Process Development Engineer III
Apply NowCompany: Benchmark Electronics
Location: Rochester, MN 55901
Description:
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.
Responsibilities:
Provides basic process design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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 and 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, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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
All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.
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 Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy and promote with customers
Education: 4 year Engineering or Technical Degree (Manufacturing or Electrical Engineer)
Geographical Location: Minnesota:Rochester
Physical Location: Rochester, MN
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630
Full Time
Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status)or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.
In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.
Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@bench.com.
Summary:
Designs and develops processes for customer products and manufacturing tooling. Performs medium to high complexity design assignments.
Responsibilities:
Provides basic process design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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 and 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, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet both the customers' requirements and the Benchmark manufacturing support groups' requirements
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
All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.
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 Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy and promote with customers
Education: 4 year Engineering or Technical Degree (Manufacturing or Electrical Engineer)
Geographical Location: Minnesota:Rochester
Physical Location: Rochester, MN
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630
Full Time
Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status)or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.
In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.
Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@bench.com.