Process Development Engineer

Your Responsibilities

• Design and optimize novel chemical/materials processes for commercial production of advanced materials.
• Deliver key Release-to-Manufacturing milestones and capacity scaling across new manufacturing and quality processes. 
• Develop and execute DOE’s that improve understanding of process fundamentals and ultimately lead to increases in process stability, capability, and scale.  
• Perform root cause analysis and resolution of assignable cause variation.  
• Identify, select, and implement instrumentation, controls, etc. to enable process and material characterization necessary to achieve developmental goals. 
• Conceive new process equipment designs or modifications to commercially available equipment to suit process requirements. Lead activities of external vendors or internal counterparts to execute these designs/modifications. 
• Assist Operations team in devising and implementing workflow improvements.
• Work with quality engineers to establish quality metrics that assure product form, fit, and function.
• Lead process FMEA for new processes.    
• Conspicuously exemplify high standards of safety, organization, communication, and documentation.  
• Implement 6S for production equipment and workstations.  
• Work effectively in a startup or small company setting. Embrace challenges, adapt to changes, and continuously seek to improve.

Your Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science strongly preferred; equivalent experience considered.  
• Demonstrated success developing chemical processes, roll-to-roll systems, and other continuous manufacturing workflows.  
• Hands-on ability to perform hazard analyses, define engineering controls, and ensure safe operation of complex processes.  
• Strong understanding of sensing technologies and data acquisition methods for process monitoring and control.  
• Commitment to 6S principles and building clean, organized, and efficient work areas.  
• Consistent track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives that raise throughput, quality, and reliability.  
• Ability to perform process FMEAs to identify risks, prioritize mitigations, and strengthen process robustness.  
• Solid grounding in applied statistics, including capability analysis, control charts, ANOVA, and hypothesis testing.  

Summary of Benefits

• Health, Vision & Dental – Boston Materials pays 75% of Health, Vision and Dental Care coverage for employee and dependents 
• 4 weeks of supplemental Paid Parental and Family Leave 
• Unlimited Paid Time Off 
• Holidays: 14 days/year