Prysmian · 23 hours ago
R&D Engineer
Claremont, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expPrysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. The Claremont Fiber plant is seeking talented engineers to lead the transfer and industrialization of new processes developed by the optical fiber research and development team, overseeing the deployment of these processes into standard production.
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Responsibilities
Understand and Deploy processes into production that have been developed in an R&D setting. The process may or may not be fully industrialized upon transfer and the team will be responsible to industrialize at an efficient pace
Develop/Translate process documentation relating to the new or modified processes
Industrialize processes to the point that they are meeting defined productivity and process yield targets before transferring to plant production
Organize and manage new process rollout on a machine by machine basis coordinating modifications to equipment/software/recipes etc…
Travel to other manufacturing sites several times per year (Travel typically less than 10%)
Provide guidance or suggestions to other departments (operations, maintenance) as it relates to the process area
Define and implement improvement projects that reduce cost and or improve product quality
Collaborate with engineers at other international Prysmian plants to resolve complex process problems
Become a lead contributor of the global process control team with a desire to generate change
Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO14001 EMS guidelines
Demonstrate the ability to work in high pressure situations with tight timelines
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Querying and analyzing large sets of data to make data driven decisions
Develop and lead the plant’s culture of continuous process improvement
Report directly to R&D Leadership team in Douvrin, France
Qualification
Required
2 years minimum of experience
B.S. in Engineering
Capability to travel to other factories in Europe to understand and master new processes
Demonstrated ability to understand complex process flow and machines
Become the subject matter expert in the assigned process area
Demonstrate capability to independently prioritize tasks to make progress on short term and long-term initiatives
Ability to work with global teams whose native language is not always English
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal oversight
Preferred
5 years of experience in a process and/or development engineering role
Demonstrated capability to introduce and/or industrialize a new processes
Experience in the optical fiber manufacturing industry (Deposition/Overclad/Fiber Draw processes)
Ability and desire to provide leadership for process technicians
Fluent in French
Experience with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab
Uses DMAIC/CI tools to structure and execute projects
Company
Prysmian
Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.3BKey Investors
European Investment BankCassa Depositi e Prestiti
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.12B
2024-11-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.57B
2024-07-24Post Ipo Debt· $487.71M
Leadership Team
Alejandro Quiroz
CEO Latin America
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