Process Engineer, Heat Treatment

Role details

Job Summary

Owner of an individual process within the investment casting operations. Processes can include wax, shell, cast, post-cast processes and others. The Process Engineer is responsible for establishing and maintaining all internal standard operating procedures within their respective manufacturing areas or discipline. Responsibilities also include review/approval of all raw material, vendor interface, equipment & systems specifications and controls. Investment casting products may include aerospace, automotive & defense market segments.

Prime Responsibilities

• Maintain key process indicators for a specific manufacturing process with goals to reduce process variation, reduce costs and improve efficiency.

• Investigate and initiate corrective action on issues arising in the manufacture of products and manufacturing processes resulting in the improvement of standard operating procedures.

• Maintain PFMEA for a specific manufacturing process. Lead specific and targeted product and/or process improvement efforts using DMAIC approach.

• Review and evaluate engineering changes and/or other specification requirements and perform as a technical liaison with production planning and engineering personnel.

• Work with Product Engineering to recommend best practices for process development and design to improve the quality of products and/or procedures.

• Responsible for equipment calibration verification, technical interaction, vetting, and approval of equipment and raw material suppliers. May include reviewing incoming material certifications.

• Responsible for statistical data analysis of both process and product specific outputs to drive key decisions for improvement.

• Establish operating equipment specifications, establish & monitor control limits of processes, improve manufacturing techniques and introduce new processing equipment to production. Interface with design personnel to ensure that

processes and designs are compatible.

• Basic understanding of general equipment functionality including mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and vacuum systems. Effectively communicate issues and preventative maintenance of the equipment with the maintenance team.

• Must be capable of delivering on commitments in a timely and efficient manner.

Additional Responsibilities

• May be involved in training and developing less experienced technical personnel.

• Observe the Hitchiner code of conduct, safety and quality principles.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 4+ years of experience or equivalent knowledge

• Experience in thermal processing, furnace operation and controls, metallurgical principles, temperature uniformity surveys, pyrometry, calibration, process validation

• AMS2750 compliance to ensure consistent, traceable, and quality heat treatment operations.

• Familiar with a variety of concepts within the field of mechanical/manufacturing

• Heat transfer

• Fluid dynamics

• Material solidification

• Metallurgical/Material Science

• Manufacturing technologies (metals, plastics, ceramics)

• Must possess good communication and organizational skills.

• Computer literacy is a must, including competency in general MS Office applications, technical computer modeling and statistical tools.

• Project management experience in keeping with budgetary & time constraints