Process Engineer

Kromek has an immediate opening for a Manufacturing Process Engineer working in the operations group on CZT sensor fabrication. This role will be responsible for establishing/controlling processes, data analysis, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of the sensor fabrication areas that deliver the final product to our customers.

• Technical ownership of one or several sensor surface etching or polishing processes.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of process capability, throughput, and cost.
• Ensures the safety of employees and customers through safety risk assessments, engineering controls for safety measures, and quick resolution of safety risks in their processes.
• Leads both proactive and reactive problem‑solving efforts in their process area with responsibility for solving problems at a root cause level.
• Works with Production and R&D to develop new process capabilities to support production of new CZT sensor products being transferred and released from R&D/NPD.
• Technical lead for production engineering projects, e.g. capacity expansion, new equipment installation, process development and qualification.
• Works with Test Engineering to analyze test data and improve sensor performance in downstream processes.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the production process yields and costs within their areas of responsibility.
• Represents production team in design reviews of NPD projects to ensure new products are released to production smoothly and on time.
• Ensures process capability metrics, Cp, Cpk, GRR, etc. are adequate for their processes and drives improvement where required.
• Produces work instructions / production floor documentation to enable efficient, high quality product manufacturing. Trains the production team to those documents.
• Develops, owns, and executes an improvement roadmap for their processes.
• Develops, monitors, and reports KPI’s that demonstrate the process is working correctly and not deviating.
• Administers Jira board for associated project to coordinate and organize tasks.

• B.S. or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science & Engineering.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role overseeing fabrication of electronic ceramics or semiconductor materials in an industrial / manufacturing company. Ideally this experience will be from Silicon chip, MEMS, or other sensor manufacturing industries.
• Proven experience in complex electronic and/or sensor manufacturing, with standalone ability to conduct problem solving and continuous improvement projects in their area of responsibility.
• Demonstrated capability to use industry best practice lean, SPC, and 6‑sigma tools to deliver results.
• Experienced operating in an ISO 9001 quality management system – e.g. SOPs, process control, and change management practices.
• Excellent skills in root cause problem solving and implementation of preventative controls.
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable leading or working in teams.
• Data driven with proven background in using data analysis using advanced Excel or SAS JMP.
• Demonstrated examples of actions to ensure a safe working environment for employees.
• Color vision required for color‑coded safety markers and production processes.
• Demonstrated capability to work with and train production operators in new or modified processes and work instructions.

Kromek offers a competitive compensation and benefits package
, but more importantly, a challenging and rewarding work environment
. The work we do matters.

• Exposure to cutting‑edge technology in advanced imaging solutions
• Hands‑on experience with test automation and reliability engineering
• Opportunities to grow into senior roles with mentorship and development