Process Engineer II - Automation & Continuous Improvement

Materion; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 79,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion seeks a Process Engineer II to provide engineering support and leadership in process control, troubleshooting, and cost and quality improvement. You will work with operators, maintenance, quality, R&D, and production planning to drive safety, throughput, and yield.

You will analyze processes using SPC, lead project teams, and propose new equipment or procedures to scale up and automate. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2–5 years’ manufacturing experience are required; travel up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent; advanced degree a plus.
• 2–5 years of process engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to lead technical teams and work cross-functionally.
• Strong written and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and leadership in process control and improvement.
• Investigate and propose new production equipment and automation.
• Collaborate with operators, engineers, maintenance, quality, R&D, and planning.
• Lead project teams to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project coordination

Written and presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)

Job description

Materion seeks a Process Engineer II to provide engineering support and leadership in process control, troubleshooting, and cost and quality improvement. You will work with operators, maintenance, quality, R&D, and production planning to drive safety, throughput, and yield.

You will analyze processes using SPC, lead project teams, and propose new equipment or procedures to scale up and automate. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2–5 years’ manufacturing experience are required; travel up to