Senior Product Process Engineer

The Senior Product Process Engineer (PPE) applies technical expertise to the performance, production and repair of electronic and mechanical products and related components. The Senior PPE primarily supports Operations, the PPE team, the production floor and external customers with a focus on quality, Rolled Throughput Yield, cost reduction, standardization, reliability, and product readiness for Production and Repair.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply high quality, manufacturability methodology to the New Product Introduction process and the entire product life cycle
• Serve as the PPE technical lead, often representing Operations as a whole, with internal and external customers, Operations (Manufacturing and Supplier Management), Repairs, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Product Support and Suppliers
• Operate as a Product Owner for multiple products which will include leadership and support from product development to end of life of the product
• Prepare and maintain Manufacturing, Production and Repair plans for new and existing products
• Develop technical expertise and a regulatory and quality understanding of electronics, mechanical components and assemblies with an emphasis on repeatable, quality driven production processes
• Develop manufacturing standards for the products and work with cross functional teams to maintain or exceed those standards
• Responsible for continual improvements in Rolled Throughput Yield, safety, on-time delivery, efficiency and response time
• Also responsible for the continual reduction in test escapes, defect PPM, COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality)
• Troubleshoot electronic boards/assemblies and electromechanical components that fail functional tests
• Identify root cause and corrective action to ensure problem is contained, corrected and actions implemented to prevent recurrence
• Advise Management on issues and provide recommended solution
• Represent the company during onsite/offsite customer meetings and advise management of meeting outcome
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Supplier & Product audits as required by Manager
• Participate and support customer, regulatory and on-site audits