Process Development Engineer III

Benchmark Manufacturing Engineer

At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You'll be part of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary: Designs and develops processes for customer products and manufacturing tooling. Performs medium to high complexity design assignments. In this role you will be setting up the manufacturing process for Printer Circuit Boards and in some cases full box build in an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic process design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling
• Develops basic diagrams of components and assemblies
• Makes engineering computations and write/edit specifications
• Creates modified basic designs for new or existing products and tooling
• Verifies completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used and quantities per the verification plan
• Interacts with vendors to ensure proper fabrication of mechanical components for product, testers and tooling
• Assists assembly of tooling and prototypes
• Performs basic design duties such as tolerance analysis, material selection and selection of fabrication methods
• Provides assistance to the Hardware Design, Software Design, PCB Design, Functional Test and ICT test for product, test and tooling development
• Contacts and works with vendors to understand Customer and BEI requirements
• Follows project plan and reports project status to leadership
• Develops project proposals and associated cost estimates
• Performs DFX reviews; Creates necessary documentation
• Develops an understanding of Design for Excellence philosophy; Promote with customers
• Communicates with customer technical personnel regarding technical issues
• Communicates technical challenges and work with peers to create and implement solutions
• Works with customers to understand requirements regarding mechanical design
• Works with Sustaining Engineering (product, process, test and quality) to develop products that leverage Benchmarks manufacturing and test processes
• Participates in the development of advanced/new technologies related to plastics and machined parts and processes
• Drives and lead research and development for new design methods and tools
• Provides research and development for new design methods and tools
• Assists in the coordination of process engineering strategies for Benchmark customers
• Develops and maintains the process for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Creates and validates detailed mechanical component drawings from others using industry standard drafting practices
• Participates in continuous improvement activities with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format
• Provides intermediate level process design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling
• Develops intermediate level diagrams of components and assemblies
• Leads less experienced engineers in best practices
• Creates new or modified designs for new or existing products an tooling
• Performs intermediate level design duties such as tolerance analysis, material selection and selection of fabrication methods
• Provides complex level process design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling
• Develops complex level diagrams of components and assemblies
• Performs complex level design duties such as tolerance analysis, material selection and selection of fabrication methods
• Initiates concepts for solving the most complex engineering problems
• Prepares technical presentations for customers

Other Information

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Effective interpersonal skills. Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required. Effective organization and prioritization skills. Demonstrate high attention to detail. Ability to work with diverse groups. Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism. Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment. Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools. Strong customer service and client focus. Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and Team's conferencing software. Strong problem solving skills and the ability to make sound technical decisions. Proficient day-to-day project activity organization in accordance with development engineering procedures. Proven ability to complete projects in a timely manner. Demonstrate an understanding of process design; Ability to creatively and efficiently design assembly and test processes for various applications and technologies. Ability to make independent judgments using sound engineering principles and techniques. Demonstrate knowledge of the manufacturing process for sheet-metal, plastic parts, castings, machined parts and electromechanical mechanisms. Demonstrate knowledge of material selection for manufacturing customer products, tooling and test fixtures. Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required. Excellent presentation skills. Ability to work individually or in teams. Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools. Capable of performing a process capability analysis on a production process. Available for travel up to 10-20% of the time, including day, overnight and international travel as required. 4 year Engineering or Technical Degree (Manufacturing or Electrical Engineer) preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by senior management. 8 years of manufacturing engineering experience. Expert in advanced technologies and applications; ASQ certified. Demonstrate a superior understanding of...

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