Process Engineer

Oerlikon; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and prescription

Dental and Vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Generous paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Oerlikon is seeking a Process Engineer for its Troy, MI facility. You will serve as the technical resource for Production personnel, focusing on sustaining and improving yield and quality while leading continuous improvement projects.

You will manage technical projects, propose equipment upgrades, and maintain SAP master data. The role also involves transferring new products from R&D to Production and creating training materials and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 7+ years of manufacturing experience in a bulk material production environment.
• Experience with lean and six sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for Production personnel.
• Sustain/improve product yield and quality.
• Manage technical projects, under guidance from senior engineers or engineering manager.
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects (yield, cost savings, cycle time, variability).
• Propose upgrades and/or purchase of new equipment.
• Maintain SAP master data (bills of materials, recipes).
• Transfer new products from R&D to Production (scale up).
• Create/update training on work instructions, batch records, and other documentation.

Skills

Powder manufacturing

Thermal spray processes

Thermodynamics

Lean

Six Sigma

ISO 9001

AS9100

SAP

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are looking for a Process Engineer for our Troy, MI facility. The Process Engineer is the subject matter expert on the products and manufacturing processes within the Troy Manufacturing Site. He or she supports the day-to-day powder manufacturing operation and leads continuous improvement projects.

Your Responsibilities:

• Serving as a technical resource for Production personnel.
• Sustaining/improving product yield and quality.
• Managing technical projects, under some guidance from more senior engineers or engineering manager.
• Identifying and executing continuous improvement projects (yield improvements, cost savings initiatives, cycle time reductions, variability reduction, first time right initiatives etc.).
• Identifying and proposing upgrades and/or purchase of new equipment.
• Maintaining liaison with vendors.
• Supporting or leading various capital expenditure projects.
• Leading and supporting root cause investigations.
• Addressing nonconformances.
• Implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintaining SAP master data (bills of material, recipes, etc.).
• Creating charge calculations according to product specifications.
• Working closely with the Controller on product costing and other financial analyses.
• Transferring new products and technologies from R&D to Production (scale up).
• Creating, updating, and providing training on work instructions, manufacturing batch records, and other documentation.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 7+ years of manufacturing experience in a bulk material production environment
• Eagerness to get hands-on with dirty, noisy, and hot equipment when help is needed.
• Knowledge of powder manufacturing, thermal spray processes, and thermodynamics
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, and maintenance and facilities activities
• Knowledge of lean and six sigma methodologies
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 Quality System Standard
• Familiarity with AS9100 QMS Standard

We offer:

Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees developmentopportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!

The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 10 observed company holidays and 2 floaters, to occasionally extend your weekends or time off.
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday!

Why Oerlikon:

Curiosity thrives at Oerlikon, and creates a dynamic, energetic and exciting environment that incubates innovation and passion to consistently improve what we do every day. This drives value for our customers and other stakeholders and helps us to enhance the performance of our products and services.

About us

Oerlikon is a global leader in material science engineering. Through the right combination of surface technologies, advanced materials, coating equipment, engineered components and advanced manufacturing, we help customers improve the performance, efficiency, durability and sustainability of their products and processes. Our technologies are often invisible to the end user, but mission‑critical to the industries that power modern life: aerospace, energy, semiconductors, medical, luxury, tooling, automotive and general industries. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, Oerlikon operates in 38 countries with a global workforce of around 10,000 people. In 2025, Oerlikon achieved sales of CHF 1.6 billion.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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