Process Engineer - Mechanical

ttmtech; Forest Grove (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer in the United States to develop and improve plating and mechanical processes for printed circuit boards. You will design, lay out, and optimize processes, monitor performance, and drive cost-saving improvements across manufacturing.

Collaborating with design for manufacturability teams, you will ensure throughput efficiency and safety while advancing process maturity and documentation. Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of Lean methodologies and SPC.
• Strong project management and structured problem solving with data-driven decisions.
• Experience designing and analyzing experiments using statistical tools.
• Capital equipment selection, installation and qualification experience.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiates actions to resolve problems and improve process performance.
• Establishes performance metrics and analyzes data to propose improvements.
• Deploys best practices for process control to improve yields.
• Updates process documentation, work instructions, and training materials.
• Ensures cost-efficient processes with optimal throughput and quality.
• Leads capital project efforts to resolve capacity and tech capability issues.
• Collaborates across the organization to meet customer requirements.
• Participates in design reviews to ensure process compatibility with customer needs.
• Oversees safety and environmental monitoring of processes.

Skills

Project management

Data-driven decisions

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Lean & SPC

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. - Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) - Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (\"RF\") components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (\"PCB\"s).

TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market .

Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com

The Process Engineer will develop and improve plating and mechanical processes for the production of printed circuit boards.

Duties include design, layout, and improvement of assigned processes, monitoring overall process performance and developing solutions to a broad range of technical issues.

The Process Engineer will collaborate across the organization on efforts involving design for manufacturability and cost savings.

The process engineer will also be responsible for overseeing the throughput efficiency and safety of current manufacturing processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiates actions to resolve problems and improve process performance
• Establishes performance measures and metrics, analyzes metrics to identify and implement process improvements. Prepares reports, flow diagrams and charts to propose process enhancements
• Utilizes a structured engineering approach to deploy best practices for process control and to improve yields
• Initiates and/or updates documentation of processes into work instructions, training guides and/or certification tests
• Ensures the process is cost efficient and performs at the optimum level of throughput and quality to meet customer and company requirements
• Compares existing manufacturing practices with external benchmarks and industry best practices and proposes appropriate improvements. Maintains knowledge on current industry standards
• Leads capital project efforts to resolve production capacity and technology capability issues
• Collaborates across the organization to meet customer quality and delivery requirements
• Participates in internal design reviews to ensure compatibility of processing techniques to meet customer needs
• Assumes responsibility for safety and environmental monitoring of processes
• Limited travel may be necessary

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Requires ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Working knowledge of Lean methodologies and SPC
• Strong project management and structured problem solving with the ability to make data-based and ethical decisions
• Capability for designing and analyzing experiments utilizing statistical tools
• Capital equipment selection, installation and qualification experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including strong verbal, writing and presentation skills
• Ability to lead and participate effectively in cross-functional teams

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Required Experience:

Experience in applying engineering concepts to solve problems.

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Compensation and Benefits:

TTM offers a variety of health and well-being benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401K, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays. Benefits are available 1st of the month following date of hire.

Compensation for roles at TTM Technologies varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, TTM provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in New York, California and Colorado. For California-based roles, compensation ranges are based upon specific physical locations.

Export Statement:

Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only US Citizens and US Permanent Residents; b) recognition of Foreign Person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR requirements for shipments leaving the US; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.