Senior Process Engineer

Scope of Position: Process Development Engineer responsible for working within teams to optimize new process equipment and/or machines for improved manufacturing capability for new or existing products or reduced cost or optimize output. Scope May include the following:

• Improving process or equipment implemented by R&D and/or developing new equipment capability from concept to prototype to manufacturing demonstration.
• Adapting existing manufacturing equipment to; improve manufacturing capability, enable use for new or alternate products, and/or scale-up for increased manufacturing capacity or lower cost.
• Expectation is to utilize fundamental machine design principles and define and execute testing protocols or experiments to validate equipment capability. Expectation to further engage corporate scientists and engineering resources for modeling and equipment testing to guide and validate designs, Product and Quality Engineering for process and machine qualification, and Manufacturing groups to ensure requirements of safety, operations, and maintenance are met.
• Team work to accomplish objectives can be either via functional or matrix leadership.
• ~20% travel possible to site in Wilmington, NC area. 4-6 Weeks training to start, incremental for meetings or experimentation.

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of physical phenomena (static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, etc.) with a strong background in machine design
• The ability to work with other engineering disciplines (Chemical, Electrical, Materials) to create prototype and industrial process equipment design solutions
• Knowledge/experience in materials processing equipment
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Ability to design and carry out experiments
• Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Sound understanding of material properties and capabilities for use in machine design.
• Possess strong work ethic and attention to detail with excellent organizational skill

Education: BS Minimum in engineering/science

Experience: 3 Years

Day to Day: Process Development

• Develop understanding of process and equipment functions in area of responsibility
• Communicate effectively in various settings with project managers, project support team, production receivers, production schedulers, plant leadership, operations, etc. in many different forms such as: start-up status updates, troubleshooting status/tasks, performance updates, etc.
• Significant time spent on the floor working on equipment.
• Lead initial setup, debug, and startup of equipment and automated systems including hands-on to the point of turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites.
• Perform hands-on third-level troubleshooting of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems, directing engineers and techs as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues.
• Provide training to engineers and techs on new equipment procedures as required for successful execution of installation, debug, startup and operation activities.
• Develop new and/or modify existing equipment/process designs to improve selects, utilization, product quality, environmental compliance, and raw material / energy usage.
• Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with a focus on improvement and optimization of processes.
• Provide direction to redesign systems to solve performance issues, equipment interferences, and/or improve robustness.
• Ensure updated documentation exists in each area affected by new or modified equipment/processes.