Process Engineer (NPI)
SynQor · Salem, NH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at SynQor (industrial) in Salem, NH.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in New Hampshire: typical posted base $97k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 18 process engineer openings in New Hampshire, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live process postings in New Hampshire.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $97k–$165k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 83%
- Tooling 67%
- Lean 56%
- Six Sigma 50%
- FMEA 44%
- SPC 39%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at SynQor
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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.
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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 SynQorAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Ensure successful SMT runs for new product by analyzing past run data and coordinating support and experiments as required for upcoming runs.
- ◆Evaluate solder reflow profiles for new product, qualify new profiles.
- ◆Manage the quality of NPI SMT runs including new component machine programming, solder paste application, solder reflow, and overall success of the run.
- ◆Collect data to drive process or design improvement and root cause corrective action during and after new product builds.
- ◆Stakeholder in DFM (Design for Manufacturing) process for new product.
- ◆Analyze manufacturability of new product comparing to process standards.
- ◆Recommend engineering design or process changes as needed.
- ◆Coordinate and serve as liaison between engineering teams and project coordinators.
- ◆Manage, evaluate, and resolve any production problems that arise.
Education & Experience
- ✓A technical degree (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical or Engineering Technology) or equivalent work experience in electronics manufacturing is required.
- ✓3+ years manufacturing experience required.
Required Skills
- ✓Basic understanding of manufacturing processes used in the electronics manufacturing industry. Examples include knowledge of SMT placement, reflow soldering, thru-hole soldering, and hand assembly.
- ✓Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- ✓Ability to prioritize and balance multiple ongoing tasks.
- ✓Strong mechanical aptitude.
SynQor is a world-class supplier of DC/DC power converters and AC/DC power conversion solutions. Our products are designed to exceed the rigorous quality and performance
requirements
of today's leading-edge communications, computing, medical, industrial, and military applications. Our Boxborough headquarters houses our Executive Committee, Finance Group, Human Resources, IT, Sales, Marketing, Various Engineering Departments, and Manufacturing Process.
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SynQor seeks a Process Engineer (NPI) to be responsible for providing technical support to the New Product Introduction team. The Process Engineer (NPI) will be a member of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and will work closely with R&D, NPI, and manufacturing teams. The engineer’s primary responsibility is to evaluate and improve manufacturing and assembly processes, and methods from early design stages through the introduction to the manufacturing process. The Process Engineer (NPI) will take part in/have an aerial view of all aspects of the product lifecycle from development to manufacturing and will be a key person in moving the NPI production capabilities forward.