Sustaining Process Engineer

1 week ago


Wilsonville, Oregon, United States Samtec Full time
Job Summary:

The Sustaining Process Engineer at Samtec provides technical support for the manufacturing floor, focusing on maintaining reliable and safe manufacturing systems and procedures while improving factory KPIs. This role involves providing sustaining engineering support for cable manufacturing processes, applying statistical process control techniques, and executing engineering trials to characterize key process variables. Additionally, the engineer will lead continuous improvement activities, develop standard manufacturing procedures, and provide technical support for nonconforming material investigations and unplanned machine/process issues.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide sustaining engineering support for cable manufacturing processes to ensure processes are capable and scalable.
  • Apply appropriate statistical process control techniques to identify trends and evaluate overall health of processes.
  • Execute engineering trials to characterize key process variables through DOE methodologies and statistical tools.
  • Lead continuous improvement activities following lean six sigma tools focused on manufacturing yield, cost, machine availability, and productivity.
  • Develop standard manufacturing procedures and ensure critical technical process details are captured in all training materials/documents/videos.
  • Provide technical support for nonconforming material investigations and unplanned machine/process issues by applying root cause analysis tools and supporting implementation of preventive and corrective actions.
  • Ensure cable processes are in an adequate state of control for transfer to high volume work center and complete gap project work, as needed.
  • Provide feedback from the manufacturing floor to drive engineering efforts for new tooling, machines, and product development.
  • Promote a data-driven approach to drive sustaining activities towards the highest impact/effort.
  • Provide day-to-day direction to Sustaining Process Technicians to ensure proper technical knowledge on the manufacturing floor for new product releases and legacy products.

Requirements:
  • 3-5 years of experience in process, manufacturing, and/or quality engineering.
  • Wire and cable manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate and proactively drive progress with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong computer skills, data gathering, and reporting.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, creative mindset.
  • Project management training preferred.

Education:
B.S. or B.A. in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, etc.) or other equivalent work experience. Lean Six Sigma background is desirable.

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