Senior Process Development Engineer

Amphenol ICC; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401K with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to influence design for manufacturability and lead assembly process development globally. You will work on tooling, automation, and process optimization across multiple regions.

Responsibilities include developing assembly concepts, documenting processes, and collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to improve efficiency, yield and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 5+ years related experience.
• Experience with progressive stamping, lead-frame slugout, injection/insert molding, and over-molding.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical drawings and procedures, and write reports.
• Experience with automation, PLCs, machine vision and electrical controls.
• Project management experience and proficiency with MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop assembly concepts, write scopes of work, design and deploy tooling and automation.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturers on prototypes, pilot production and deployment of automation.
• Define process steps, material handling, and layout concepts for assembly.
• Document assembly processes, spare parts, and preventive maintenance plans.
• Evaluate safety and occupational health for processes; justify major tooling investments.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities for mature assembly processes.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Process development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

PLC programming

Machine Vision

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Senior Process Engineer

Location:Valley Green PA, Chicago IL, Nashua NH

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally.

This is an opportunity for an Assembly Design/Process Engineer to join a global technology company that is the leader in the high-speed interconnect industry. You will be an integral part of a team responsible for new product development. Development team engineering disciplines include Mechanical Design, Signal Integrity, Mechanical Integrity, Manufacturing, Process Development and Meeting Cost and Customer Objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Process Engineer focuses both on early involvement with the product design/development function to influence design characteristics for improved manufacturability, efficiency and reliability, as well as maintaining and improving existing manufacturing processes.

• Develop assembly concepts, writing scope of work documents, designing, testing, and deploying tooling and automation.
• Work closely with external suppliers and manufacturers, supporting the development, fabrication and build of prototypes, pilot production and deployment of high-volume factory automation. Candidates should also have experience with machining processes as well as design.
• Ability to bring the product design and product component together in an assembly process being it a manual or automated process understanding how the incoming processes can have an effect on the overall assembly process.
• Develop and document assembly processes, spare parts lists, and preventative maintenance plan.
• Prepare equipment and systems specifications.
• Work with team IEs to formulate the process step cycle times, efficiencies, yields and step relationships to include dynamic modeling as required for process and line balance assumptions. (Arrangement, Rates, Balance, Y ield, Utility, Capacity)
• Define the process steps and sequence of operations, material handling and process control needs and to the extent possible, the preliminary process layout.
• Work with team on Product/Process DFMs, FMEAs and risk assessment activities.
• Work with team to define critical product/process parameters relating to product documentation nominals and tolerances and they are related to process functions.
• Evaluate Safety and Occupational health summary for process.
• Provide cost and operational criteria via internal and external resources for the justification and acquisition of major tooling.
• Propose and implement cost reduction activities for mature assembly processes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from a four-year university with 5+ years related experience and/or training within the connector industry, preferred.
• Basic Knowledge with the following processes:
  • Progressive stamping and Lead-frame Slugout
  • Injection molding and Insert molding, Lead-frame Over-molding
  • Small component handling and assembly
  • Terminal plating
  • New product development
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical product drawings, interpret technical procedures, write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to solve practical and technical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Should have knowledge and skills using:
  • Proficient with solid modeling tools, (Creo, Solid Works, AutoCAD)
  • Have experience with automation, PLCs, Machine Vision and electrical controls
  • Project Management Experience
  • Project Management software (MS Project)
  • Spreadsheet software (Excel)
  • Presentation software (PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate and relate with assembly process engineers in each region of the world.
• Ability to provide technical design and process information relating to product manufacturability, process and design costs, process risk assessment and product capability assessment.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot equipment and determine root causes for assembly issues.

The base salary range for this position is $110,000- $130,000 annually.In determining rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience, qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role. Base salary is one facet of Amphenol's total rewards package which includes participation in our comprehensive benefits program with medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day 1, vacation, sick leave, personal days, paid holidays, life insurance, short/long term disability, and matching 401K.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/