377 Phipps Bend Road, Surgoinsville, TN 37873 On-site

Cooper Standard is hiring a Senior Advanced Process Engineer

About the Role

Position Overview

As a Senior Advanced Process Engineer, you will lead technical initiatives across manufacturing operations, focusing on refining production methods, ensuring process consistency, and advancing engineering capabilities. Your expertise will support the development and deployment of standardized, efficient processes that enhance product quality and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver technical guidance to manufacturing teams across multiple facilities
  • Establish and maintain equipment specifications and procurement standards
  • Drive process standardization by product line to improve efficiency and repeatability
  • Collaborate with engineering, purchasing, finance, and sales teams to support cost modeling and project execution
  • Identify and implement innovative equipment, tooling, and process improvements
  • Work with external suppliers and internal maintenance teams to integrate new technologies
  • Validate new processes and support the transfer of products between production sites
  • Engage with customers to review and approve product specifications
  • Apply statistical analysis to assess the feasibility of proposed engineering changes
  • Stay informed on emerging trends in manufacturing and materials technology through industry engagement
  • Lead technical projects based on insights from product and process knowledge
  • Act as a central point of communication between global technical and production teams

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • Five years of professional experience in a related engineering role
  • Five years of hands-on experience with double wall braze tubing forming and brazing processes, including furnace, conductive, and inductive methods
  • Five years working with copper plating and metallurgy related to brazed copper-plated steel components
  • Four years of experience with eddy current testing for defect detection
  • Five years designing tooling for double wall forming processes
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in forming, brazing, and quality control
  • Four years of experience managing inert gas mixtures with hydrogen to prevent liquid metal embrittlement during brazing

Additional Information

  • Up to 25% domestic travel may be required to support manufacturing sites and customer engagements
  • Position is onsite at the Surgoinsville, TN facility
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
Required Skills
Mechanical EngineeringBrazing ProcessFurnace BrazingConductive BrazingInductive BrazingEddy Current TestingForming Double Wall Braze TubingProcess EngineeringTechnical ExperienceBachelor's Degree Mechanical EngineeringBrazing ProcessFurnace BrazingConductive BrazingInductive BrazingEddy Current TestingForming Double Wall Braze TubingProcess EngineeringTechnical ExperienceBachelor's Degree
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Cooper Standard

Cooper Standard, headquartered in Northville, Mich., with locations in 20 countries, is a leading global supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components. Utilizing materials science and manufacturing expertise, the company creates innovative and sustainable engineered solutions for diverse transportation and industrial markets.

With approximately 22,000 team members (including contingent workers), Cooper Standard delivers advanced sealing and fluid handling systems for automotive, industrial, and other transportation sectors. The company is focused on breakthrough technology innovations and sustainable solutions, driven by its mission to be the first choice of the stakeholders it serves.

Recognized for excellence and innovation, Cooper Standard has received multiple awards for sustainability, quality, and technological advancement, and continues to shape the future of mobility and industrial applications through lightweight, low-carbon solutions.

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