This document outlines the duties and responsibilities of a Senior Production Engineer role. It includes: - Managing sample production, process implementation, equipment changes, process improvements, and analyzing operations to increase efficiency. - Leading new product launches by validating production lines and documentation. Participating in feasibility studies. - Executing tests in the production environment based on experiments designed by R&D. - Requiring a university degree in a technical field, knowledge of technology innovation, project management, design of experiments, and process development. Preferably a master's degree. - Mandating 3-4 years of experience in a similar role and knowledge of software

1. I. RANGE OF DUTIES:
P O S I T I O N : Sr. Production Engineer
DEPARTMENT/ORGANIZATIONAL CELL: Production Engineering
DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Head of Production Engineering
PERSONS/UNDER-DEPARTMENTS: N/A
RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Second line technical support for operations on product, process and equipment
- Manage and control sample production, based on external (R&D, sales) or internal requirement (production,
quality), including feedback to external parties
- Guard process implementation in production; set process parameter windows and secure implementation in
production
- Secure equipment change control through drawing updates and communication with SE documentation
department
- Identify areas for improvement based on cost analysis (including yield, efficiency and material consumption)
- Drive production process improvement by implementation of technology improvement or running process
improvement projects
- Implement equipment improvements (in cooperation and by instruction of SE)
- Participate in standardizing parts and materials for production
- Standardizing work method and process for production.
- Analyze operations to set standard working time and identify capacity
- Comply with SBS (Sonion Business System) which consists of and not limited to all policies, regulations, and
requirements of QMS–ISO 9001, EMS-ISO 14001, employee handbook, code of conducts, work rules, SHE, IT,
Confidentiality, etc
Sr. PE - Level I Sr. PE - Level II Sr. PE - Level III
 Product knowledge extending more than one
production area
 Able to independently communicate with
R&D, SE
 Problem solving and design of experiment
skills at least on green-belt level and able to
communicate the results through written
report
 Participated in at least 1 SKB-event, with an
active role focused on improvement during
and after the event
 Helicopter view of
company targets and able
to identify necessary long
term steps to achieve
those in terms of quality,
efficiency and cost
 Coaching and mentoring
of others in the
organization (production
engineers, quality
engineers, line managers)
 Able to translate
company and
department strategy
into targets for
engineers within one
product group
(microphones/receivers/
EMC/ Systems)
 Able to coach and
manage multiple people
within the team
Product launches by implementation of new processes/operations in production, based on R&D
documentation and equipment/tooling provided by System Engineering
- Take charge of pilot production based on R&D documentation and equipment/tooling provided by SE for
product variant project
- Participate in new product feasibilities investigation and proposal
- Prepare technical instruction documentation for pilot production
- Validation production line and/or equipment before mass production
Sr. PE - Level I Sr. PE - Level II Sr. PE - Level III
 Take charge of pilot
production based on
R&D documentation and
equipment/tooling
provided by SE for new
product platform
 Report in clear way
progress of multiple
projects conducted by
himself or by others
 Able to provide meaningful and
independent input on equipment
design in terms of manufacturability
towards Systems Engineering or R&D,
based on own production experience
(design review)
 Able to independently identify risks
in product/equipment design and
product/equipment implementation
(FMEA)
 Able to provide meaningful and
independent input on equipment
design in terms of
manufacturability towards Systems
Engineering or R&D, based on own
production experience (design
review)
 Able to independently identify risks
in product/equipment design and
product/equipment
implementation (FMEA)
Support new product and process development:
- Execute tests in production environment based on experiments design by R&D

2. II. FOMAL REQUIREMENTS:
1 EDUCATION:
REQUIRED:
PREFERABLE:
University degree, Technical
Master degree
2
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF:  Technology innovation (product, process improvement)
 Project management
 Design of experiments (preferred Six Sigma)
 Process development
Sr. PE - LEVEL I
Senior level has all the above knowledge areas in his competences, on an
experienced and proven level. Proof by
- at least 2 process developments including report and approval
- At least green belt six sigma
- At least run 2 projects through the SDM organization
Sr. PE - LEVEL II/III
At least one production line (large) introduction and working as technical
conscience for this line
3 KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Solid Works
4
KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGES:
Can communicate technical issues with foreign colleagues
Senior: Communication by phone, in person and in report on a level that is
easily understood by foreign technical colleagues
5 OTHERS:
Team player, open minded, honest, target driven
Transducer (or product) knowledge
6
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
MANDATORY:
PREFERED:
Senior: 3 to 4 years on a similar position
2-3 years on a similar position