Top Process Engineer Jobs

Serves as a technical expert in process engineering, supporting manufacturing operations and improvement initiatives. Evaluates production problems, develops and updates work instructions and procedures, removes non-value-added process elements, creates CAD layouts to optimize workflow and material flow, resolves quality issues with supervisors, and participates in Kaizen and 5S continuous improvement events. The role involves working around manufacturing equipment, chemicals, vibration, and moving mechanical parts, with typical 10-hour workdays and possible overtime.

Serves as a technical expert in process engineering, supporting manufacturing process improvement and production operations. Responsibilities include solving production problems, developing and documenting processes and work instructions, eliminating non-value-added activities, creating CAD layouts, addressing quality issues, and participating in Lean and Kaizen events. The role works in a manufacturing environment with moving equipment, chemicals, vibration, extended workdays, and possible overtime.

Develop and optimize wet chemistry and semiconductor advanced packaging processes, improving yield, quality, reliability, cost, productivity, and risk. Diagnose assembly issues using failure analysis, FMEA, 8D, SPC, and related methodologies. Lead process, equipment, material, supplier, qualification, audit, and site portability initiatives while supporting new product introduction and advanced process development.

Develops, documents, implements, and improves safe manufacturing processes. Supports production troubleshooting, process transfers, documentation, process controls, root-cause investigations, equipment and tooling projects, validation, and continuous improvement. Collaborates with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, and production personnel to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.

Provides technical leadership for complex manufacturing processes, process scale-up, continuous improvement, and capital equipment implementation. Leads cross-functional projects, root-cause investigations, validation, design-for-manufacturability, process qualification, and production transfers. Establishes engineering standards, improves safety, quality, throughput, reliability, and cost, and mentors engineers, technicians, and production staff. Serves as a subject-matter expert in customer, supplier, audit, and technical discussions while developing process and capacity roadmaps.

Own the introduction of mechanical product and process changes into a high-volume battery manufacturing line. Lead engineering change impact assessments, production trials, cutover planning, work orders, Oracle transactions, BOM and routing updates, and cross-functional coordination. Partner with technical program management and manufacturing teams to ensure quality-safe, schedule-conscious implementation while developing NPI readiness systems, governance, and standards.

Optimize downstream biomanufacturing processes through laboratory experimentation, pilot-scale trials, and commercial scale-up. Perform filtration, centrifugation, chromatography, spray drying, and other purification operations. Develop tech-transfer documentation, coordinate with vendors and CMOs, analyze process data, troubleshoot experiments, and communicate results. International travel of up to 25% is required to support process development and scale-up activities.

Leads integration of benchtop NGS assays into robust, automated, production-ready workflows for an FDA-cleared diagnostics platform. Responsibilities include labware qualification, DOE-based robustness testing, failure-mode analysis, acceptance criteria, verification and validation, sequencing integration, vendor diligence, and collaboration with assay science, automation engineering, Regulatory, and Quality. The role requires hands-on experience with NGS platforms, library preparation, secondary analysis, Hamilton liquid handlers, VENUS software, and regulated laboratory processes.

Supports manufacturing production through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, process improvement, tooling and process design, quality initiatives, and cost-reduction projects. Works hands-on with operations and cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, throughput, yield, and efficiency. Responsibilities include project ownership, data analysis, capital expenditure justification, continuous improvement events, and compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, PED, and API standards.

Designs, implements, optimizes, and supports pharmaceutical manufacturing processes for drug substances, intermediates, and drug products. Prepares GMP documentation, conducts risk assessments, investigates deviations, implements CAPAs, supports validation, audits, tech transfers, capital projects, and process improvements. Leads multiple customer-facing projects, trains operations personnel, monitors KPIs, supports facility modifications, and ensures compliance with cGMP, HSE, quality, schedule, and cost requirements.

Lead the manufacturing process for a high-volume cathode assembly line from concept through production ramp. Responsibilities include line modeling, capacity planning, PFMEA development, proof-of-concept testing, process requirements, equipment and vendor management, FAT/SAT support, commissioning, documentation, and onboarding engineering and operations teams.

Supports biopharmaceutical equipment and process implementation, technology transfer, engineering studies, commissioning and qualification, troubleshooting, technical documentation, investigations, and manufacturing readiness for gene therapy operations. Collaborates with Process Development, Manufacturing, Validation, Quality, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure scalable, robust, compliant processes and equipment.

Improves manufacturing processes, product quality, safety, productivity, and cost performance at the Dover facility. Responsibilities include analyzing production and quality data, leading continuous-improvement initiatives, supporting capital projects and technical problem-solving, supervising plant QA support, and collaborating with R&D, QA, sales, and operations. The role operates in a manufacturing environment and requires knowledge of Lean methods including 5S, PDCA, Standard Work, Kaizen, and TPM.

