Process Engineer - Hard Grind - Concentration: Machining

Process Engineer - Hard Grind - Concentration:
Machining

Job Category
: ENGINEERING

Requisition Number
: PROCE
003414

• Posted:
  October 3, 2025
• Full-Time

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Location: Hendersonville, NC
Company: Kyocera International, Inc.
Pay Range: $69,000 – $100,000/year (based on experience, education, and qualifications)

About Kyocera

Kyocera International, Inc. is a global leader in high-tech ceramics, serving industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and semiconductor processing. With nearly 80,000 employees worldwide, our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles.

We are proud of our long-tenured staff, many with over 30 years of service, and a corporate culture rooted in the philosophy of our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori.

Role Overview

As a Process Engineer
, you will drive improvements in production processes, implement new systems, and lead projects that enhance safety, efficiency, and quality. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, facilities, and supply management, to ensure optimal performance and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Networks with other department personnel to tackle procedural and quality issues related to producing and delivering quality products.
• Supports, implements, and maintains methods, operation sequences, and processes in manufacturing the final product.
• Observe the starting, running, and upgrading of manufacturing processes to maximize productivity without sacrificing quality requirements.
• Designs, installs, and commissions new production processes and tools.
• Creates work instructions and associated process documentation and updates existing documents.
• Ensure all production personnel understand new processes or any process changes correctly.
• Analyze problems and address RCCAs using analytical methods.
• Makes observations and measurements directly, as well as collects and interprets data from the existing production line to adjust and correct.
• Takes ownership of assigned projects and manages results from start to finish.
• Ensuring safety is a priority on all tools and production activity.
• Works with various team members, including facilities, EHS, quality, supply management, and production.

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year degree in Engineering and 2+ years of engineering experience in a production environment with process and equipment.
• Hands-on mechanical and analytical experience in a production environment.
• Familiarity with ceramic or industrial parts processing (preferred).
• Knowledge of SPC, FMEA, Lean, and Six Sigma principles.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite, Auto Cad, and/or Solid Works.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be eligible to work in an ITAR-regulated environment (U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency required).

Compensation & Retirement

• 401(k) with company match

Time Off

• 120 hours of vacation annually (3 weeks)
• 10 paid holidays
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Kyocera International, Inc. values diversity in its workforce, and is proud to be an AAP/EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.