Process Engineer

TTM Technologies; North Jackson (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Disability benefits

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. in the United States seeks a Process Engineer to develop and improve plating and chemical processes for printed circuit boards, with emphasis on manufacturability, efficiency, and safety.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, design and document processes, monitor performance, and drive cost savings while ensuring quality and compliance across production lines. Candidates typically have a bachelor's in engineering and 3–5 years of experience in wet etch or plating

Qualifications

• Requires ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of Lean methodologies and SPC.
• Strong project management and structured problem solving with the ability to make data-based and ethical decisions.
• Capability for designing and analyzing experiments utilizing statistical tools.
• Capital equipment selection, installation and qualification experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including strong verbal, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead and participate effectively in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Initiates actions to resolve problems and improve process performance.
• Establishes performance measures and metrics, analyzes metrics to identify and implement process improvements.
• Utilizes a structured engineering approach to deploy best practices for process control and to improve yields.
• Initiates and/or updates documentation of processes into work instructions, training guides and/or certification tests.
• Ensures the process is cost efficient and performs at the optimum level of throughput and quality to meet customer and company requirements.
• Compares existing manufacturing practices with external benchmarks and industry best practices and proposes appropriate improvements.
• Leads capital project efforts to resolve production capacity and technology capability issues.
• Collaborates across the organization to meet customer quality and delivery requirements.
• Participates in internal design reviews to ensure compatibility of processing techniques to meet customer needs.
• Assumes responsibility for safety and environmental monitoring of processes.
• Limited travel may be necessary.

Skills

Reading drawings

Lean methodologies

SPC

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Experiment design

Cross-functional teams

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. - Publicly Traded U.S. Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) - Top‑5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

Scope

The Process Engineer will develop and improve plating and chemical processes for the production of printed circuit boards. Duties include design, layout, and improvement of assigned processes, monitoring overall process performance and developing solutions to a broad range of technical issues. The Process Engineer will collaborate across the organization on efforts involving design for manufacturability and cost savings. The process engineer will also be responsible for overseeing the throughput efficiency and safety of current manufacturing processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiates actions to resolve problems and improve process performance
• Establishes performance measures and metrics, analyzes metrics to identify and implement process improvements. Prepares reports, flow diagrams and charts to propose process enhancements
• Utilizes a structured engineering approach to deploy best practices for process control and to improve yields
• Initiates and/or updates documentation of processes into work instructions, training guides and/or certification tests
• Ensures the process is cost efficient and performs at the optimum level of throughput and quality to meet customer and company requirements
• Compares existing manufacturing practices with external benchmarks and industry best practices and proposes appropriate improvements. Maintains knowledge on current industry standards
• Leads capital project efforts to resolve production capacity and technology capability issues
• Collaborates across the organization to meet customer quality and delivery requirements
• Participates in internal design reviews to ensure compatibility of processing techniques to meet customer needs
• Assumes responsibility for safety and environmental monitoring of processes
• Limited travel may be necessary

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Requires ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Working knowledge of Lean methodologies and SPC
• Strong project management and structured problem solving with the ability to make data-based and ethical decisions
• Capability for designing and analyzing experiments utilizing statistical tools
• Capital equipment selection, installation and qualification experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including strong verbal, writing and presentation skills
• Ability to lead and participate effectively in cross-functional teams

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
• Experience in applying engineering concepts to solve problems.
• 3-5 years of experience is preferred
• Experience in wet etch processes, plating and other related chemical processes desired
• Previous printed circuit board experience desired

Compensation and Benefits

TTM offers a variety of health and well‑being benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays. Benefits are available 1st of the month following date of hire.

Compensation for roles at TTM Technologies varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, TTM provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in New York, California and Colorado. For California‑based roles, compensation ranges are based upon specific physical locations.

Export Statement

Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents; b) recognition of foreign person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR requirements for shipments leaving the U.S.; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.