Product/Process Engineer

What Timken makes possible begins with you.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Location:  Timken, Tyger River Plant - Union, South Carolina.

Job Type:  Full-time.

Shift:  Day Shift.

Schedule:  Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay.
• Climate controlled work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Benefits start on first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave at 1 year of service.
• Employee discounts on products and services.
• Education expense reimbursement.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Position Summary:

• Develops and verifies process prints for new orders, and ensures compliance with corporate product prints.

• Trains other employees in process print calculations and layouts.

• Provides support on capital projects for process improvements and shop floor engineering:

• • Plans, coordinates and executes projects to ensure they are completed on-time, within scope and budget.
  • Leads projects in cost reduction, tooling process improvements & management, and tooling cost savings.

• • Assists the plant in all areas of manufacturing.
  • Collaborates with Product Managers, Plant Management, Maintenance, Operations, Quality and Supply Chain. 

• Provides engineering support to other plants, when needed.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Detailed knowledge of current engineering practices and procedures.

• Ability to create process print packages for new bearing designs, including:

• • Independent evaluation, application, and selection of currently accepted engineering tool & gauge design practices.
  • Sound judgment in consistently manufacturing adaptations and modifications to existing designs.
  • Design of new & improved components for bearing manufacturing.

• Detailed knowledge of manufacturing processes to reduce manufacturing costs by providing efficient designs for components & assemblies:

• • Develop designs to improve productivity and quality.

• Ability to work independently, and also on a team, to achieve required results & goals.

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing problems to support continuous improvement and reduce operating costs.

• Manage projects - build the business case, obtain quotes, set-up contractors, and launch assets for production.

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing areas - including trouble-shooting tooling, production variances, process print discrepancies, machine issues, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field, with 1 year of process engineering experience in bearing manufacturing (or metal working industry) including:

• • Engineering techniques (UniGraphics, SolidWorks, CAD, Creo, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and SAP).
  • Technical problem-solving - product changes for Design for Manufacturability and complex technical problems. 
  • Project management – experience managing technical projects. 
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes in heavy industry: turning, milling, grinding, heat treating, and assembly.

This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR).  Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.
 

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.