Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
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The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed, and maintained to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
The Sr. Process Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, reviewing, and improving the production equipment process for products within the Optical Component Solutions (OCS) and Optical Subassembly (OSA) group.
In this position, you will be:
- Designing, verifying, validating, and troubleshooting equipment supporting the manufacturing processes.
- Establishing preventative maintenance plans and executing preventative maintenance tasks.
The successful candidate is a creative problem solver who can effectively collaborate with other engineering disciplines and stakeholders (Quality, Operations, Program Management, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Develop, write, and maintain manufacturing process & equipment procedures, technical specifications, and user work instructions.
- Establish engineering labor and material standards for manufacturing operations; monitor performance to the standards and address any variations.
- Perform feasibility and trade studies, cost analyses, and return on investment (ROI) and cost-to-benefit evaluations.
- Complete assigned engineering tasks on time and within budget.
- Organize, prepare, and/or conduct technical design reviews to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Perform failure mode and effects analyses to establish and maintain stable processes.
- Establish and verify new product/process capabilities and new process parameters prior to release to production.
- Perform capability and variability studies on new and existing processes, equipment, and tools.
- Provide technical support and clear communications to all users of the process.
- Monitor and evaluate quality data and develop methods to improve quality levels.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing processes, techniques, and quality issues; develop corrective actions to maintain acceptable levels of productivity and quality.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, operations, and internal and external supply chain personnel to diagnose issues and support continuous improvements.
- Drive continuous improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Support root cause corrective action activities using structured practices such as DMAIC or 8D. Conducts / leads Kepner Tregoe Analytical Troubleshooting Activities.
- Designing, verifying, validating, and troubleshooting equipment supporting the manufacturing processes.
- Establishing preventative maintenance plans and executing preventative maintenance tasks.
- May supervise process engineers and/or engineering technicians.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
