Aerogel Process Engineer | Scale-Up & Innovation

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.; East Providence (RI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Employer Match

Life and Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is seeking an engineer to support transformational process changes in manufacturing and partner with R&D to advance next-generation aerogel composites.

You will help identify, develop, and scale processes from lab to pilot and then to full commercial manufacturing. Responsibilities include ensuring successful introduction of new products, establishing standard work, and applying statistical analysis to optimize processes.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in chemical process fundamentals and/or process design and development.
• Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering.
• Knowledge of chemical process development, preferably with a focus on silica synthesis and modification.
• Knowledge of pilot and manufacturing operations, and the process of transitioning new products/processes from lab to pilot and full commercial manufacturing.
• Hands on experience with analytical method development.

Responsibilities

• Support technically transformational process changes in manufacturing and partner with R&D to identify, develop, and execute next generation manufacturing of aerogel composites.
• Partner with R&D and Plant Engineering to identify, develop and execute new product and process improvements in the areas of safety, production capacity, yield and cost reduction.
• Partner with R&D to interpret product design requirements to determine feasibility, process steps required, and cost to manufacture.
• Support the successful introduction of new products and processes via the trial manufacturing process.
• Build upon lab and trial generated learnings to establish and implement full scale standards, documentation, and procedures for all new and existing products to ensure manufacturing capabilities.

Skills

Chemical process fundamentals

Process design & development

Silica synthesis & modification

Pilot & manufacturing operations

Analytical method development

Statistical analysis

Leadership & initiative

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is seeking an engineer to support transformational process changes in manufacturing and partner with R&D to advance next-generation aerogel composites.

You will help identify, develop, and scale processes from lab to pilot and then to full commercial manufacturing. Responsibilities include ensuring successful introduction of new products, establishing standard work, and applying statistical analysis to optimize processes.