Process Control Engineer Ti

Precision Castparts; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts seeks a Process Control Engineer to join a dynamic technical team in a Portland plant. You will apply engineering principles to projects that improve safety, quality, and delivery while driving manufacturing efficiency and productivity.

You will lead small projects, manage budgets, and develop control plans. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, data analysis skills, and experience with SPC, JMP, PowerBI, and related tools as you collaborate across production

Qualifications

• Experience with data analysis and statistical process control.
• Experience writing technical processing requirements for manufacturing or equivalent.
• General knowledge of materials science engineering, manufacturing processes and investment casting technology.
• Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Improve plant safety and set specifications for processing parts.
• Become SME for area of responsibility and manage project budgets.
• Learn JMP, JMP Live, and PowerBI; track metrics and implement improvement plans.
• Use statistical process control to monitor performance and react to out-of-control conditions.
• Reduce scrap and rework; work with Manufacturing Engineering to improve equipment.

Skills

Engineering principles

Data analysis

Excel data collection

Verbal & written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical Science

Tools

JMP

JMP Live

PowerBI

Webfocus

Job description

Position Summary

As a Process Control Engineer you will be part of a dynamic technical team driving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in a plant environment. You will apply Engineering principles to technical projects while researching and finding innovative and cost-effective means to improve safety, quality, and delivery.

Position Summary

As a Process Control Engineer you will be part of a dynamic technical team driving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in a plant environment. You will apply Engineering principles to technical projects while researching and finding innovative and cost-effective means to improve safety, quality, and delivery.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Duties include planning, developing, evaluating, and conducting current state analysis and leading the implementation of technical projects towards future state objectives.

Problem Solving

• You will be responsible to research, select and implement solutions to a variety of problems using logical and analytical engineering techniques.

Communication

• You will collaborate and communication with various levels of the organization including production employees, supervisors, peers and subject matter experts.
• You will have the opportunity to present internal presentation and reports complex in nature to various members of leadership.
• You will participate and represent PCC on vendors and customer communications.

Leadership & Teamwork

• You will lead small groups and be a resource for the manufacturing workforce.
• You will be responsible for managing your project budgets and keeping your projects on track.

Autonomy

• You will receive general guidance on project work. You will have many tools, resources and experienced engineers to guide you and help you achieve your project objectives.

Job Functions

• Improve the safety of the plant
• Responsible for setting the specification for the processing of parts through their area of focus
• Become a subject matter expert for their area of responsibility
• Learn JMP, JMP Live, and PowerBI
• Track department metrics and develop plans/execute plans to improve these metrics
• Use statistical process control to monitor the performance of the area and react to out of control conditions
• Reduce scrap and rework caused by their area of focus
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to improve equipment functionality and implement new equipment
• Interface smoothly with other departments to develop joint plans for resolving parts problems.
• Work directly with multiple teams to successfully achieve varied goals.
• Perform audits to evaluate the conformance of the operations team to procedures and develop containment plans
• Run experiments to reduce process variability and reduce manufacturing costs
• Work closely with and favorably represent PCC with customers and suppliers.
• Maintain project plans and meet project deadlines
• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Develop and maintain Process Maps, PFEMA's, and Control Plans
• Develop and maintain Process Control Procedures

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical Science field (preferred)
• Experience with data analysis and statistical process control
• Experience writing technical processing requirements for manufacturing or equivalent
• General knowledge of materials science engineering, manufacturing processes and investment casting technology
• Manufacturing experience

Required Skills

• Knowledge and demonstrated ability in engineering principles and disciplines
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with various levels of the organization
• Demonstrated high degree of objectivity and integrity in the evaluation of people and problems
• Demonstrated ownership of an area and while partnering with other stakeholders
• Experience with data collection and analysis with excel

Desired Skills

• Process development or Process Control of Heat Treatment of metal parts
• JMP, Webfocus and PowerBI
• PFMEA, Control Plan, process mapping
• Dashboarding and Statistical Process Control implementation and sustainment
• Investment casting experience
• Injection molding experience (Ideally with wax injection)

Bonus To Have Skills

• Robotic and mechanical systems experience
• 3D printing experience
• Ignition and/or PLC programing
• Python, VBA