Process Engineer - in-house role

Please note: This is an in-person position. Remote work is not available. We are located in San Marcos, CA. and are looking for candidates who live in San Diego County. We are unable to sponsor employment work visas for this position. We ask that staffing firms do not contact us regarding our job listing.

Who we are: Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. We are a global leading manufacturer of heat shrink tubing. Our range of heat shrink tubing covers virtually every application required for today's safety-critical designs in aerospace, military, transportation, commercial, industrial, and medical markets. At Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products (SEIP), we've been producing superior quality heat shrink tubing products since 1996. In fact, we estimate 1 million miles – and growing! Our products, designed to perform in the harshest environments and the most extreme conditions, are qualified, certified and approved to national and international standards.

Job Summary: The Process Engineer is a member of the Manufacturing Department, Engineering Team, which is tasked to drive safe, stable, and reliable production processes for current and new manufacturing systems/product lines. In this position you are instrumental in creating and maintaining process input and output specifications, working with controls automation of manufacturing processes, performing capacity analyses, troubleshooting, testing and supporting maintenance in machine troubleshooting and correction. You will also have responsibilities for monitoring of process conditions and performing failure mode effect analysis to determine failure points of the process as well as continuous improvement actions using Lean tools to maximize efficiency and quality. You will work with all stakeholders of the organization including divisional/corporate resources, vendors and third-party suppliers. Other duties will be assigned on an as needed basis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned):Problem Solving: Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish assigned work. Identify information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to Engineering and Maintenance managers for countermeasures. Provide feedback to design engineers on equipment problems and needs. Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution to solve problems and improve process controls. Interpret and explain complex information to others and how it can be used. Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports. Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions and/or improve machine performance and process productivity. Controls and Automation: Plan, design, install and maintain process controls for production machinery and equipment. Create and modify machine programs for all automated equipment. Conduct projects assigned by Engineering manager regarding automating production machinery and equipment. Study and analyze existing process/equipment operation for designated area(s).Design equipment, write programs and process controls, install and maintain controls that automate detection of out of specifications controls; provide the operator with feedback regarding operating conditions, verify that specifications were met for product produced. Integrate machinery, equipment, controls with data base to provide on-line history of operating conditions for analysis as to best operating conditions for process/product; traceability of processes and products. Assist in evolving Internet of Things utilization to streamline data collection and enhance updates to machine programs. Implementation and Communication: Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information. Oversee installation and operation to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and safely functioning according to specifications. Establish and coordinate the maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials required to maintain machines and equipment in the prescribed condition. Create or update Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions. Interact directly with equipment and processes to validate conditions in support of manufacturing personnel. Use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with all SEIP safety standards. Inform management of any unsafe or potentially unsafe conditions. Propose machine/process changes to improve safety condition of process for operator. Research and Development: Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain process equipment and systems to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles and scientific method. Research and analyze design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications. Specify system components or direct modification of equipment to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance requirements. Provide documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, manuals, or specifications to show stakeholders how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.

Pay range: $102K – $118K per annum, depending on experience