Engineer, Process Advanced

About the role

Located at 4700 N Industrial Row, Oscoda, MI 48750. Full‑time position (40 hours/week) with up to 5% domestic and international travel to other Cooper‑Standard manufacturing plants.

Responsibilities

• Extrusion Process Support (90%) and Launch of new Extrusion Processes (10%)
• Utilize disciplined problem‑solving techniques to define root cause for equipment downtime and recommend process improvements
• Champion permanent corrective action (PCA) assignments related to quality, downtime and scrap improvements
• Support, contribute and demonstrate lean manufacturing principles in work area
• Create and maintain replacement tool inventory including pins, dies, head components, screws, barrels, cones, etc.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of policies, procedures and facility standards related to ISO140001, TS16949 including environmental guidelines
• Assist in the design of electrical controls systems for new and existing equipment including control logic, safety, quality and process control monitoring
• Perform repairs of circuits and devices such as PLCs, HMIs, variable speed motor drives and other equipment in accordance with OSHA standards
• Develop new constructions with internal Materials' Group for new applications and improved performance
• Facilitate validation trials, feasibility, design of tests for performance of processed material and tooling/equipment related to the tube extrusion process
• Assist with the development of specifications, new tools, processes and training procedures
• Provide technical support and guidance to manufacturing personnel and equipment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Engineering or a related field and five (5) years of experience in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical or Materials Engineering or a related occupation
• Experience must include: five (5) years experience in thermal plastic extrusion of wet fuel, vapor and thermal control tubing used in the automotive industry; experience with ETFE, PVDF, EVOH, Nylon, polypropylene, PBT and TPV; and experience with convoluting of tubing required for fuel vapor and other fluid carrying applications
• Alternatively, eight (8) years of experience in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical or Materials Engineering or a related occupation with the same specific extrusion experience
• Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience
• Domestic and International travel required, up to 5% to other C‑S manufacturing plants

Pay

$99,674 per year