Senior Designer - Manufacturing Process
United States
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Job Description
Senior Designer - Manufacturing Process
Warren, Indiana

Job Summary

A manufacturing process engineer designs, optimizes, and troubleshoots industrial production systems to improve efficiency, quality, and safety
 
Role Overview
Process engineers bridge the gap between initial product design and daily factory floor execution. They ensure that production lines run smoothly, meet safety and environmental standards, and produce goods at the lowest possible cost

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
    • Process Optimization: Analyze existing manufacturing workflows, reduce cycle times, and eliminate production bottlenecks.
    • Troubleshooting: Identify root causes for equipment failures or product defects using data-driven methods like Six Sigma or SPC (Statistical Process Control).
    • Equipment Integration: Test, validate, and commission new machinery or automated systems on the production line.
    • Standardization: Write clear standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safety guidelines for operators and technicians.
    • Cross-Functional Work: Collaborate with quality control, supply chain, and design teams to launch new products efficiently
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Skill Requirements

  • Develop and execute validation activities for  machines (e.g., mills, lathes, multi-axis CNCs) and associated tooling/work holding.
  • Create and maintain validation documentation, including IQ (Installation Qualification), OQ (Operational Qualification), and PQ (Performance Qualification) protocols and reports.
  • Lead Master Validation Plan, risk assessments (FMEA), and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements (ISO 13485, GMP, 21 CFR Part 820).
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Equipment Engineering to qualify new machines and implement change controls.
  • Design, execute, and document calibration, metrology, and gauge R&R activities; ensure traceability of measurement equipment.
  • Analyze process data (statistical methods, capability studies like Cp/Cpk, Gage R&R) to demonstrate repeatability, accuracy, and process control.
  • Generate, review, and approve validation reports; ensure closure of deviations, CAPAs, and non-conformances.
  • Support supplier qualification and acceptance tests for CNC-related components and tooling.
  • Provide training and knowledge transfer to operators and maintenance staff on validated mfg processes.
  • Ensure compliance with documentation control, record retention, and audit readiness; participate in internal/external audits.
  • Maintain equipment lifecycle documentation (maintenance plans, calibration schedules, firmware/software updates) and ensure alignment with change management processes.

Support manufacturing investigations and root-cause analyses related to CNC processes and equipment performance.

Other Requirements
Maximum Salary (US):  99000
Minimum Salary (US):  59000
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.