Senior Process Engineer — On-Site Metals & Process

Wieland Small Tube Products; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Growth opportunities

Wellness programs

Sustainability initiatives

Job summary

Wieland is seeking a Sr. Process Engineer to improve production processes and material quality for copper and stainless steel alloys. This on-site role is based in Waterbury, CT, with occasional travel (15-25%).

Base salary ranges from $100,000 to $115,000 per year, with potential bonus based on company performance. The successful candidate will work with engineering, quality, and shop floor teams, lead process improvements, and ensure adherence to safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science – Material Science preferred.
• 5-7 years’ experience in a metals processing engineering role or equivalent.
• Advanced metallurgical understanding of metal properties.
• Familiar with ASTM standards for copper base and stainless steel.
• Experience with SAP ERP system (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and improve methods for complex manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and shop floor teams to set standards.
• Evaluate new product requests and follow through to shipping.
• Develop new processes and adjust routers to available resources.
• Support root cause analysis and quality audits.
• Plan and execute improvement projects with creativity.
• Ensure safety and adherence to Wieland culture.
• Review material properties to meet specs and adjust as needed.
• Assist sales and technical service with dimensional layouts and capability studies.
• Work with quality to address customer complaints and rejections.
• Conduct experiments to develop processing parameters.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Root Cause analysis

Customer communication

Statistical analysis

Process improvement

Safety culture adherence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science – Material Science

Tools

SAP ERP system

Job description

Wieland is seeking a Sr. Process Engineer to improve production processes and material quality for copper and stainless steel alloys. This on-site role is based in Waterbury, CT, with occasional travel (15-25%).

Base salary ranges from $100,000 to $115,000 per year, with potential bonus based on company performance. The successful candidate will work with engineering, quality, and shop floor teams, lead process improvements, and ensure adherence to safety culture.