Product/Process Engineer

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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 - 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, eligible to apply at first day of employment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Position Summary:

Support the Short Cycle Manufacturing (SCM) operating model through the development and maintenance of product/process design packages, engineering drawings, manufacturing documentation, and New Product for Manufacturing (NPM) workflows. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure accurate implementation of engineering changes and the availability of standardized, production-ready documentation.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and control product/process design packages, engineering drawings, process data sheets, and related manufacturing documentation that support the SCM operating model, including rationalization and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.

• Launch, execute, and manage NPM activities and workflows, ensuring engineering and manufacturing launches are properly developed, reviewed, approved, implemented, and documented.

• Launch, execute, and manage Management of Change (MOC) activities and workflows, ensuring engineering and manufacturing changes are properly developed, reviewed, approved, implemented, and documented.

• Maintain engineering document revision control within Product Data Management (PDM) and MOC execution; ensure the timely release, distribution, and availability of controlled documentation in Timken All Document Access (TADA).

• Plan, design, develop, and validate tooling and process related tasks to support manufacturing requirements and operational improvements.

• Provide technical leadership and engineering support for SCM operations, applying knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering standards, shop practices, and operating procedures.

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve manufacturing, tooling, gauging, process, and documentation issues to support production Key Performance Indicators (KPI), quality objectives, problem-solving and continuous improvement, and cost reduction initiatives.

• Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, quality, and production teams to achieve business objectives and support safe, efficient, and compliant operations. 

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing-related customer complaints through root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and continuous process improvement, including Design for Manufacturing (DFM).

• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to understand performance concerns, develop and support effective product & process solutions, and ensure the protection of American Roller Bearing (ARB) & Timken intellectual property and proprietary information during all customer interactions.

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 product and/or process engineering experience (prefer both) in bearing manufacturing (or metal working industry) including:

• • Engineering techniques (UniGraphics, SolidWorks, CAD, Creo, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and SAP).

• • Technical problem-solving on product changes for Design for Manufacturing and complex technical problems. 

• • 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.