Process Engineer - Metals Manufacturing & Process Improvement

Materion Corporation; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion Corporation is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, oversee and improve manufacturing processes across product lines. The role ensures processes reflect production practices, cost is controlled, and quality meets customer specifications.

You will work with quality control, production, engineering and sales to optimize processing costs, yields and performance, while providing technical support to customers and interpreting process requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
• 3–5 years of experience in metals manufacturing.
• Direct experience with Thermo-Mechanical Processing (TMP) such as rolling or forging.
• Certified Green Belt or Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• SAP and CAD experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document and oversee the manufacturing process for the respective product line, including OPCs, Routes & BOMs in cooperation with manufacturing and quality control.
• Resolve nonconforming material issues, perform root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Apply statistics and engineering concepts to evaluate and improve processing costs and product yields.
• Provide technical support to customers to define product/process requirements or troubleshoot materials/applications.
• Identify process bottlenecks and devise cost-effective solutions with operations.
• Recommend changes to equipment and methods to improve efficiency and material utilization.
• Provide process training to production, quality, and metallurgical staff.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to provide technical know-how of products/processes.
• Partner with engineering to enhance product knowledge and processes.

Skills

Metallurgical engineering

Materials science

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Results orientation

Taking initiative

Influencing others

Self-confidence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

SAP

CAD

Lean Green Belt

Job description

Materion Corporation is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, oversee and improve manufacturing processes across product lines. The role ensures processes reflect production practices, cost is controlled, and quality meets customer specifications.

You will work with quality control, production, engineering and sales to optimize processing costs, yields and performance, while providing technical support to customers and interpreting process requirements.