Jobs at Knowles Corporation

Modify PCB layouts and schematics using Altium, interpret complex electrical documentation, perform precision SMT and through-hole soldering, debug circuit boards to the component level, and conduct functional, environmental, thermal, and stress testing. Set up test fixtures, ATE, and data acquisition systems, then document procedures, raw data, and results in detailed technical reports.

Leads continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives across the manufacturing plant. Manages Kaizen, Rapid Improvement Events, TPM, Kanban, SMED, 5S, and problem-solving activities; trains employees; develops layouts and value stream maps; analyzes process capability, capacity, scrap, and productivity; tracks financially validated savings; and reports results to corporate leadership.

Supports sales, marketing, manufacturing, and customers for Single Layer Capacitor products. Responsibilities include answering technical questions, analyzing costs, defining custom requirements, evaluating feasibility, conducting lab experiments, supporting testing and quality efforts, developing products, maintaining technical documentation, and coordinating with engineering, operations, finance, sales, and vendors. Customer travel and training may be required.

Drives profitable growth by developing OEM and distributor accounts, identifying supercapacitor applications, and guiding customers from solution selection through production. Provides technical application support, prepares proposals and quotations, negotiates commercial terms, delivers customer training, maintains CRM pipelines and forecasts, and collaborates with engineering, product management, quality, and operations. Represents the company at customer meetings and industry events while sharing market feedback to support product and sales strategy.

Supports sales, marketing, manufacturing, and customers for Single Layer Capacitor products. Responsibilities include answering technical questions, analyzing costs, defining custom requirements, evaluating feasibility, conducting lab experiments, supporting manufacturing and quality activities, developing products, maintaining technical documentation, and assisting with ECN and PCN processes. The role requires customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and occasional travel or training support.

Leads quality assurance engineering for specialty films, sustaining the ISO 9001 QMS and driving process improvement. Responsibilities include inspection and testing oversight, process controls, audits, capability studies, PFMEAs, validation protocols, failure analysis, corrective actions, supplier qualification and audits, and production support. The role analyzes manufacturing variation using statistical methods, manages quality plans, trains personnel, guides quality technicians, and travels approximately 15% to domestic and international suppliers.

Leads development, optimization, validation, and continuous improvement of capacitor manufacturing processes. Provides hands-on production-floor troubleshooting, designs tooling and fixtures, applies Lean, SPC, DOE, PFMEA, and Six Sigma methods, conducts root-cause analysis, and collaborates with maintenance, quality, and production teams to improve safety, quality, yield, throughput, cost, and process capability.

Oversee accounting functions for multiple locations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost accounting, fixed assets, general ledger, payroll, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, working capital, audits, tax reporting, compliance, and expense control. Partner with plant operations on costing and continuous improvement while managing local finance staff and supporting financial performance initiatives.

Responsible for accounting operations across accounts receivable, accounts payable, cost accounting, fixed assets, general ledger, payroll, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, audits, tax reporting, compliance, working capital, and plant cost control. Partners with operations to improve financial performance, manages finance staff across New Jersey and the Dominican Republic, and oversees internal, external, and government audits.

Develops technical solutions for medical device customers by translating specifications into manufacturable designs. Responsibilities include application feasibility analysis, custom solution development, quotations, cost modeling, pricing support, technical presentations, customer training, and cross-functional coordination with sales, R&D, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams.

Supports product design, development, manufacturing improvement, and tooling creation. Creates AutoCAD templates, commands, production drawings, artwork files, process routers, and inspection specifications. Leads CAD process improvements, documents procedures, supports tooling purchases, mentors team members, and assists with training and manufacturing support. Requires engineering-related education, hands-on experience, AutoCAD expertise, engineering drawing interpretation, and basic FEA knowledge.

Ensures consistent quality processes through statistical analysis, quality metrics, nonconformity investigations, supplier and product qualification, yield improvement, documentation reviews, customer complaint resolution, and continuous process improvement. The role works closely with manufacturing operations in a high-volume production environment and requires familiarity with regulated quality systems, quality improvement methodologies, and manufacturing software.

Serve as the bridge between supply chain/manufacturing and technical teams to support, optimize, and implement Oracle ERP supply chain modules. Provide day-to-day production support, perform data analysis using SQL Plus, develop FSDs and test scripts, lead implementations and upgrades using Oracle AIM, apply Lean methodologies, and leverage generative AI tools for reporting and insights.

Manage and nurture assigned accounts and sales opportunities by responding to RFQs, coordinating with regional sales and product teams, resolving order/pricing issues, analyzing sales data, supporting forecasting, and delivering high-quality customer service to drive revenue growth.