Process Engineering Technician

SRC; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (4+ weeks)

Retirement plan with 10% employer | 4%

Tuition support

Job summary

SRCTec, LLC is seeking an Engineering Technician to join our Process Engineering team in Syracuse, NY. This role focuses on hands-on support for product transition, verification, initial production, and sustainment, with emphasis on 6S and visual management, kanban, and layout optimization.

You will work closely with engineers and production personnel, maintaining inventory, assisting with work cell changes, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a technical discipline.
• 3+ years of related manufacturing and production process experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and basic small-tool skills.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to sit or kneel on the floor as needed.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support engineers and production personnel during product transition, verification, initial production, and product sustainment production phases.
• Support assembly and maintenance of material carts including assembling new, modifying existing, and supporting part identification.
• Support assembly and maintenance of hardware storage units including assembling new and modifying existing.
• Support visual management including 6S activities and updating the Production visual management board formats.
• Assist with work cell layout changes, including planning, moving, etc. production work cells.
• Maintain the 6S Program inventory (planning, ordering, inventorying, etc.).
• Support Process Engineering supply area by maintaining kanban lists, replenishing kanban items, managing offsite inventory, and maintaining 6S in the Process Engineering area.
• Assist with Consumables and Chemicals Master List including adding new kanban items and assisting technicians with issues.
• Auditing and updating Facility Layout Zone and Emergency maps.
• Lead small-scale projects with support from Process Engineers.
• Comply with company policies and programs regarding safety, quality, compliance, security, etc.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Lifting 20 lbs

Education

Associate’s degree in technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

SRCTec, LLC is seeking an Engineering Technician to join our Process Engineering team. We’re looking for a motivated team player who excels in hands-on tasks, learns quickly, and brings strong problem solving skills to support continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone eager to grow their technical abilities while contributing to a collaborative, improvement focused environment.

What You’ll Do

• Support engineers and production personnel during product transition, verification, initial production, and product sustainment production phases.
• Support assembly and maintenance of material carts which includes assembling new, modifying existing, and supporting part identification.
• Support assembly and maintenance of hardware storage units which includes assembling new and modifying existing.
• Support visual management which includes assisting with 6S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Safety) activities and updating the Production visual management board formats.
• Assist with work cell layout changes, including planning, moving, etc. production work cells.
• Maintain the 6S Program inventory (planning, ordering, inventorying, etc.)
• Support Process Engineering supply area by maintaining our kanban list, replenishing kanban items, managing offsite inventory, and maintaining the 6S program in the Process Engineering area.
• Assist with Consumables and Chemicals Master List which includes adding new kanban items, assisting with put way, and assisting technicians with issues in the area.
• Auditing and updating Facility Layout Zone and Emergency maps.
• Lead small-scale projects with support from Process Engineers
• Comply with and support company policies and programs regarding safety, quality, compliance, security, etc.

What You’ll Bring

• Associate’s degree in technical discipline
• 3+ Years of related manufacturing and production process experience
• Possess strong mechanical aptitude, basic small‑tool skills
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to sit or kneel on the floor as needed
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

What Sets Us Apart?

SRCTec, LLC is a manufacturing and life cycle management company specializing in the cost-effective production of high-quality, high-reliability, advanced military electro-mechanical products. SRCTec is a wholly owned subsidiary of SRC, Inc.

SRC is a not-for-profit research and development company that combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that are redefining possible.

When you join our team, you’ll be a part of something truly meaningful — helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong. You’ll collaborate with more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals — with 20 percent of those employees having served in the military — in a highly innovative, inclusive and equitable work environment.

You’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent employer contribution toward retirement, and 100 percent tuition support.

Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated salary range for this position based out of Syracuse, NY is estimated at $65,000 to $70,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or age, or status as a protected veteran or disability except as strictly required by applicable law. You are being given the opportunity to provide the following information in order to help us comply with federal and state record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements, including requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 793, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), 38 U.S.C. 4212.

Security Clearance

• Location Syracuse, New York
• Employment Type Full-Time Salaried
• Experience Required 3+ Years
• Education Required Associates Degree
• Security Clearance Requirement Must meet eligibility requirements
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