Process Engineer

Kromek Group plc; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 70,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in security technology, Kromek Group plc is seeking a Process Engineer to innovate and improve manufacturing processes for CZT sensors. The role involves various responsibilities including technical ownership, data analysis, and adherence to safety standards, making it ideal for driven individuals with a background in engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years in manufacturing/process engineering.
• Experience in electronic ceramics or semiconductor materials.
• Skills in Lean, SPC, and 6-sigma tools.

Responsibilities

• Technical ownership of CZT Sawroom operations.
• Lead problem-solving efforts at root cause level.
• Ensure safety through risk assessments and engineering controls.

Skills

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, or Material Science Engineering

Job description

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Kromek has an immediate opening for a Manufacturing Process Engineer working in the operations group on CZT sensor fabrication. This role will be responsible for establishing/controlling processes, data analysis, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of the sensor fabrication areas that deliver the final product to our customers.

Process Engineer Responsibilities (75%)

• Technical ownership of the CZT Sawroom operations.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of process capability, throughput, and cost.
• Ensures the safety of employees and customers through safety risk assessments, engineering controls for safety measures, and quick resolution of safety risks in their processes.
• Leads both proactive and reactive problem-solving efforts in their process area with responsibility for solving problems at a root cause level.
• Works with Production and R&D to develop new process capabilities to support production of new CZT sensor products being transferred and released from R&D/NPD.
• Technical lead for production engineering projects, e.g. capacity expansion, new equipment installation, process development and qualification.
• Works with Test Engineering to analyze test data and improve sensor performance in downstream processes.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the production process yields and costs within their areas of responsibility.
• Represents production team in design reviews of NPD projects to ensure new products are released to production smoothly and on time.
• Ensures process capability metrics, Cp, Cpk, GRR, etc. are adequate for their processes and drives improvement where required.
• Produces work instructions / production floor documentation to enable efficient, high quality product manufacturing. Trains the production team to those documents.
• Develops, owns, and executes an improvement roadmap for their processes.
• Develops, monitors, and reports KPI’s that demonstrate the process is working correctly and not deviating.
  
  

Quality Engineer Responsibilities (25%)

• Responsible for the site Kromek site Quality Management System.
• Processes Engineering Change Orders to support controlled process documentation changes.
• Superuser for Windchill database of quality documents.
• Prepare annual regulatory documentation and requirements for ISO9001 certification.
• Lead annual site audits (internal and external) to fulfill requirements for ISO9001 certification.
  
  

Education

• B.S. or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science & Engineering.
  
  

Experience Profile

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role overseeing fabrication of electronic ceramics or semiconductor materials in an industrial / manufacturing company. Ideally this experience will be from Silicon chip, MEMS, or other sensor manufacturing industries.
• Proven experience in complex electronic and/or sensor manufacturing, with standalone ability to conduct problem solving and continuous improvement projects in their area of responsibility.
• Demonstrated capability to use industry best practice lean, SPC, and 6-sigma tools to deliver results.
• Experienced operating in an ISO 9001 quality management system – e.g. SOPs, process control, and change management practices.
• Excellent skills in root cause problem solving and implementation of preventative controls.
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable leading or working in teams.
• Data driven with proven background in using data analysis using advanced Excel or SAS JMP.
• Demonstrated examples of actions to ensure a safe working environment for employees.
• Color vision required for color-coded safety markers and production processes.
• Demonstrated capability to work with and train production operators in new or modified processes and work instructions.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Security and Investigations

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