Process Engineer - Overlays

The Opportunity:Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a Process Engineer – Overlay and Silkscreen processes to join a dynamic team that provides support to accomplish corporate product quality and reliability objectives. The ideal candidate will be able to assist management to specify, evaluate, recommend and conduct acceptance tests on overlay assembly process equipment and materials, as well as train manufacturing staff in assembly processes. The duties include: Developing automated overlay and screen printing processes; writing and conducting experiments; developing process controls using statistical methods such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Process Capability (Cpk) on related assembly equipment. If you have a proven history of leadership in developing manufacturing processes in a team oriented organization, and you are a senior level professional who expects the best, we invite you to consider joining our industry leading technical team. Process Engineer - Overlays Responsibilities: Develop, document, implement and sustain assembly processes. Improve yield, efficiency and capacity of processes in accordance with strategic objectives. Develop and/or conduct Design of Experiments. Evaluate new products for manufacturing compatibility per established DFM guidelines. Assist management to specify, evaluate, recommend, and conduct acceptance tests on assembly process equipment. Train manufacturing staff in assembly processes. Follow and improve Process Engineering processes. Qualifications: B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience Two years experience in overlay and silk-screening process development, documentation, maintenance, and improvement. Familiarity with ASTM standards. Knowledge of statistics as applied to process capability measurements Excellent speaking and writing skills; ability to train production staff Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities Preferred Qualifications: Technical knowledge of automated printing press, lamination, die-cut technologies, UV inks, adhesives, and Lexan materials. Ability to lead a team. Project management skills. An Award Winning Company Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has a reputation for quality, reliability, integrity, and service, which has enabled us to expand both within the electric utility market and into industrial, international, and OEM markets. In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evans Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven categories of performance including technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. SEL provides an excellent work environment and is the recipient of several awards, including one of the "100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State" (Puget Sound Business Journal, 1999 - 2003), "Most Innovative Supplier" (Energex, 2002), "Entrepreneur of the Year" (Ernst & Young, 2000), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA). Apply Your Talent. Make a Difference. Enjoy the Rewards. Are you ready to be part of a highly motivated and well-equipped team? Are you a quick learner who likes new challenges? If so, then you are ready to join us at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III delivered the first commercial digital protective relay in 1984. Under his technical, managerial, and fiscal leadership, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has expanded to over 1000 employees. Ed understands and supports the need for investing in employees. In return, he expects that we hire only the best, most highly motivated team members, and that we deliver simple, reliable, and cost-effective products and solutions. Our products and solutions must be simple and reliable because they protect the largest, most complicated machine on earth: the electric power grid. Blackouts in the U.S. and Canada remind us that reliable electric power is crucial to our society. SEL provides systems, services, and products for the protection, monitoring, control, automation, and metering of utility and industrial electric systems worldwide. Our company and our products exist to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. That purpose has made SEL very successful, and the company is managed with sound fiscal judgment and that purpose in mind. Profits are reinvested to fuel the company's growth. In addition to offering a variety of challenges in a supportive, stable environment, SEL shares its success with employees by giving them stock in the company. All employees earn stock at the same rate. And because only employees can own SEL stock, the stock price is not subject to market volatility. Even when the stock market value has plunged, SEL stock consistently increased in value. If you are ready for the challenge and benefits of being part of the SEL team, and you meet the requirements listed above, please apply online at www.selinc.com/careers. Benefits: SEL has an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision for employees and their entire family; long-term disability and life insurance; education assistance programs; a very generous employee stock ownership plan; 401K; flexible benefit account; and an outstanding work environment. To Apply For This Position: We ask all candidates to submit their resume through our website at www.selinc.com/careers. If your qualifications and experience match any of our current openings, plase submit your resume for that position so that you may be considered immediately. SEL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and a Drug Free Workplace.