Production Engineer

Description: Ascentec Engineering is hiring a Production Engineer at our Tualatin, Oregon headquarters. The Production Engineer is responsible for developing, improving, and supporting manufacturing processes to achieve safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective production. This position works closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to identify constraints, eliminate waste, improve throughput, and ensure production requirements are consistently met. The Production Engineer serves as a key technical resource on the manufacturing floor and uses data, engineering principles, Lean Manufacturing, and problem-solving methodologies to improve operational performance. This position is onsite (not remote/not hybrid) and is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer of Visa sponsorship. Requirements: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Production & Process Engineering: Develop, document, and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, and standard operating procedures. Analyze production processes to identify bottlenecks, constraints, waste, and opportunities for improvement. Develop efficient methods for machining, fabrication, assembly, inspection, material handling, and other manufacturing operations. Establish and maintain standard work, cycle times, labor standards, and process documentation. Support new product introduction, process changes, and production transfers. Assist with determining equipment, tooling, fixture, material, and labor requirements. Continuous Improvement: Lead and participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives. Apply tools such as 5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, and Theory of Constraints. Identify and eliminate sources of downtime, setup losses, waiting, scrap, rework, and unnecessary motion. Analyze production data and develop improvement plans based on measurable results. Track and report improvements in productivity, capacity, quality, and cost. Production Support: Provide daily engineering support to production personnel and supervisors. Troubleshoot manufacturing problems and coordinate corrective actions. Assist with resolving issues involving machines, tooling, fixtures, finishing, materials, programming, quality, and process capability. Support production during equipment changes, new jobs, difficult setups, and process interruptions. Work directly with machinists and operators to identify practical improvements to processes and methods. Capacity & Constraint Management: Analyze machine and labor capacity to support production planning. Identify production constraints and develop plans to improve constraint utilization. Monitor machine utilization, downtime, throughput, and production efficiency. Support decisions regarding overtime, additional equipment, tooling, staffing, and process changes. Evaluate make-versus-buy and outsourcing opportunities when appropriate. Quality: Partner with Quality to investigate scrap, rework, defects, and customer issues. Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action activities. Develop process controls to prevent recurring quality problems. Assist with process capability studies and implementation of mistake-proofing methods. Ensure manufacturing processes meet applicable engineering, quality, and customer requirements. Tooling, Fixtures & Equipment: Design or coordinate the development of fixtures, tooling, gauges, and other manufacturing aids. Evaluate tooling and equipment performance and recommend improvements. Assist with equipment selection, installation, qualification, and process validation. Work with Maintenance to address recurring equipment-related production issues. Data & Performance Management: Develop and maintain production performance metrics. Analyze KPIs including: Schedule adherence Throughput Productivity Machine utilization Downtime Scrap and rework First-pass yield Setup time Cycle time On-time delivery U…

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