Process Engineer (81106)

Nexans; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans High Voltage USA Inc. in Charleston, SC, is seeking a Process Engineer to drive process improvements, reduce downtime, and lower production costs through efficiency gains.

You will troubleshoot production problems, mentor operators on best practices, support start-ups of new equipment, and contribute to cost-saving initiatives while upholding safety and ethics standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical/engineering field.
• Strong MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• 3-5 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot production problems and determine root cause
• Coach operators on efficient and quality processes
• Start-up new equipment with responsibilities
• Generate cost savings initiatives
• Provide engineering resources to resolve issues
• Review processes and implement improvements
• Ensure manufacturability of cable designs for sales
• Adhere to safety standards and code of ethics

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

3-5 years exp

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Requisition ID81106-Posted11/08/2026-Nexans High Voltage USA Inc.-Charleston-United States

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In Power Transmission, this means delivering the world's longest and most complex subsea and land cable systems to connect nations and drive the global energy transition.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

The Process Engineer role is responsible for drivingprocess improvements and contributing to increased efficiency and reduced production costs through reduction of downtime, changeovers, etc.

Responsibilities include

• Support production in troubleshooting problems
• Mentor and coach operators on best practices for efficient and quality operation processes

Purpose

• New equipment start-up responsibility
• Generate cost savings
• Provide engineering expertise and resources to resolve problems, and seek improvements in the manufacturing processes
• Areas of responsibility (Use active verbs to define areas of responsibility and especially the weight of each responsibility : "Manage", "Support", "Participate"; "Is responsible for", "Is in charge of", "Promote", "Contribute" etc.)
• Provide Production with operating instructions for products and materials
• Add instructions to BILL/Routers for products in assigned areas, MTO
• Analyzes and studies production methods and introduces improvement methods for production
• Drives consistency of improvements through review of process performance and implementation of enhancements/solutions and confirmation of continuous implementation of revised processes
• Provide production capabilities to sales force, manufacturability of requested cable designs
• Obtain and advise estimated scope of proposed projects
• Supports developing sequence of operations, estimate time requirements for each, and prepare operations sheets with details of findings
• Responsible for determining the operations required for fabrication and assembly of products by reviewing parts drawings, specifications, and other engineering data
• Adheres to all Safety Standards and Safe Work Practices
• Follows and abides by Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Standards
• Trouble shoot production problems while establishing root cause and corrective action
• Improve the First Pass Yield Metric

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in a technical or engineering field
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft software Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Technical/problem solving abilities
• Ability to effectively communicate with other employees, both verbally and in writing.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.