Process Engineer I

Engineering Edmonton, Kentucky

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Description

Position at Sumitomo Wiring Systems (U.S.A.), Inc.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

SALARIED POSITION

 

POSITION TITLE: Process Engineer or Engineer ISHIFT: 1st.

 

SECTION OR DEPARTMENT: Electronics Division, Engineering Department

 

REPORTS TO: Kevin Flynn, Engineering Manager

 

LOCATION: Edmonton

 

BASIC POSITION DUTIES: 

 

  • Direct and lead process engineering support to assembly lines by developing operation and programs for robotic assembly equipment and other production machines. 
  • Use engineering skills to optimize and improve existing processes and equipment. 
  • Propose, introduce, and perform cost analysis for new equipment, procedures, and techniques needed to increase up time, reduce defects, and reduce costs. 
  • Support product quality investigations to identify root causes of claim and critical process defects. 
  • Write procedures and other documents for training and operations.
  • Monitors, reviews and confirms daily performance of assigned production lines.
  • Tracks in-process defects of assigned lines and identifies improvement activities to reduce and/or eliminate target defects.
  • Establishes and manages line improvement projects to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.
  • Establishes and develops manufacturing operation procedures, equipment procedures, daily check items, and other documentation or procedures for assembly processes.
  • Evaluates process design and layout for cost of manufacturing, man hour utilization, line balance, and manufacturing quality.
  • Collects data for line performance and uses analysis to identify improvement acidity for assigned areas.
  • Create progress reports and deliver to management as required for assigned areas.
  • Maintains and updates circuit test data, function test data, OCR, Vision and robot control program data.
  • Designs, develops and implements new tooling and fixtures for manufacturing process equipment.
  • Works with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, purchasing, and other departments as needed.

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

 

  • BS Engineering Degree in Electronics or Manufacturing or related field.
  • Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in related fields and strong engineering/technical abilities. 
  • Previous experience with light servo driven manufacturing equipment, press, dies and/or molding, circuit check, OCR, and vision systems.
  • Programming skills, knowledge of PLCs, computer controls, robotics, and effective communication/interpersonal skills necessary.
  • Soldering process knowledge is a strong plus.
  • Injection Molding experience a plus.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

 

  • Reports to General Manager
  • This position has no direct reports.
  • Works with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering Departments.

 

 

*A “Career Opportunity” notice is a courtesy notification to Associates that an opening exists in an exempt salaried position in the classification of Superintendent and below.

 

DISPLAY DATE: 09/01/2026 REMOVAL DATE: 09/30/2026

 

HUMAN RESOURCES APPROVAL:                                           Eric Eskridge                                                         

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