Top Process Engineer Jobs

Reviews batch production operations, troubleshoots processes, analyzes data, and optimizes quality, yields, production rates, and compliance. Collaborates with operations, engineering, leadership, operators, and R&D to improve process control systems, support continuous improvement, and develop new products. Requires plant-floor presence, emergency response capability, PPE use, and occasional training-related travel.

Combines wastewater process engineering with AI, machine learning, process modeling, digital twins, and optimization. Responsibilities include analyzing treatment data, developing biological and chemical process models, evaluating and troubleshooting facilities, conducting experiments, testing technologies, and implementing predictive or optimization solutions. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary project teams and utility clients to improve treatment performance, reliability, energy use, and operational decision-making. Python programming and wastewater modeling platforms are preferred, along with wastewater treatment, nutrient removal, data science, and technical communication expertise.

Improves and aligns enterprise processes using process improvement and engineering methodologies. Facilitates project teams, coordinates process and practice transfers through training and knowledge sharing, and integrates engineering efforts across multiple teams. Responsibilities include change management, methodology development, acquisition lifecycle process engineering, organizational development, activity and data modeling, and business management techniques.

Drive plant-wide continuous improvement across front-end and core operations. Lead Kaizen events, Lean manufacturing initiatives, smart factory deployments, productivity action plans, value stream mapping, production-system sustainability, and manufacturing-excellence training. Track direct labor productivity, reduce product lead time, implement standard production-system practices, and coordinate cross-functional actions with industrial engineering, process change, and plant teams.

Improve manufacturing processes through hands-on troubleshooting, continuous improvement, process control, and new equipment implementation. Partner with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Tool Design to reduce variation, improve safety, quality, yield, throughput, and reliability. Lead corrective action and improvement teams, develop procedures, analyze process data, track operational metrics, support heat treat operations, and manage manufacturing projects.

Provides technical ownership and leadership for wafer-level capping processes used in MEMS manufacturing. Drives continuous improvement, yield enhancement, productivity, cost reduction, and process sustainability. Performs root cause analysis for yield and equipment issues, implements corrective actions, develops new capabilities, establishes process standards, reviews safety and quality KPIs, and analyzes SPC and Cpk data. Mentors engineers and technicians while collaborating across manufacturing, equipment, and development teams.

Designs and optimizes semiconductor and display manufacturing processes. Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing experimental data, characterizing hardware, troubleshooting process issues, measuring film properties, performing root-cause analysis, preparing technical documentation, supporting customers, coordinating with suppliers, and learning new technologies and instrumentation. The role partners with R&D teams on semiconductor process development and requires a doctorate in a relevant technical field.

Own the full process engineering lifecycle for solid rocket motors and energetic materials, from feasibility and development through scale-up, qualification, and production readiness. Design manufacturing processes, tooling, controls, and documentation; apply Lean and Six Sigma methods; analyze process data; lead root-cause and corrective actions; ensure safety and regulatory compliance; and mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Lead design, development, and optimization of food and beverage equipment and skid-based systems. Serve as SME for conveying, mixing, liquid process skids, and sanitary plant design. Support sales and project proposals, create engineering documentation and validation protocols, troubleshoot process control and safety issues, mentor engineers, and travel up to 20% to support customers and projects.

Develops, optimizes, and supports PCBA manufacturing processes. Responsibilities include improving quality and efficiency, maintaining PFMEAs, conducting DFM reviews and DOE studies, designing fixtures, creating work instructions, resolving production issues, applying Lean principles, qualifying equipment, executing OQ protocols, ensuring IPC-A-610 compliance, training operators, and supporting corrective actions.

Build and deploy production AI and process automation solutions for Corporate Services. Responsibilities include developing agentic workflows, LLM-powered analytics, document intelligence pipelines, RAG systems, copilots, and end-to-end workflow automation. The role partners with business stakeholders to scope, build, deploy, monitor, and iterate products while applying strong engineering practices, reusable patterns, testing, observability, security, and enterprise deployment standards.

Serves as the technical authority for Metal Binder Jet additive manufacturing, leading process development, materials optimization, qualification, validation, production scale-up, and continuous improvement. Establishes manufacturing standards and process controls, resolves complex metallurgy and thermal-management issues, guides cross-functional engineering teams, supports aerospace and defense production initiatives, mentors engineers, and influences technology roadmaps and manufacturing strategy.

