Top Process Engineer Jobs

The Process Engineer develops and optimizes manufacturing processes, collaborates with R&D and operations, improves productivity, and ensures quality compliance in a plant environment.

Leads robotic process simulation and manufacturing automation activities from concept through Start of Production. Evaluates robot reach, motion, tooling, line layouts, cycle time, throughput, ergonomics, safety, and process feasibility using digital twins and offline programming. Translates simulation results into engineering requirements, collaborates with manufacturing, controls, IT, suppliers, and plant teams, supports site execution and launch, troubleshoots virtual-to-physical discrepancies, and develops reusable simulation standards and assets.

Sustain and improve Color Filter Array semiconductor manufacturing processes across photolithography, wet processing, dry etch, metrology, and defect analysis. Investigate statistical process control issues, drive corrective actions, improve yield, lead cross-functional problem solving, direct experiments and inspections, operate advanced metrology equipment, and document findings. This role works rotating day and night shifts in a compressed schedule.

Designs and improves pharmaceutical processes, equipment, systems, and facilities; conducts investigations, testing, and experiments; coordinates engineering projects and resources; prepares capital, quality, safety, change-control, and validation documentation; mentors colleagues and directs technicians or external resources. Provides DeltaV technical support during production and cleaning, including off-hours, overnight, weekend, and overtime support as needed.

Provides engineering support for advanced composite-material manufacturing. Develops reliable processes, resolves material and equipment deviations through root cause analysis, leads continuous improvement initiatives, and supports process controls, specifications, work instructions, MES/MRP systems, and document changes. Collaborates with quality, operations, maintenance, R&D, product management, and supply chain on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and new product introduction objectives.

Supports manufacturing operations by resolving process issues and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include Lean and Six Sigma projects, root-cause analysis, manufacturing data analysis, new product introductions, equipment installation and qualification, process optimization, production documentation, and cross-functional collaboration. The role works directly on the production floor to improve productivity, quality, cost, safety, and manufacturing efficiency.

Supports and improves electronics manufacturing processes and equipment, including SMT, soldering, inspection, cleaning, and testing systems. Programs, troubleshoots, and maintains equipment; evaluates materials and new installations; analyzes yield and defect data; develops process improvements; prepares capital investment proposals and reports; guides production employees; collaborates with vendors and business groups; and ensures compliance with IPC, ISO, EHS, quality, and 6S standards.

Supports chemical plant operations through troubleshooting, process optimization, safety and environmental compliance, equipment and laboratory monitoring, process control analysis, and process improvement. Develops material and energy balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, operating procedures, and capital project justifications. Coordinates management of change activities, revisions, training, startups, maintenance recommendations, and investigations into process or mechanical failures.

Leads highly complex electrochemical process engineering and semiconductor hardware characterization projects across product lines. Manages experiments, analyzes data, resolves customer process issues, develops new technologies, guides engineers, supports product demonstrations, and drives strategic improvements in market share, revenue, and time to market. The role may manage up to eight engineers or postdoctoral researchers and requires significant technical contributions, including patents and published research.

Leads process engineering, PLC and controls support, equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, product commercialization, production trials, quality improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives for flexible packaging manufacturing. Analyzes process, quality, output, and waste data; resolves customer claims; develops specifications; supports new product launches; and mentors engineering, maintenance, and manufacturing personnel.

Develop and sustain dry etch processes for silicon-based MEMS technologies in R&D and high-volume manufacturing. Responsibilities include evaluating materials and applications, optimizing and controlling processes, conducting DOE and data analysis, resolving yield and defect issues, documenting improvements, transferring processes into production, and collaborating with engineering, operations, and equipment maintenance teams.

The engineer will develop and optimize dry etch processes, collaborate with teams, conduct analysis, and support production transfers.

As a Sr. Engineer in photolithography process development, you will innovate manufacturing-friendly processes for memory devices, engage with vendors, analyze data, and document project results.

Lead chemical process development and scale-up from laboratory through pilot and production environments. Improve metal recovery, cost, environmental impact, process capability, and control. Develop process simulations, designs, SOPs, safety and quality standards, and cost estimates. Troubleshoot production issues, manage scale-up batches, identify process risks, guide experiments, and provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and external partners.

Provide technical leadership for continuous-process manufacturing to optimize output, quality, energy and material usage. Implement data collection, SPC, DOE and RCA, develop SOPs, define process set points, lead process improvements and capital projects, support troubleshooting, train staff, and support construction/startup activities.

Lead Process Engineer designs and specifies new and modified chemical plant processes, performs mass/energy balances, equipment specs, pilot testing, start-up supervision, safety studies (PHA/HAZOP), and maintains quality/TSCA compliance and supplier relationships.

Lead implementation of lean/process improvements in a new foundry to maximize productivity, reduce lead time/WIP, support new product introductions, develop engineering talent, and drive profitability. Apply lean tools (VSM, SMED, pull systems), quality methods (FMEA, DOE, FEA), and project leadership for continuous improvement and special projects like facility expansion.

Lead and supervise process engineering teams to deliver chemical/biochemical/petroleum process designs and estimates. Establish design criteria, produce calculations, drawings, specifications, and bid packages; validate estimates, control project scope/cost/schedule, mentor engineers, participate in sales and client presentations, and travel as required.

Design, develop, and deploy AI-based computer vision systems for manufacturing. Build detection/classification/defect algorithms, integrate with automation, validate and optimize deployments, document standards, and train affiliate engineers to sustain solutions across North America.

Support and optimize extrusion processes including changeovers, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, tooling setup, SPC-based process control, training, audits, Kaizen/problem-solving workshops, documentation, and 24-hour operations support.

Lead process excellence and quality at an aluminum manufacturing plant. Monitor processes, manage lab equipment, act as customer quality contact, lead root-cause and containment activities, drive continuous improvement projects, maintain QMS and quality documentation, support audits and certifications, supervise hourly production associates, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve productivity, reduce waste, and ensure customer satisfaction.

Analyze and redesign company-wide business processes, develop process mappings, lead change management and training, deliver documentation and stakeholder communications, and support cross-functional process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.

Optimize and standardize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity. Lead continuous improvement, troubleshoot production issues, commission equipment, support capital projects, collect and analyze production data, and collaborate with production, maintenance, and quality teams to implement corrective actions and process controls.

Translate design intent into manufacturing instructions and dossiers, support shop floor execution, create/update routings, BoMs and SOIs, specify tooling and assets, enable time-optimized sequences, drive first-install feedback, participate in production routines, and support continuous improvement and upstream design input.

Support development and sustainment of metrology for wafer fabrication: partner with engineering teams, analyze metrology data, maintain recipes and operating specs, troubleshoot tools, apply SPC, and train technicians in a cleanroom production environment.