Process Engineer IV

Onsite

Lynnwood, Washington

Full time

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** Crane Aerospace and Electronics
** has an exciting opportunity for a  
** Process*
* ** Engineer IV
** at our  
** Lynnwood, WA
** location.

** About Crane:*
* ** Crane Aerospace & Electronics
** supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power, sensing and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft and innovative enough to be featured on Advanced Air Mobility demonstrators. You'll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

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* Job Summary:

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* The Process Engineer IV is a senior contributor who works highly independently and uses originality, ingenuity and established procedures to design, develop and implement new technologies and processes in accordance with product specifications, equipment capabilities and regulatory requirements.  The Process Engineer IV specializes in complex technical matters, and collaborates closely with Engineering to ensure successful handoff of new products, processes, and materials while providing technical support as needed, maximizes product performance by researching, testing, analyzing and verifying that materials will perform in manufacturing and environment, oversees materials shelf life to support quality metrics, participates in engineering design review and ensures customer satisfaction.

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* Essential Functions:

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* + Design, develop, and implement new technologies and processes related to product development and/or enhancements to current capabilities

+ Identify, evaluate, and recommend new materials and technologies for use in the factory, including assessment of replacements for obsolete materials

+ Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality

+ Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions

+ Use appropriate tools (CBS, statistical, DOE, FMEA,etc) to assess, characterize, validate, and qualify new processes and equipment;

Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration

+ Provide technical and risk assessments on existing equipment and processes, and future developments and enhanced capabilities;

Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures

+ Assess, design and develop tooling requirements as related toproduct build; if appropriate,work closely with machine shop to ensure correct and timely availability of hardware

+ Generate technical reports,Document procedures and material specifications

+ Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives

+ Evaluate and recommend new equipment related to new technologies or enhancements to current capabilities

+ Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost

+ Create or modify related documentation - procedures, work instructions, operational guides - as related to new development and/or process enhancement activities

+ Any other task assigned by your supervisor or management

** Eligibility Requirement:
** This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

** Non
- Essential Functions:

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* + May supervise the work of technicians

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* Minimum Qualifications:

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Experience:

8+years relevant work experience;
Experience using computer databases

+ Knowledge:

Expert knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of assigned product or program;
Demonstrated expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures;
Other knowledge varies by division

+ Skills/Abilities:

Demonstrated ability to make decisions or take action independently;
Demonstrated ability to plan and accomplish goals by relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals;

Strong Statistics / Analysis / Problem Solving skills;

Self-motivated / Ability to prioritize / Strong time management skills;
Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of the organization;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff and outside professionals;

Basic ability to analyze and document analysis of materials and parts…