Leads process optimization, automation engineering, capital project support, equipment reliability, and sustainability initiatives in a highly automated dairy manufacturing environment. Analyzes production data, troubleshoots PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and process control systems, supports commissioning and startup, and improves yield, throughput, safety, quality, energy efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Provides technical leadership across Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Engineering while mentoring teams and supporting new product commercialization.

Design and own high-temperature mechanical systems for thermal energy storage plants, including pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, steam equipment, valves, and process components. Perform thermal-mechanical analysis, materials selection, high-temperature sealing evaluation, vendor coordination, code compliance, and lifecycle testing for first-of-a-kind equipment deployed at test and commercial sites.

Leads manufacturing process optimization, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement for high-volume production. Owns process capability, SPC, DOE, risk assessments, IQ/OQ/PQ validation, control plans, technical documentation, and regulatory compliance. Partners cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Product Development, Automation, Test Engineering, Planning, and Facilities. Uses manufacturing data, dashboards, MES, eDHR, Power BI, and Tableau to improve quality, yield, throughput, reliability, safety, and cost.

Supports and improves pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including aseptic filling, capping, lyophilization, equipment troubleshooting, validation, commissioning, and qualification. Develops GMP documentation, executes engineering protocols, leads FAT/SAT and IQ/OQ activities, supports investigations and CAPA, and applies Lean Six Sigma and data analysis to improve yield, safety, quality, and throughput. Requires collaboration with production, maintenance, quality, and external equipment partners, with occasional overtime or weekend work.

Leads process development, optimization, scale-up, technology transfer, troubleshooting, and manufacturing-support projects for starch, sugar, sweetener, and polyol production. Designs and analyzes laboratory, pilot-plant, and industrial trials; improves quality, yield, throughput, reliability, cost, safety, and sustainability. Partners with manufacturing, engineering, quality, HSE, and global technical teams, prepares technical documentation, mentors junior staff, and ensures regulatory and food-safety compliance.

Leads process engineering design for complex life sciences and food and beverage projects from conceptual design through construction and startup. Oversees scope, schedules, budgets, calculations, drawings, specifications, field surveys, construction support, commissioning, and troubleshooting. Coordinates with clients, vendors, multidisciplinary teams, and construction partners while mentoring junior staff and ensuring technical quality and regulatory compliance.

Leads process engineering design for complex life sciences and food and beverage projects from conceptual design through construction and startup. Responsibilities include managing technical scope, schedules, budgets, calculations, construction documents, field surveys, RFIs, submittals, commissioning, troubleshooting, and vendor coordination. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff while collaborating with clients, project managers, multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and construction partners.

Leads process improvement for paper manufacturing operations, focusing on productivity, scrap reduction, quality, process control, and workplace improvements. Develops and manages capital projects, manufacturing control strategies, standard work instructions, mill audits, engineering changes, and improvement plans. Applies Six Sigma and Total Quality Management methods, supports maintenance systems, and collaborates with quality teams and customers to improve paper grades and qualify process changes.

Own process engineering for complex industrial systems from concept through design, construction, commissioning, startup, and operation. Develop process design bases, balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, simulations, and control strategies. Lead process safety studies, equipment sizing, vendor evaluations, field engineering, troubleshooting, and performance testing. Work across cryogenic, power generation, steam, molten salt, vacuum, fueling, gas processing, and utility systems while mentoring engineers and supporting commercially viable fusion power plant development.

Supports the engineering, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization, and lifecycle management of process control and automation systems for onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities. Responsibilities include DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial network, alarm, control loop, historian, and process optimization work; commissioning and startup support; MOC, cybersecurity, documentation, incident investigation, project management, and operational troubleshooting. The role is onsite in Goleta, California, with offshore and field travel and on-call support.

Designs, tests, validates, and commissions process control systems for LNG plants. Develops P&IDs, control narratives, logic diagrams, alarm philosophies, interlocks, and operating sequences; collaborates with PLC and DCS programming teams; evaluates process data and tunes control loops; supports factory acceptance testing, startup, commissioning, customer training, troubleshooting, and control strategy optimization. Provides backup I&E engineering support and travels domestically and internationally 10%–20%.

Designs, tests, validates, and commissions advanced process control systems for LNG plants. Responsibilities include developing P&IDs, control narratives, logic diagrams, alarm philosophies, control strategies, and functional requirements; collaborating with PLC and DCS programming teams; analyzing process data; tuning control loops; conducting simulation and Factory Acceptance Testing; supporting startup, commissioning, customer training, and aftermarket optimization. The role also provides limited backup support for instrumentation and electrical engineering activities and requires 10–20% domestic and international travel.