Process Engineer - Inspection Systems

About the role

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is hiring a Process Engineer for its Inspection Systems team in Lewiston, Idaho. The engineer defines and supports the inspection technologies used across SEL's manufacturing operations, specifying, validating and continuously improving SPI, AOI and AXI systems deployed across multiple factories and product families. The role works closely with manufacturing, quality and engineering teams to build robust, measurable inspection standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide engineering support across several areas of manufacturing.
• Specify, develop, justify, implement and sustain assembly equipment and materials.
• Improve quality, yield, efficiency and capacity in line with strategic objectives.
• Apply statistical problem solving to identify root causes.
• Evaluate new equipment, processes and improvement activities, then interpret results and recommend actions to management.
• Stay current on equipment, industry standards, best practices and assembly process developments.
• Model, teach and apply SEL values, principles of operation and world-class manufacturing principles.

Required profile

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent education and experience.
• Two years of process development experience in a related world-class manufacturing company.
• Ability to lead a cross-functional team, influence others and reach consensus.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of statistics applied to process capability measurements.
• Effective writing, documentation and speaking skills; cooperative team player.
• Satisfactory background check and negative drug test results.

Required skills

• Statistics for process capability measurements
• Project management

What we offer

• Pay range of $89,400-$134,100 annually for the Process Engineer level (Associate: $82,000-$122,900; Lead: $107,600-$161,500).
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits including an employer-funded ESOP and personal 401(k) options.
• 10 paid holidays, vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days and paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• Tuition assistance, STEM courses, apprenticeships and engineering development programs.