Process Engineer
Morgan Advanced Materials · Auburn, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $90k–$100k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Morgan Advanced Materials (industrial) in Auburn, CA. Design, document and implement new tools, fixtures and other production and assembly aids.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, OEE, PLC, Machining, Tooling
- Base pay
- $90k–$100k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Process Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$171k. This one lists $90k–$100k.
Median of the low and high ends of 76 live postings that list pay, out of 123 process engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 122 other live process postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 33% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $115k–$171k, from 73 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 46%
- SPC 28%
- DOE 25%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
- New product launch 22%
- ✓ Tooling 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, PLC, SolidWorks, 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
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Morgan Advanced Materials
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- 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.
This plant: Morgan Advanced Materials in Auburn
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Process Engineer at Morgan Advanced Materials in other locations
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Full description from Morgan Advanced MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the Role
The Process Engineer works with Engineering, Production and Maintenance to investigate, develop and implement improved manufacturing methods and processes. This role supports product and process development, tooling and fixture design, operator training, equipment performance and continuous improvement across the Auburn manufacturing operation.
What You'll Do
- ◆Work with customers, vendors and Production to develop and maintain robust manufacturing processes.
- ◆Lead product and process development and participate in the development and testing of new products.
- ◆Review changes to drawings and specifications and translate
requirements
into clear manufacturing work instructions.
- ✓Design, document and implement new tools, fixtures and other production and assembly aids.
- ✓Train operators on new and existing processes and equipment and provide technical assistance across departments.
- ✓Facilitate team-based problem solving and gather data to support continuous improvement and variation reduction.
- ✓Monitor equipment OEE and identify improvements that increase uptime and manufacturing performance.
- ✓Support quality, safety, productivity and performance improvement initiatives.
- ✓Evaluate and reprioritize work to meet changing production and customer needs.
Requirements
- ✓Successful completion of the pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol testing and criminal background investigation is required following an offer of employment.
- ✓This position requires access to information subject to ITAR, EAR and NRC requirements. Applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by 22 CFR 120.15.
- ✓Morgan Advanced Materials celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization and is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week; overtime and holidays as business needs require
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt / Salaried
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Overview
Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.
We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.
The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.
Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
What We're Looking For
- •Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Ceramics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field, or five or more years of technical experience working with ceramic materials.
- •Two or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including experience in metallization, materials science and/or assembly.
- •Experience using SolidWorks and knowledge of project-management processes and techniques.
- •Knowledge and application of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and familiarity with metrology and inspection instruments.
- •Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work under changing priorities and deadlines.
- •Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma knowledge is desired.
- •Project Management certification, MasterCAM programming, machining practices and ceramics machining experience are desirable.
Why Join Morgan?
- •Medical, dental and vision coverage beginning on the first day of regular full-time employment.
- •401(k), vacation, holiday and sick time.
- •Life insurance, disability coverage and Employee Assistance Program.
- •Tuition reimbursement and opportunities for training and advancement.
- •Eligibility for the applicable annual bonus plan for salaried employees.
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