Product Engineer - Plant 5 - Ti-Cast

This Product Engineer position will be located in our Plant 5, Ti-Cast operation and will support manufacturing through process control, improvement initiatives, and assume direct responsibility for integrity for assigned products.  This position will also establish and maintain external & internal customer associate documents; prepare part specific work instructions; maintain knowledge of job cost; and develop/implement appropriate plans to improve profitability.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans and formulates NPI engineering programs within area of assigned responsibility
• Implements and reviews process design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications
• Supports activities concerned with technical development, customer issues, cost reduction programs and in resolving engineering design and test problems
• Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications and drawing releases
• Prepares interim and completion project report, as necessary
• Provides technical support for assigned coating, brazing and/or manufacturing area of assignment
• Interfaces with production personnel regarding all processing requirements and interacts with suppliers and customers on technical issues
• Performs process quality investigations as required
• Develops and implements process improvements and cost reductions
• Designs tools and fixtures pertinent to processing
• Generates material requisitions to initiate procurement
• Translates customer requirements into usable work instructions and interface with customer on technical issues
• Reviews purchase orders, specifications and blueprints for impact
• Assembles data packages for customer approval
• Specifies processing and generates work instructions
• Actively pursues elimination of waste, the improvement of equipment reliability and efficiency, and the reduction of operating costs and employs statistical methods as necessary
• Continuously improves the performance of job-related responsibilities

Job Roles 

• Systems thinker--sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale
• Optimizer--constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully
• Anticipation--looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next
• Operational accelerator--drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions
• Organization and structure--works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals
• Influence--leverages knowledge, relationship, data and perspective to persuade, educate and navigate; gains buy in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders
• Data informed--focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the “why” behind actions
• Prioritized reaction--handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist
• Relationship--connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a “win together” ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard