Process Engineer V
Infotech Sourcing · Kirkland, IL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Infotech Sourcing (industrial) in Kirkland, IL.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- DOE, Robotics, Machining, Casting, Painting / coating, CATIA / NX
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $78k–$108k.
Median of the low and high ends of 17 live postings that list pay, out of 30 process engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 29 other live process postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$108k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 50%
- Lean 43%
- Six Sigma 33%
- FMEA 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
- ✓ DOE 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for CATIA / NX, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Infotech Sourcing
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Infotech SourcingAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
Drive Manufacturing Engineering team, system integration activities, and DFx in a cross‐functional work environment to deliver reliable, high performance hardware prototypes Scale state‐of‐the‐art hardware prototypes from concept to pilot‐production volumes Grow in‐house manufacturing capabilities and manage external manufacturing partnerships Raise the bar for manufacturing excellence and best practices by developing, and continuously improving, processes and relationships which empower researchers and design engineers to build increasingly complex systems
Required Qualifications
BS/MS degree in the fields of Mechatronics engineering, Mechanical engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related area, or equivalent work experience 8+ years of experience scaling processes to pilot‐production or mass manufacture, and implementing quality control procedures to resolve processing problems Experience with a wide variety of manufacturing techniques for robotics, soft wearable devices, including textiles, polymer processing, electromechanical integration, lamination, and adhesive bonding Experience designing and implementing process development plans, design of experiments (DOE), establishing critical process parameters and quality control strategies Project management skills with experience directing priorities to a cross‐functional team to meet schedule milestones and stakeholder
Qualifications
10+ years working on early product manufacturing development Experience with design and/or production of robotic systems Experience with mass production of systems requiring multiple manufacturing processes such as: miniature motorized mechanisms; soft goods cutting, laminating, and kitting; active optical alignment, casting, molding, machining, electronics packaging, coatings, additive manufacturing Experience in the domain of design for manufacturing, assembly, or reliability Experience with industry CAD software, such as NX or related programs
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Job Description
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