Employment

Employment Opportunities at HDL

HDL is an equal opportunity employer with approximately 70 employees.  Of these, 92% are full-time positions and the balance are part-time positions.

With controlled growth, HDL has little turnover in employment. The company encourages team cooperation and boasts median employment tenure of 11 years.

When an opening becomes available, the position is posted on this web page. 
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Current Opening(s)
Position:
Process Specialist
Posted Oct 2007
Open

Process Specialist

Ideal candidate will have a good background in electronics manufacturing; aerospace and defense applications; electromechanical manufacturing; board/card assemblies; production control; surface mount technology; lean manufacturing; product quality enhancement; working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001:2000. This position requires a flexible, business-minded individual who has a real desire to drive process innovation and improvement by developing close working relationships and yielding best-in-class performance.

Responsibilities / Immediate Opportunities:

 - Propose, develop and manage process development (design, implement and   document procedures for process control and process improvement). 
 - Establish and implement clear and concise metrics (process capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and train process owner in their proper use; conduct capability studies as necessary to define process stability and capability.
 - Perform root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities to identify effective corrective actions and process improvements; troubleshoot manufacturing problems and identify solutions with data based decision making.
 - Establish collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality. - Improve manufacturing efficiencies (rate, yield, uptime, quality) inside plant.
 - Develop methods to increase rates of products produced without impacting quality.
 - Develop methods to increase yields.
 - Establish work plans necessary to accomplish goals, track and report progress in  comparison to plans.
 - Prepare progress reports.
 - All other reasonable duties, as assigned.

Future Opportunities:

 - Work with process owners and IT resources to make data available to process owners to support decision-making.
 - Direct diagnostic studies and analysis of company processes to identify opportunities for Lean/Six Sigma projects and "learning" scope projects.
 - Develop strategies related to automation and instrumentation of new or existing processes.
 - Facilitate Lean/Six Sigma training classes.
 - Develop process certification standards and assist in process certification.
 - Enhance QMS for defense manufacturing. 

Education/Experience:

 - 5+ years experience in the field.
 - Knowledge of Lean tools through participation in Kaizen activities.
 - CQM or CQE status a plus.
 - Six Sigma black-belt certification a plus.
 - Thorough comprehension of philosophy behind AS9100 or ISO 9001:2000 requirements a plus.

Qualification/Other Requirements:

 - Broad knowledge in the principles and use of statistics and statistical process control.
 - Prior use of designed experiments, Lean, Six Sigma, SPC or equivalent.
 - Excellent problem-solving skills.
 - Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
 - Highly organized/planned with a strong attention to detail and excellence.
 - Self-starter capable of working independently. Able to work under deadlines and handle multiple and detail-oriented tasks.

Reliable (meets deadlines), responsive (quick follow-through), and results-driven. Strong customer service orientation. Places high value on integrity, loyalty and teamwork.

All interested individuals for Process Specialist  may submit resumes via the following:
E-mail:  personnel@hdl.cc
Fax: 979.836.1056
Mail:  PO Box 2108, Brenham, TX  77834-2108
Drop off:  406 W Blue Bell Rd, Brenham TX 77833-2348
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Current Opening(s)
Position:
Engineering
Posted Sept 2006
Open

Engineering

HDL Research Lab, Inc. is looking for a mature and dedicated individual for design and engineering applications of analog electronics in the military & aerospace industry.
Requirements include: Master's Degree and one-year's Work Experience.
The ideal candidate will have significant power supply circuit design experience, knowledge of packaging, circuit card design, and engineering analyses.
Applicants should be comfortable with a hands-on approach to engineering. This is a full-time permanent position. Travel is rarely required.

All interested individuals for Engineering may submit resumes via the following:
E-mail:  personnel@hdlresearchlab.com
Fax: 979.836.1056
Mail:  PO Box 2108, Brenham, TX  77834-2108
Drop off:  406 W Blue Bell Rd, Brenham TX 77833-2348
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