Senior Process Excellence Engineer (CoQ & RFT)

ATI; Albany (OR); On-site; USD 92,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Paid vacation & holidays

Performance bonus

Optional insurance (critical illness,

Job summary

ATI Millersburg is seeking an Advanced Process Capability Engineer to drive cost of quality reductions and stabilize complex manufacturing processes on the shop floor. You will lead high-impact initiatives, use DMAIC, PDCA, A3, and 8D to eliminate root causes, and turn data into actions with SPC, Cp/Cpk, and DOE.

This role emphasizes cross-functional influence across operations, quality, and engineering, with automation and digital transformation focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 4–10+ years of experience in process, product, or quality engineering.
• Proven ability to solve complex manufacturing problems at the root cause level.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to convert data into decisions and results.
• Experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced production environments.
• Clear, confident communication—able to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility CoQ reduction initiatives that improve profitability and operational performance.
• Drive Right First Time (RFT) and zero-defect strategies across critical production areas.
• Own complex process challenges—dig into scrap, rework, and OTD misses and eliminate root causes permanently.
• Apply DMAIC, PDCA, A3, 8D to deliver sustainable results.
• Use data as your weapon—leverage SPC, Cp/Cpk, DOE, and trend analysis to uncover hidden variation.
• Turn insights into action by influencing cross-functional teams across operations, quality, and engineering.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement efforts that drive cost and quality gains.
• Build and evolve performance dashboards and KPIs to make process health visible.
• Implement and sustain robust process controls to lock in gains and prevent recurrence.
• Contribute to automation and digital transformation initiatives that modernize manufacturing performance.

Skills

DMAIC

PDCA

A3

8D

SPC

Cp/Cpk

DOE

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Metallurgical, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or similar)

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Job description

ATI Millersburg is seeking an Advanced Process Capability Engineer to drive cost of quality reductions and stabilize complex manufacturing processes on the shop floor. You will lead high-impact initiatives, use DMAIC, PDCA, A3, and 8D to eliminate root causes, and turn data into actions with SPC, Cp/Cpk, and DOE.

This role emphasizes cross-functional influence across operations, quality, and engineering, with automation and digital transformation focus.