Process Engineer I

Materion; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion is seeking a Process Engineer to lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes across product lines. You will ensure processes reflect production practices, costings, and quality specs.

The role collaborates with quality, operations, engineering and sales to drive cost reduction, yield improvements and customer satisfaction. Requires metallurgy/materials science background and hands-on TMP experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Metallurgical engineering or Materials Science.
• 3–5 years of experience in a similar or related metals manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience with Thermo‑Mechanical Process (TMP) such as rolling or forging, preferred.
• Certified Green Belt or Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• SAP experience a plus.
• CAD experience preferred.
• This position may require licensing under U.S. laws and regulations.
• Competencies include: Results orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Analytical thinking, Taking initiative, Effective communication, Influencing others, Self‑confidence.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document and oversee the manufacturing process for the respective product line, including development and implementation of OPCs, Routes & BOMs.
• Resolve nonconforming material issues with quality control and quality assurance, perform root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Apply statistics and engineering concepts to evaluate processing costs and product yields.
• Provide technical support to customers to define product/process requirements or troubleshoot materials.
• Identify process bottlenecks and work with operations to devise cost-effective solutions.
• Recommend changes to equipment or methods to improve efficiency and resource utilization.
• Provide process-related training to production, quality, and metallurgical staff.
• Collaborate with sales/marketing to provide technical know-how of products and processes.
• Partner with engineering staff to enhance product/process expertise.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Taking initiative

Effective communication

Influencing others

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical engineering or Materials Science

Tools

SAP

CAD

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

Process Engineer – Materion

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us! The Process Engineer is responsible for the development, oversight and improvement of all manufacturing processes within the respective product lines. Ensures that all processes accurately reflect the production practices, costing is adequate and quality requirements meets or exceeds customer specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document and oversee the manufacturing process for the respective product line, including development and implementation of OPCs, Routes & BOMs in cooperation with manufacturing and quality control to ensure that all applicable standards are met or exceeded.
• In conjunction with quality control and quality assurance to resolve nonconforming material issues, customer complaints, perform root cause investigations and implement operational corrective and preventative actions to solve technical, process and/or material/metallurgical issues related to quality, operations and processes.
• Apply statistics, engineering and team‑building concepts to evaluate and improve processing costs and product yields.
• Provide technical support to customers in an effort to define product/process requirements or troubleshoot existing materials or applications.
• Identify process constraints / bottlenecks and work with operations to devise cost effective solutions.
• Recommend changes or upgrades to equipment, work methods, or other aspects of the process to improve efficiency and utilization of resources including labor, energy and raw materials.
• Provide process related training to production, quality, and metallurgical lab staff.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to provide technical ‘know how’ of our products and/or processes.
• Partner with engineering staff to enhance expertise of our products and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Metallurgical engineering or Materials Science.
• 3–5 years of experience in a similar or related metals manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience with Thermo‑Mechanical Process (TMP) such as rolling or forging, preferred.
• Certified Green Belt or Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• SAP experience a plus.
• CAD experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate proficiently both orally and in writing using the English language.
• This position may require the applicant to be licensed under certain United States laws and regulations.
• Competencies include: Results orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Analytical thinking, Taking initiative, Effective communication, Influencing others, Self‑confidence.

Additional Eligibility

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee, a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state and local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company.