Manufacturing Process Control Engineer

AuST Manufacturing is hiring a Manufacturing Process Control Engineer in West Valley City, UT to support and improve production performance. The role focuses on monitoring real-time process conditions, stabilizing tooling and processes, and partnering with production, quality, and engineering teams to sustain quality and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor real-time process performance using dashboards, SPC, and MES.
• Provide real-time ownership of process and tooling, delivering stabilization services.
• Maintain and control validated ranges, ensuring adherence to manufacturing instructions and control plans through on-the-line analysis from incoming material to finished device outgoing.
• Investigate process deviations, non-conformances, and yield drops; initiate containment and corrective actions.
• Collaborate across functions to triage daily line issues, support process stability, and develop continuous improvement strategies.
• Support CAPA investigations with data analysis and control system insights.
• Perform periodic audits of process parameters, equipment calibration, and operator adherence as the process and tooling subject-matter expert.
• Maintain and update process documentation, including manufacturing instructions, work instructions, control charts, lot records, walk patterns, and troubleshooting guides.
• Support and maintain automated control systems for critical processes (e.g., PLC, SCADA) as available.
• Train trainers, operators, and leads on critical control processes, alarm responses, and escalation protocols.
• Participate in workstation vulnerability assessments and implement tactical improvements based on assessment outputs.
• Interface with quality and regulatory teams to support compliance with ISO 13485 and ISO 14971.
• Support off-shift troubleshooting and provide remote monitoring capabilities where applicable.
• Ensure process control strategies align with risk management outputs such as pFMEA, MVP’s, and CCP’s.
• Create, maintain, and continuously improve online designs, 6S standards, standard work, and related materials.
• Maintain a customer-facing focus to understand concerns, issues, and requests.
• Understand and align project priorities internally and externally, create project timelines/charters, and coordinate key resources on deliverables.
• Align internal technical feedback to customers and communicate with integrity, honesty, and timeliness to support a constructive communication pathway.
• Support safety, NCRs, delivery, yield across all shifts, CODE REDs, and root cause investigations.
• Contribute to SCARs, CAPAs, WSVA’s, and process development.
• Support process development and product roadmap activities.
• Serve as leadership backup to production within the applicable cross-functional team level, including leading meetings, delegating tasks, and tracking outputs.
• Maintain site examples of operational excellence by adhering to site requests, rules, and initiatives.
• Apply continuous improvement practices with engineering obsolescence in mind.
• Maintain an all-support mentality and provide support when required.

Technology Stack

• Dashboards, SPC, MES
• PLC, SCADA

Accountability and Ownership

• Accountable and Responsible (Owner): Safety, NCR’s, Delivery, Yield (all shifts), CODE RED’s, and root cause investigations

Support Responsibilities

• Responsible (Supports with tasks): SCAR’s, CAPA’s, WSVA’s, process development
• Consulted and Informed (Gives input, knows output): Process development, product roadmap

Additional All-Role Responsibilities

• Serve as leadership backup to production within the respective cross-functional team level; lead meetings, delegate tasks, and track outputs.
• Maintain site examples of operational excellence by adhering to site requests, rules, and initiatives.
• Support engineering efforts focused on continuous improvement and engineering obsolescence in mind.
• Maintain an all-support mentality and provide support when required and needed.
• Perform other tasks and functions as directed by leadership.

Requirements

• Experience: 1 year in Manufacturing Engineering (Required)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
• Work setting: In-person at a manufacturing facility in West Valley City, UT, 5 days normal hours
• Physical demands: Light work, occasional medium work, lifting up to 25 lbs
• Visual: Close vision, color vision, depth perception ability to adjust focus
• Motion & sensory: standing, walking, pushing, feeling, stooping, reaching, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion
• Working conditions: Office, clean-room, and other controlled environments
• Eligibility: Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire

Job Details

• Job type: Full-time
• Work location: In person

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance