CNC Process Engineer
ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLC · Euclid, OH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $90k–$115k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLC (industrial) in Euclid, OH. You’ll own and improve manufacturing processes within your assigned product line.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, SPC, FMEA, CNC
- Base pay
- $90k–$115k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $83k–$115k. This one lists $90k–$115k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 29 process engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 28 other live process postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 59%
- Root cause 41%
- ✓ Tooling 34%
- ✓ Six Sigma 34%
- Team leadership 28%
- ✓ SPC 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, 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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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Send a short, curious note
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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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
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Full description from ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Evaluate existing processes to identify opportunities to improve capability, efficiency, yield, and consistency
- ✓Develop and implement new manufacturing processes and methods
- ✓Evaluate and introduce new equipment and tooling
- ✓Support new product and process development
- ✓Work directly with employees on the manufacturing floor to troubleshoot and resolve production problems
- ✓Provide technical support to customers to define product and process
requirements
- ✓Help troubleshoot customer material and application issues
- ✓Partner with Quality Control and Quality Assurance to investigate nonconforming material
- ✓Support resolution of customer complaints and manufacturing quality issues
- ✓Lead and participate in corrective and preventive action initiatives
- ✓Use tools such as FMEA and other quality analyses to identify and reduce process risk
- ✓Support vendor interactions, equipment evaluations, and equipment development
- ✓Travel occasionally when required to support vendors, equipment, or other business needs
Requirements
You Could Be a Great Fit!
We’re looking for an engineer who is technically strong but also comfortable getting out from behind a desk and working directly with manufacturing. You could be a strong fit if you have:
- ✓An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, IT, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline
- ✓3–5 years of relevant experience in metals, powder metals, or a similar manufacturing environment
- ✓Experience developing, documenting, or improving manufacturing processes
- ✓Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- ✓Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- ✓Experience working with CAD, including SolidWorks
- ✓CNC programming experience using MasterCam, SolidCam, or similar tools
- ✓Experience supporting multi-axis milling and turning applications
- ✓The ability to interpret manufacturing problems, identify potential causes, and develop practical solutions
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills
- ✓The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Operations, Quality, and other technical teams
- ✓A willingness to spend time on the manufacturing floor understanding how processes actually perform
Additional Tools in Your Toolbox
These aren’t necessarily required, but they can help you hit the ground running:
- ✓SAP experience
- ✓Lean Manufacturing
- ✓Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- ✓Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- ✓Global Shop or similar manufacturing systems
- ✓FMEA
- ✓Corrective and preventive action processes
- ✓Powder metallurgy
- ✓Hot working of metals
- ✓Refractory metals manufacturing
- ✓Equipment specification, evaluation, or commissioning
- ✓Process capability and yield improvement
What Success Looks Like
Successful Process Engineers at Elmet make manufacturing easier to understand, control, and improve.
requirements
are considered when process changes are made
- ✓Operations and Quality see Engineering as a practical partner in solving problems
- ✓Customer technical questions receive clear, informed support
Engineering That Happens on the Manufacturing Floor
This isn’t a role where process engineering happens entirely behind a computer.
When something isn’t working as expected, you’ll go to the process, talk with the people operating it, review the data, and help dete
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Description
CNC Process Engineer
Euclid, Ohio | $90,000–$115,000/year | Full-Time | Onsite
Improve the Process. Solve the Problem. Make Manufacturing Better.
At Elmet Technologies, Process Engineers don’t work at a distance from manufacturing. They work where engineering decisions become real production results.
We’re hiring a CNC Process Engineer for our Euclid, Ohio facility to develop, oversee, and improve manufacturing processes supporting our high-performance metals products, including tungsten and molybdenum . You’ll work closely with Operations, Quality, and employees on the manufacturing floor to solve production problems, improve yield and capability, introduce new equipment and processes, and make sure manufacturing documentation accurately reflects how products are actually made.
This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who likes combining technical analysis with hands-on problem-solving.
What’s In It for You
- •$90,000–$115,000 annual salary
- •Benefits starting Day One
- •Three medical plan options
- •Dental and vision coverage
- •Company-paid life insurance
- •Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
- •4% company match on retirement savings
- •Paid time off
- •Paid company holidays
- •Tuition assistance
- •Professional development opportunities
- •Internal career growth
What You’ll Do
As a CNC Process Engineer, you’ll own and improve manufacturing processes within your assigned product line.
You’ll
- •Develop, document, and oversee manufacturing processes for molybdenum, tungsten, and toll-processing products
- •Work closely with Operations and Quality to ensure processes reflect actual production practices
- •Create and maintain OPCs, BOMs, routing structures, and detailed manufacturing instructions
- •Ensure manufacturing processes support required cost structures and customer quality
You’ll know you’re succeeding when
- •Manufacturing documentation accurately reflects what happens on the production floor
- •BOMs, routings, OPCs, and work instructions are accurate and usable
- •Operators have clear processes they can consistently follow
- •Production problems are investigated and resolved rather than repeatedly worked around
- •Process capability and yields improve
- •Quality issues and nonconforming material are addressed systematically
- •Corrective actions solve underlying problems
- •New equipment and processes transition successfully into production
- •Cost and quality