Process Development Engineer

Acara is looking for a Process Development Engineer with our client located in Santa Clara, CA. *Pay Rate: $80k- 100k /year.* *Duration: Temporary to Hire or Direct Hire* *Shift: M-F (8am-4:30pm)* *Location: Santa Clara (ON SITE, NO Remote or Hybrid)* *Duties/Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned:* * Production support; equipment, tooling, process, failures, testing. * RFQ review and support in the estimating cycle; will need to learn all our processes. * Build routers / BOM's in GSS for direct processes. * Develop and issue process designs (sometimes working with customers) * Design and 3D print fixtures to aid in metallizing, plating and testing. * 2D drawings in AutoCAD for internal fixtures, racks, customer parts, vendor RFQs, etc * Work with the business development team and support NPI's – development to production. * Manage continuous improvement projects and customer issues, drive innovation. * Establish and maintain in-process work instructions for new process development. * Direct support to the quality team in XRF and complex CMM. * Root cause and failure analysis on incoming, in-process and final stages of the service cycle. * May be asked to back up the lab in cleaning tank analysis. * Expect to spend approximately 70% in a production environment, 30% in an office environment. Required Skills / Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Materials/Chem, Industrial Engineering or equivalent discipline * Minimum 3 years working in a manufacturing industry. Job Types: Temp-to-hire, Contract Pay: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year Schedule: * 8 hour shift Ability to commute/relocate: * Santa Clara, CA 95054: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Experience: * Process or Manufacturing Engineer: 3 years (Preferred) * AutoCAD: 2 years (Preferred) Work Location: In person