Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

Job requirements

• Support execution of production campaigns and coordinate daily manufacturing activities to meet production schedules, safety, quality, and throughput objectives.

• Partner with Engineering and Maintenance to establish preventive maintenance programs and maximize equipment availability and reliability.

• Support operational readiness, commissioning support, startup, and optimization of automated manufacturing systems.

• Ensure safe handling and processing of air- and moisture-sensitive materials at scale.

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), batch records, and process documentation.

• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

• Design and specify new manufacturing equipment and unit operations to support future precursor production capacity.

• Lead development of custom purification technologies and specialized unit operations including high-vacuum distillation, thin-film/wiped-film evaporation, solvent removal, and other separation processes for thermally sensitive organometallic materials.

• Develop process specifications and work with equipment vendors on custom-designed reactors, purification systems, and auxiliary process equipment.

• Evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies and identify opportunities to improve safety, throughput, product quality, and process robustness.

• Collaborate with equipment vendors from concept through design review, fabrication, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), equipment qualification, commissioning, and process qualification.

• Lead scale-up of organometallic synthesis from laboratory and pilot scale into manufacturing.

• Evaluate mixing, heat transfer, mass transfer, reaction kinetics, and purification challenges associated with increasing production scale.

• Design and execute process development experiments to improve safety, scalability, manufacturability, robustness, and cost effectiveness.

• Collaborate with engineering, R&D, EHS, maintenance, and quality teams to ensure smooth operation and scale-up success.

• Monitor process performance and drive continuous improvement in yield, quality, and throughput.

• Develop, track, and report KPIs including safety performance, yield, throughput, equipment uptime, schedule attainment, and product quality.

• Utilize statistical process control (SPC) methodologies to monitor process stability and capability with the Quality team.

• Partner closely with the Quality team to establish and refine quality management systems, including specifications, control plans, and deviation investigations.

• Analyze process and quality data to identify trends, variability, and opportunities for improvement.

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of MES, LIMS, and manufacturing data systems to improve process control, traceability, and operational efficiency.

• Provide technical guidance and training to manufacturing personnel.

• Other Duties as assigned.

Job responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (preferred), Mechanical Engineering with chemical process experience, or related engineering discipline.

• 6–10 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, process operations, or process scale-up.

• Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing operations and process scale-up activities.

• Demonstrated success scaling chemical processes from pilot to manufacturing scale.

• Experience working with highly reactive, air- and moisture-sensitive chemical systems is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience designing, specifying, commissioning, or improving chemical process equipment and unit operations.

• Familiarity with large-scale production equipment and unit operations.

• Experience supporting chemical manufacturing operations and commissioning new process equipment.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without the need for employer sponsorship.

• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test.

• Experience leading or supervising manufacturing personnel.

• Prior involvement in commissioning or startup of new chemical processes or facilities.

• Experience working with external equipment vendors, OEMs, or engineering firms on custom process equipment.

• Experience with SPC tools, data analysis, and process capability metrics (Cp/Cpk).

• Exposure to or experience implementing MES and/or LIMS systems in a manufacturing or lab environment.

• Experience designing or implementing chemical process equipment including reactors, distillation systems, evaporation systems, filtration systems, or other unit operations.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced production environment.

• Ability to wear a respirator (upon training/certification) and standard PPE as required.

• Ability to move 55-gallon drums using appropriate equipment.

• Ability to perform precise manipulations in a glovebox environment.

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

• Ability to perform computer-based data entry, analysis, and presentations.

• Full-time onsite role (40+ hours/week; typical schedule Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM).

• Occasional weekend work may be required to support manufacturing operations.

• Minimal travel expected.

Job benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family coverage).

• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability (company-paid).

• 401(k) with employer matching contributions.

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.