Manufacturing Process Control Engineer

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SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Process Control Engineer is responsible for owning, sustaining, troubleshooting, and improving manufacturing processes to ensure consistent execution, stability, quality, and production performance.

This is a hands-on engineering role embedded directly within the electronics manufacturing environment. The Manufacturing Process Control Engineer works alongside operators, technicians, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to establish and maintain process parameters, troubleshoot equipment and process issues, reduce variation and defects, and ensure manufacturing processes remain stable, repeatable, and capable over time.

The role combines hands-on manufacturing process and equipment support with structured problem solving, process validation, continuous improvement, and data analysis. Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process capability analysis are important tools used to monitor performance, identify variation, and support corrective action.

This position requires a consistent presence on the production floor and direct engagement with manufacturing equipment and production processes. This is not a desk-based or remote engineering position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Manufacturing Process Ownership

• Own and sustain assigned manufacturing processes to ensure consistent execution across shifts and product lines.
• Establish, document, and maintain standard work, process flows, operating parameters, and process requirements.
• Define and maintain appropriate operating ranges and critical process parameters.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are clearly defined, understood, repeatable, and followed by production teams.
• Regularly observe process execution and equipment performance on the production floor.
• Identify and address process variation, defects, equipment concerns, or gaps in process execution.
• Partner directly with operators and technicians to resolve manufacturing process issues in real time.

• Support the setup, optimization, qualification, and ongoing control of manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Establish and maintain process control plans and reaction plans for critical manufacturing processes.
• Define key process parameters (KPPs) and critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics.
• Monitor equipment and process performance to identify conditions that could affect quality, yield, or production.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment-related issues and determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Support implementation and validation of process, equipment, material, or parameter changes.
• Ensure manufacturing processes remain stable and capable following changes or improvements.

• Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability analysis, and other monitoring methods where appropriate.
• Establish appropriate control charts, sampling methods, and reaction criteria based on process requirements.
• Analyze manufacturing and process data to identify trends, variation, recurring defects, and emerging concerns.
• Distinguish between common-cause and special-cause variation and determine appropriate response.
• Use process data to support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, validation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure process data drives timely corrective action and improvement rather than reporting alone.

• Lead and support root cause analysis related to process variation, manufacturing defects, equipment performance, and escapes.
• Develop and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive process improvements focused on defect prevention, variation reduction, yield improvement, process capability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support process validation, qualification, and change implementation.
• Validate improvements through defined process metrics and production results.
• Identify recurring process or equipment issues and develop long-term solutions.
• Participate in Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Operate primarily within the production environment, partnering directly with operators, technicians, supervisors, and engineers.
• Provide hands-on technical support, coaching, and training related to manufacturing processes and process discipline.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, NPI, and other teams to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support new product introduction, process transfers, equipment…