Purpose Statement: The process engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise throughout the manufacturing process. This role involves offering guidance on best practices and equipment, optimizing production for efficiency and quality, training various teams, and supporting ongoing production activities. They also ensure the manufacturability of new products while adhering to standards and lead new product introduction processes.
Key Job Accountabilities:
- Is visible, recognized and influential in all Manufacturing Sites as a Subject Matter Expert, Technical Visionary for their engineering discipline, for their ability to resolve challenging technical issues; Actively participates in the industry / community to understand the direction of the industry.
- Serves as a technical and/or project team lead or consultant, providing technical guidance/ training and motivation for teams, controlling scope, schedule, budget and ensuring overall technical success on large site/ regional/ global projects.
- Leads and owns continuous improvement with impact across regions associated with their engineering discipline and/or cross-discipline, project execution-focused efforts, as it applies to their role.
- Provides technical and/or team lead mentorship across multiple projects and sites.
- Provides Customer Service leadership by establishing positive and productive customer communications during technical/project discussions, demonstrating deep understanding and anticipation of customer needs (internal/ external customer), and supporting business development engagements and proposal creation.
Education/Experience Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 10 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
Other Qualifications:
- Intermediate Computer Skills
- Advanced Decision Making, Problem Solving Skills
- Advanced Verbal and Written Communications Skills
- Excellent Analytical and statistical analysis Skills; Statistical Process Control Software Skills
- In-depth Cross-Discipline Development Knowledge
- Strong understand Structured Design
- Ability to develop good working relationships with team members and customers
- Lab tool/ test/measurement equipment experience preferred
Physical Requirements:
- N/A
Travel Requirements:
- N/A
This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 10+ years of related experience
- Intermediate computer skills
- Advanced decision making and problem solving skills
- Advanced verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent analytical and statistical analysis skills; Statistical Process Control software skills
- In-depth cross-discipline development knowledge
- Strong understanding of structured design
- Ability to develop good working relationships with team members and customers
- Lab tool/test/measurement equipment experience
Plexus Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental and vision coverage are complemented by multiple plan options and wellbeing programs, including mental‑health support, virtual physical therapy and chronic‑condition management. This breadth, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts, indicates a robust health and wellness offering.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program includes a clear company match administered by a major provider, with access to financial guidance resources. This delivers dependable retirement support within the overall rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave and paid volunteer time off are part of the core package, with PTO that scales with tenure. This combination reflects comprehensive time‑away support across life and community needs.
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What We Do
Since 1979, Plexus has been partnering with companies to create the products that build a better world. We are a team of over 20,000 individuals who are dedicated to providing Design and Development, Supply Chain Solutions, New Product Introduction, Manufacturing and Aftermarket Services. Plexus is a global leader that specializes in serving customers in industries with highly complex products and demanding regulatory environments. Plexus delivers customer service excellence to leading companies by providing innovative, comprehensive solutions throughout a product’s lifecycle. For more information about Plexus, visit our website at www.plexus.com
