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Purpose/ Summary

 The Special Process Engineer is responsible for overseeing and improving our core manufacturing Welding processes. This includes identifying areas for improvement, maintaining high levels of manufacturing and product quality, and ensuring cost-efficiency and conformance with regulatory standards. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Coordinate welding projects and direct outside test laboratory

Conduct, report, track and plan welding inspections

Review procedures, documentation and welding processes to determine whether design requirements and designing codes are well implemented in welding projects

Oversee and assess the qualification of welding procedures and generate new or alternative welding procedures to repair and improve welding processes

Coordinate root cause and failure analysis on welding projects

Auditing suppliers to ensure they supply quality and right materials

Develop and review non-destructive testing procedures including eork instructions

Troubleshoot systems in case of delay or low-quality production

Propose welding repair if the welders fail to produce the expected fabrication results

Implement continuous improvement action plans in all special processes

Participate in special process internal audits

Manage special process Nadcap audits (from preparation to closing of NCR if any)

Manage customer audits related to special process

Follow up of all special process related action plans (from internal and external audits, improvements, DMB…)

Manage special process projects (from purchasing of new machines to commissioning and 6.. validation, layout implementation/change…)

Manage special process qualification projects with different customers

Ensure all special process personnel are trained and qualified

Review periodically latest revisions of Nadcap and customer requirements and ensure special processes are compliant.

Ensure special process periodic tests are performed on time (e.g: contamination test, SAT and TUS for heat treat, metallurgical tests for EDM, penetrant test for FPI, calibrations…)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5-7 years relevant experience
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Working knowledge of manufacturing techniques
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge of drawings interpretation and geometric dimensioning and tolerances
• Working knowledge of various machining operations, quality assurance systems, calibration and gauging
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Solid knowledge of root cause and corrective action

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Paradigm Precision is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law.