Develops and reviews process flow diagrams, P&IDs, shutdown and permissive tables, operating manuals, and procedures. Leads technical review meetings, resolves multidisciplinary design issues, and supports plant reliability, operability, hazard, and safety reviews. Coordinates with engineering disciplines and customers to ensure compliant plant design, improves work processes and standards, and mentors less experienced engineers. The role requires extensive process design experience and strong chemical or mechanical engineering knowledge.

Drives safe, reliable, and efficient adhesive manufacturing processes by improving yield, quality, throughput, and equipment effectiveness. Leads root cause investigations, Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, SOP and process-control development, product scale-up, manufacturing trials, and capital projects involving processing equipment, automation, utilities, and capacity. Partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Engineering to reduce variation, scrap, downtime, and costs while supporting continuous improvement and equipment reliability.

Designs and implements automated sealant and adhesive application processes using FANUC robots and related equipment. Responsibilities include feasibility studies, quotation support, process engineering, offline simulations, customer demonstrations, system launches, training, and customer support. The role requires machine vision, fluid delivery, robot programming, industrial safety, and sealant application expertise, with travel potentially reaching 80%.

Supports process engineering design for manufacturing facilities, equipment, infrastructure, and critical utility systems. Performs engineering calculations, develops process documentation and deliverables such as P&IDs, equipment datasheets, utility summaries, and process flow diagrams. Coordinates with multidisciplinary teams, assists with construction documentation and site observations, and works under the supervision of experienced engineers across project design and construction phases.

Develop and maintain workflow automation solutions, integrations, and a Python-based internal portal. Partner with business users to analyze processes, gather requirements, support self-service workflow adoption, and coordinate with vendors on migrations and issue resolution. Manage platform governance, access controls, documentation, training, and instructional content published through Confluence. Promote workflow best practices and automation across technical and non-technical teams.

Provides technical leadership for nitrogen and ammonia manufacturing processes across multiple facilities. Responsibilities include plant optimization, troubleshooting, process safety, functional safety, capital projects, turnarounds, commissioning, startups, and mentoring process engineers. The role supports performance, reliability, energy efficiency, operating discipline, and risk management while partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Controls, PSM, and Engineering teams.

Process Improvement Engineer role at Synthomer, focused on improving manufacturing processes within a global specialty polymers and ingredients business. The posting indicates this is a replacement and training opportunity but provides no detailed responsibilities or qualification requirements.

Develops and improves machining, automated assembly, anodizing, inspection, and cleaning processes for aerospace, defense, and automotive production. Responsibilities include troubleshooting shop-floor issues, CNC programming collaboration, DFM, fixturing, equipment commissioning, metrology, process documentation, data analysis, and continuous improvement. The role supports production scalability, quality, throughput, and integration of advanced manufacturing technologies.

Develops, implements, qualifies, and improves automated manufacturing processes and equipment. Responsibilities include programming and scripting automation solutions, integrating robotics and hardware, qualifying processes, analyzing manufacturing data, troubleshooting equipment, supporting technicians, documenting results, training users, and driving continuous improvement. The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, vendors, and cross-functional teams in a hands-on semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Supports semiconductor process engineering throughout product lifecycles through customer installations, equipment diagnosis, repair, process development, and qualification. Designs experiments, analyzes statistical data, performs root-cause investigations, and resolves complex customer and process issues across deposition, etch, anneal, and implant technologies. Collaborates with customers, R&D, and internal stakeholders, communicates technical findings, mentors junior colleagues, and may lead small projects.

Supports semiconductor equipment throughout its lifecycle through customer installations, diagnoses, repairs, process development, DOE experimentation, statistical analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. Collaborates with customers, R&D, and internal stakeholders to develop advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes, resolve complex technical issues, communicate conclusions, and mentor junior colleagues. May lead small projects and serve as a customer-business liaison.

Leads business process improvement and transformation initiatives across cross-functional business and IT teams. Develops process maps, value stream maps, SIPOCs, workflow designs, KPIs, documentation, and training materials. Facilitates stakeholder workshops, gathers requirements, identifies process gaps, builds consensus, and implements scalable solutions that improve operational efficiency. Works independently with minimal guidance and may lead project teams or train junior staff.

Supports process engineers with plant performance analysis, mass and energy balances, technical reporting, process documentation, safety activities, commissioning, and operational support. The intern collaborates with operations, maintenance, EHS, and quality teams at an industrial lithium processing facility while following OSHA, MSHA, environmental, and site-specific safety requirements.