Job Details

JAE Oregon, Inc. is hiring for a Manufacturing Engineer with an emphasis in Electroplating. We are a manufacturer of Automotive Connectors. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of electroplating experience with an Engineering degree, or other equivalent experience.

SUMMARY

This position assists in the development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods in the manufacturing department.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists in the development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods in the manufacturing department that meet all applicable safety and environmental requirements.
• Determines and develops the method, operation, sequence, and tooling for the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies and final products.
• Assists in developing manufacturing guides, procedures and illustrations.
• Estimates manufacturing costs and time standards.
• Provides guidance to production operations and assists production areas on new techniques.
• Maintains records for coordination of manufacturing operations.
• Complies with Company and area safety policies and practices.
• Supports the training programs throughout the departments.
• Supports and fosters active participation in, and complies with, corporate values as outlined in the Corporate Values and Expectations Handbook and complies with the Management Systems Manual.
• Provides technical review of nonconforming articles and participates in corrective action resolution activities.
• Supports other company activities where requested.
• Awareness of job related environmental impacts.
• This position reports directly to the Systems Compliance Manager for all assigned CAPAs, during the time when the CAPAs remain open.

JOB SCOPE

The Plating Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for engineering support, process development, control, and continuous improvement for the following plating methods and configurations.

• Reel-to-Rell plating systems
• Coil-to-Coil plating systems
• Vibratory Barrel (Vi-Barrel) plating systems
• SBE (Spouted Bed Electroplating) systems
• Manual Barrel plating lines

This role supports plating on both Red metals and Aluminum substrates, including but not limited to terminal pins, contacts, and precision connector components.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Plating Manufacturing Engineer provides technical ownership and process expertise for the following plating layers and process sequences including Zincate(aluminum pre-treatment), Copper, Nickel, Tin, Tin-Copper (SnCu), Gold and Silver.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

• Four-year college degree in an appropriate engineering discipline or equivalent required.
• 5-7 years related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining manufacturing procedures and processes.
• Familiarity with applicable safety and environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in specifying equipment and tool design requirements and troubleshooting complex equipment and tooling.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Computer proficiency required, should include Microsoft Word, Excel and Project, as well as AutoCAD and other analysis programs.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, schematics, sketches and written instruction.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Ability to apply appropriate knowledge and understanding of theoretical and practical engineering methods, a well as existing and emerging technologies, to design, develop and improve manufactured products, processes, systems and services.
• Ability to provide technical leadership to all levels of JAE employees and provide necessary information in a timely manner to appropriate individuals.
• Ability to ensure that adequate equipment and procedures are implemented that enable processes to maintain product outputs that meet specification.
• Ability to take responsibility for continuously developing own technical and interpersonal skills and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognizing obligations to company, safety of employees, and the environment.
• Ability to engage in creative and innovative development of engineering technology and the continuous improvement system.
• Ability to identify, review, and select techniques, procedures, and methods to undertake engineering tasks.
• Working understanding of ISO9001/ IATF16949/ ISO14001 and VDA 6.3.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong understanding of electrochemical plating principles
• Practical knowledge of plating bath chemistry, additives, and solution control.
• Experience troubleshooting complex platins defects under production conditions.
• Ability to balance chemistry, equipment, and mechanical interaction effects.
• Comfort working directly on the production floor in live plating environments.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to operators, technicians, suppliers and leadership.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

• Must be mobile and be able to move freely throughout the manufacturing department.
• Must be capable of using a personal computer.
• Must understand written and verbal communication in English.
• Must have complex problem analyzing and solving skills.
• Must be able to handle multiple and diverse priorities and be able to work in diverse environments.
• Must be able to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Must be able to perform high school level four-function math, simple statistical analyses, and basic engineering calculations.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.