Job Title:  Process Engineer

Process Engineer: Superior Tube Company has an exciting opportunity to join a global supplier of often "mission critical” high performance alloy precision tubular products with customers from a diverse range of markets including the Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Energy and Medical markets.

Looking for a Materials Engineer with a focus in metals with 3-8 years of experience. 

This position will report to the Director of New Process Development will be focused on executing key process engineering functions including manufacturing route development and optimization, manufacturing yield improvement, and furthering the improvement of Superior Tube’s manufacturing processes and equipment to assure attainment of company objectives including an injury free workplace, product quality, on time delivery, and reduced cost of sales.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide timely and accurate creation and maintenance of standard P/N files and manufacturing routers including process design steps, planned throughput rates, required testing, and elements required for each product’s final Test Certificate

• Develop and maintain comprehensive listing of required process steps as determined by the route design software and adjust as needed to assure appropriateness, completeness, and accuracy

• Determine optimum starting material and associated cold reduction plan to achieve required final tube dimensions for new products

• Works with Sales Department and Manufacturing to meet special customer requirements by developing unique manufacturing plans for new products and new processes

• Works with Engineering & Technical Services to develop purchasing specifications for raw materials and critical consumables

• Identifies and executes process improvement opportunities related to yield, defect reduction, cost reduction, and overall process effectiveness

• Identifies opportunities for, and supports execution, of capital improvement projects related to new product development

• Leads, or participates with, teams to solve quality and other manufacturing process problems

• Collaborate with commercial and operations teams in related to new product / process development efforts

• Works with shopfloor employees to develop work instructions and document processes

• Become the technical expert on equipment and specific manufacturing processes