Global Process Engineering Manager

Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $1 billion global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables.

Samtec Technology Centers are dedicated to developing and advancing technologies, strategies and products to optimize both the performance and cost of a system from the bare die to an interface 100 meters away, and all interconnect points in between.

With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 different countries, Samtec’s global presence enables its unmatched customer service.

THIS POSITION WILL BE ONSITE AT SAMTEC'S HEADQUARTERS IN NEW ALBANY, IN

SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE: The Global Process Engineering Manager leads a global team responsible for the design, standardization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for Mainstream products.

This role is accountable for maintaining global process alignment across all sites, driving measurable cost savings, mentoring engineering talent globally, and providing strategic manufacturing guidance to support new customer opportunities.

• Establish, maintain, and enforce standardized process documentation and best practices across all global manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the central authority for global process consistency, ensuring all sites adhere to approved process standards and methodologies.
• Coordinate with site Process Engineering teams to identify and close process gaps between locations.
• Work with Product Engineering Managers, Automation Engineering Managers, Tooling Engineering, and Production Managers to design products and processes for global manufacturability.
• Lead the identification, prioritization, and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities across the global process engineering portfolio.
• Manage improvement projects from concept through full implementation, ensuring measurable outcomes are documented and sustained.
• Drive a minimum cost savings target of $1M per year per Global Process Engineer through structured improvement initiatives.
• Implement and maintain robust tracking systems to capture real, verified cost savings data post-implementation, ensuring traceability from project identification through realized benefit.