Process Engineer - PCB Plating & Lean Optimization

TTM Technologies; North Jackson (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Disability benefits

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. in the United States seeks a Process Engineer to develop and improve plating and chemical processes for printed circuit boards, with emphasis on manufacturability, efficiency, and safety.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, design and document processes, monitor performance, and drive cost savings while ensuring quality and compliance across production lines. Candidates typically have a bachelor's in engineering and 3–5 years of experience in wet etch or plating

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Initiates actions to resolve problems and improve process performance.
• Establishes performance measures and metrics, analyzes metrics to identify and implement process improvements.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Reading drawings

Lean methodologies

SPC

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Experiment design

Cross-functional teams

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. in the United States seeks a Process Engineer to develop and improve plating and chemical processes for printed circuit boards, with emphasis on manufacturability, efficiency, and safety.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, design and document processes, monitor performance, and drive cost savings while ensuring quality and compliance across production lines. Candidates typically have a bachelor's in engineering and 3–5 years of experience in wet etch or plating