Staff Process Engineer: Lead High-Volume Magnet Manufacturing

Ultimate Staffing; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 25%

Leadership growth

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services is seeking a Staff Process Engineer in Durham, NC to lead development and scaling of manufacturing processes from pilot to high-volume production. You will drive DoEs, statistical analysis, and PFMEA while mentoring engineers in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.

The role emphasizes process optimization, CPP identification, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or related field required.
• 7+ years of process/manufacturing engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience taking processes from development through commissioning and high-volume production.
• Strong knowledge of DoE, SPC, MSA, Gage R&R, Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, ANOVA, regression, and statistical process analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop equipment recipes, process parameters, operating windows, and production standards.
• Design and execute DoEs, analyze main effects/interactions, ANOVA, regression, and optimize CPPs.
• Support FAT/SAT, equipment startup, engineering trials, qualification runs, and production ramp.
• Perform Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, SPC, control-chart, and process stability analysis.
• Lead MSA and Gage R&R studies to verify measurement repeatability and reproducibility.
• Develop and own Process Flows, PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, Work Instructions, and Reaction Plans.
• Lead structured problem solving using 5-Why, Fishbone, Pareto, 8D, hypothesis testing, and statistical analysis.
• Improve FPY, scrap, rework, cycle time, OEE, throughput, and process capability.
• Identify CPPs and establish monitoring, control limits, sampling plans, and reaction plans.
• Mentor engineers and review DoEs, PFMEAs, capability studies, process specifications, and technical investigations.

Skills

DoE

SPC

MSA

Gage R&R

Cp/Cpk

Pp/Ppk

ANOVA

Regression

Statistical analysis

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Ultimate Staffing Services is seeking a Staff Process Engineer in Durham, NC to lead development and scaling of manufacturing processes from pilot to high-volume production. You will drive DoEs, statistical analysis, and PFMEA while mentoring engineers in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.

The role emphasizes process optimization, CPP identification, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.