Senior Process Engineer
Rogers Corporation · Carol Stream, IL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Rogers Corporation (industrial) in Carol Stream, IL.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
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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 16 live postings that list pay, out of 28 process engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 27 other live process postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$108k, from 16 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 50%
- Lean 46%
- Six Sigma 36%
- SPC 29%
- DOE 25%
- Tooling 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 3
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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?
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Full description from Rogers CorporationAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Maintains safety, product quality/yield and manufacturing effectiveness through daily troubleshooting and resolution of process difficulties.
- ◆Optimizes manufacturing processes to provide sustainable gains in cost effectiveness and product performance through capital projects, statistical analysis, designed experiments and procedural changes.
- ◆Works with customers on technical/quality issues and provide special products.
- ◆Works to resolve problems, develop, and start up new products.
- ◆Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field. May consider equivalent work experience in lieu of degree
- ✓4+ years of engineering experience
- ✓Familiarity with engineering software
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Summary
This role is responsible for providing day-to-day engineering support for manufacturing operations, as well as implementing yield, process and product improvements.