control, and manufacturing-related master data.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) by assessing manufacturing impact, implementing approved changes in SAP, and coordinating effective rollout to the production floor.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, and line layouts for assembly, soldering, testing, and related operations.
• Partner with Engineering/R&D during new product introduction to translate product designs into manufacturable BOMs, routings, processes, and production requirements.
• Support production readiness for new products, engineering changes, and process changes by ensuring documentation, tooling, materials, and manufacturing requirements are established before implementation.
• Troubleshoot BOM, routing, configuration, process, testing, and calibration issues that affect production execution, product quality, costing, or planning accuracy.
• Provide technical support to Production and Quality when manufacturing problems, recurring defects, equipment concerns, or process deviations occur.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time, productivity, first-pass yield, scrap reduction, process stability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Analyze manufacturing data and production issues to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective and preventive process improvements.
• Support the development and optimization of testing and calibration processes for electronic products and manufacturing equipment.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and documentation remain current, controlled, repeatable, and aligned with applicable quality and safety requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to improve manufacturability, resolve operational constraints, and support production objectives.

Skills

BOM & Routing Management

SAP

Electronics testing

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Process documentation

Troubleshooting

Line layouts design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Power Probe Group Inc. seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes ensuring safety, efficiency, repeatability, and high quality. This role owns SAP BOMs/routings and supports ECOs, NPI, and production readiness.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve issues, improve cycle time and yield, reduce scrap, and ensure documentation and tooling meet manufacturing requirements.