Manufacturing / Process Engineer Consultant

Arphia Partners; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Arphia Partners is assisting a specialist manufacturing consultancy to grow its US team in Boston at Consultant and Senior Consultant levels. The role is hands-on, working directly with client manufacturing teams to improve yield, throughput, capacity, waste, and cycle time.

Ideal candidates hold degrees in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering with a proven record of measurable improvements in process-heavy settings, strong communication, and the ability to lead workstreams and mentor

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Strong grounding in engineering, maths and physics.
• Experience in process-heavy commercial manufacturing environments.
• Evidence of quantifiable improvement in yield, throughput, capacity, cost, quality or cycle time.
• Strong communication skills and credibility to work directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams and deliver measurable improvements on client sites.
• Mentor others and take ownership of delivery.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to drive project outcomes.
• Relocate to the Boston area and travel four days per week to client sites.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Analytical thinking

Client-facing

Education

Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering degree

Job description

I’m working on a retained search for a specialist manufacturing consultancy that is continuing to build its US team across both Consultant and Senior Consultant levels.

These opportunities are aimed at strong Process/Manufacturing engineers who have developed their experience in complex manufacturing environments and now want broader exposure, faster progression, and greater responsibility.

The work is hands-on and commercially focused. You will be working directly with client manufacturing teams to solve operational and process challenges around:

• Yield and throughput
• Capacity and cycle time
• Waste and scrap reduction
• Process efficiency
• Cost and performance improvement

The strongest profiles will typically come from process, manufacturing, chemical, mechanical, or industrial engineering backgrounds and will be able to demonstrate measurable improvement within mature, steady-state manufacturing environments.

At Consultant level

we are looking for engineers with strong technical foundations, analytical capability, and evidence of taking ownership of meaningful improvement work.

At Senior Consultant level

we are looking for professionals who can lead workstreams, influence senior stakeholders, mentor others, and take responsibility for delivering results on client sites.

The travel requirement is non-negotiable.

You will spend four days per week on client sites and must be willing to relocate to the Boston area.

Across both levels, the key requirements are:

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• Strong grounding in engineering, maths, physics, and scientific problem solving
• Experience in process-heavy commercial manufacturing environments
• Evidence of quantifiable improvement across yield, throughput, capacity, quality, waste, cost, or cycle time
• Strong communication skills and the credibility to operate directly with clients
• Ability to work at pace, solve problems quickly, and take ownership

In return, you will join a business that can define the direction of your career. You will gain immediate exposure to multimillion-dollar projects with leading companies in their sectors, work directly with senior and board-level stakeholders, take real ownership of delivery, and progress faster than typically possible in industry.

For ambitious engineers, this is a genuine career accelerator.