Process Engineer: Lead Automation & Capital Projects

Trueline; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Company-paid life and AD&D

Disability benefits

Employee ownership program

Job summary

Trueline is seeking a Process Engineer to join its Erie, PA manufacturing team. This onsite role owns process improvements, equipment projects, and manufacturing capability from floor to startup, across forging, heat treatment, machining, coating, robotics, and automation.

You will develop repeatable processes, lead capital projects, and drive continuous improvement with data-driven analysis. Expect hands-on floor work, collaboration with Quality and Maintenance, and opportunities to shape

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience in high-volume production.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience with CNC machining process development.
• Knowledge of forging, spin-forming, heat treating, CNC machining, coating, or paint applications.
• Ability to improve processes using data and measurable KPIs.
• Experience managing equipment, tooling, vendors, installation, and startup.
• Understanding of PLC controls, robotics, and industrial automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication across engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and leadership.
• Comfort on the production floor in an onsite plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Support plant operations by solving manufacturing and process engineering problems on the production floor.
• Develop stable, repeatable manufacturing processes supported by data and analysis.
• Lead projects from specifications through vendor selection, design, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle time, scrap, waste, and costs while improving quality and throughput.
• Prepare capital expenditure requests with technical analysis and cost justification.
• Improve processes through equipment modifications, tooling redesign, and process changes.
• Develop process improvements using Mastercam and other modeling tools.
• Support robotics, PLC-controlled equipment, and automation with controls/maintenance teams.
• Design fixtures and tooling for new products and assist procurement of tooling.
• Collaborate with Quality to maintain process capability and stability.
• Evaluate new designs for manufacturability and required processes.
• Research new manufacturing technologies to increase plant capability.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Eng, suppliers, and equipment manufacturers.
• Train plant personnel and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

CNC machining

Manufacturing engineering

Data analysis

PLC controls

Robotics & automation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Mastercam

Job description

Trueline is seeking a Process Engineer to join its Erie, PA manufacturing team. This onsite role owns process improvements, equipment projects, and manufacturing capability from floor to startup, across forging, heat treatment, machining, coating, robotics, and automation.

You will develop repeatable processes, lead capital projects, and drive continuous improvement with data-driven analysis. Expect hands-on floor work, collaboration with Quality and Maintenance, and opportunities to shape