Senior Heat Treat & Fabrication Process Engineer

Eaton Group; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Group's Orchard Park, NY facility is seeking a Sr Process Engineer - Heat Treat / Fabrication to own heat treat, spring manufacturing, lapping and soldering processes. This role combines manufacturing engineering, process development, tooling and capability studies with hands-on plant ownership.

You will lead capital projects, program heat treat equipment, and provide engineering support to ensure audit-ready processes, drive cost, quality and throughput improvements, and maintain safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited engineering institution required.
• Minimum 3 years Demonstrated experience in the heat treat industry.
• Working knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, including transformation behaviour, hardening and tempering response, and the effect of thermal processing on mechanical properties.
• Ability to read and apply heat treat and materials specifications, and to write clear process specifications and work instructions.
• Comfort with furnace and oven control systems and recipe programming, and the ability to work alongside controls and maintenance technicians.
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Orchard Park, NY to be considered.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.

Responsibilities

• Work safely at all times and follow all Eaton MESH protocols, including risk assessments, lockout/tagout, hot work, and chemical handling requirements, and ensure processes, equipment, and work instructions meet MESH, machine guarding, and environmental requirements before release to production.
• Own manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard work for assigned product families, and keep that documentation current as processes change.
• Develop, qualify, and improve manufacturing methods, fixtures, and tooling to improve quality, throughput, and cost.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action on scrap, rework, and process-related quality escapes using structured problem solving.
• Support new product introduction through process design, PFMEA, control plans, and process capability studies.
• Drive lean and continuous improvement activity on the floor, including cycle time reduction and capacity planning.
• Serve as the site subject matter expert for heat treat: understand furnace and oven behaviour, atmosphere and quench media control, fixturing, and load design, and be able to run the equipment personally.
• Program and maintain heat treat oven and furnace recipes and controllers, including setpoints, ramp and soak profiles, alarms, and recipe change control.
• Work safely at all times and follow all Eaton MESH protocols, including risk assessments, lockout/tagout, hot work, and chemical handling requirements, and ensure processes, equipment, and work instructions meet MESH, machine guarding, and environmental requirements before release to production.
• Own manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard work for assigned product families, and keep that documentation current as processes change.
• Develop, qualify, and improve manufacturing methods, fixtures, and tooling to improve quality, throughput, and cost.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action on scrap, rework, and process-related quality escapes using structured problem solving.
• Support new product introduction through process design, PFMEA, control plans, and process capability studies.

Skills

Heat treat

Metallurgy basics

Process development

Troubleshooting

PFMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Eaton Group's Orchard Park, NY facility is seeking a Sr Process Engineer - Heat Treat / Fabrication to own heat treat, spring manufacturing, lapping and soldering processes. This role combines manufacturing engineering, process development, tooling and capability studies with hands-on plant ownership.

You will lead capital projects, program heat treat equipment, and provide engineering support to ensure audit-ready processes, drive cost, quality and throughput improvements, and maintain safety