Sumitomo Electric · 4 months ago
Process Design Engineer II
Turners Falls, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSumitomo Electric is a global technology leader with a focus on diversified business activities. They are seeking a Process Design Engineer to develop new processes for the production of electrical wire products in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Electronic industries, collaborating closely with various engineering and production teams.
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Responsibilities
Significantly impact product designs throughout the new product development phases to promote positive yields and defect free manufacture at time of product launch
Develop new and/or improved manufacturing processes and testing methods that are required to achieve the performance and cost requirement of the new product application
Lead the successful launch of new products from the process design perspective through all phases of new product development
Setting up and evaluating new technologies and equipment for process development and improvement
Lead the development of documents such as PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow and participating in other related APQP activities as related to new product development
Work with equipment suppliers to ensure resulting processes are capable, have sufficient controls in place, and perform as intended during equipment buyoff / acceptance testing
Maintaining a strong presence on the production floor while positively influencing and building relationships with shop floor members and operations staff
Identify and correct problems through use of root cause problem solving skills along with experimental approaches such as DOE, 5-Y, MSA, fishbone diagram, etc
Perform all other similar or related duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
Required
At minimum a Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field required
Six Sigma Certified – Yellow belt (minimum)
5 – 12 years of experience as an Industrial, Manufacturing or Process Engineer in a new product and process development environment for high volume manufacturing
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
Solid understanding of APQP tools such as FMEA, Control Plans & Process Flow to satisfy TS16949 and AS9100 requirements
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Proficient with Minitab, Excel, PowerPoint and Word a must
Preferred
Experience in designing advanced manufacturing processes such as extrusion, wire drawing, bunching, cabling, electron beam irradiation is preferred
Must demonstrate through action a solid understanding and exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma principles and Statistical Process Control preferred
Company
Sumitomo Electric
Sumitomo Electric Industries is a manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1949-05-16IPO
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