Sr Process Engineer - Mold / Tooling

Consumers Energy - Chandler, AZ

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Chandler, AZ

Utilities

About the position

The Senior Process Engineer at Rogers Corporation plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of manufacturing processes. This position is responsible for providing day-to-day production support, maintaining process documentation, and implementing and monitoring process controls. The engineer will identify and resolve process inefficiencies while supporting scale-up and development efforts to target new business opportunities. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain safety, product quality, yield, and overall manufacturing effectiveness. Daily troubleshooting and resolution of process difficulties are essential functions of this position. In addition to troubleshooting, the Senior Process Engineer will optimize manufacturing processes to achieve sustainable gains in cost-effectiveness and product performance. This optimization may involve capital projects, statistical analysis, designed experiments, and procedural changes. The engineer will work closely with Research and Development (R&D) and Operations teams to improve existing products, develop new manufacturing processes, and resolve complex technical and quality issues. The role also includes direct interaction with customers to address technical and quality concerns and to provide special products as needed. The Senior Process Engineer will oversee the start-up of new products and equipment, supervising installation and troubleshooting initial production runs. Ensuring that new processes and products meet established requirements is a critical aspect of this role, along with documenting and transferring successful processes to production. Furthermore, the engineer will coordinate and manage capital projects from planning through completion, which includes creating project charters and business cases, vendor selection, and developing equipment specifications. This comprehensive role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day production support and maintain process documentation.
• Implement and monitor process controls to ensure efficiency.
• Identify and resolve process inefficiencies.
• Support scale-up and development efforts for new business opportunities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process difficulties in a cross-functional team environment.
• Optimize manufacturing processes for cost-effectiveness and product performance.
• Collaborate with R&D and Operations teams to improve products and processes.
• Lead initiatives to resolve technical and quality issues as needed.
• Work with customers to address technical and quality concerns.
• Oversee the start-up of new products and equipment, ensuring compliance with requirements.
• Coordinate and manage capital projects from planning through completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional engineering experience in a manufacturing environment; 5-7 years preferred.
• Experience with molding processes and/or mold tooling design and maintenance is required.
• Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Self-starter with strong leadership and demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Strong understanding of Design of Experiments (DOE) and related statistical tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with calender and/or flatbed lamination processes.
• Experience in new product and/or process development.
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification and/or Shainin Red X certification.
• Knowledge of application development and quality systems tools including SPC, FMEA, Process Flow Charting, and ISO/TS-16949 quality systems.

Benefits

• Access to developmental opportunities.
• Top-notch benefits and incentive programs.