Process Development Engineer

Micropore, Inc.; Elkton, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Voluntary insurance via Colonial Life

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Micropore Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to support existing processes and to develop and implement new processes, reporting to the Head of Engineering. You will collaborate across product development, quality, and operations in a lean, fast-paced environment at our Elkton facility.

The role emphasizes experimentation, process optimization, equipment qualification, and data-driven decision making to increase throughput and reduce waste while upholding safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Citizen or permanent resident (green card) of the United States.
• Minimum 3–5 years' experience supporting industrial processes.
• Solid understanding of process engineering and development.
• Experience with process flow charts and visualization.
• Experience installing or modifying and qualifying production or QC testing equipment.
• Solid statistical knowledge and use of software (Stat-Ease, Minitab).
• MS Project or equivalent software experience.

Responsibilities

• Process methodology and equipment.
• Design and execute experiments in support of process development and continuous improvement.
• Support and/or lead capital expansion projects.
• Support plant expansion by running and reporting on validation runs.
• Increase throughput and decrease waste for targeted processes.
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers, and outside parties to support process needs.
• Track and document process metrics.
• Debug process upsets; provide and maintain process work instructions.
• Apply safety, environmental, and energy best practices during projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Head of Engineering.

Skills

Strong technical understanding

Integrity

Multi-tasking

Organized

Leaner and Six-Sigma mindset

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Eng

Tools

MS Project

Minitab

Stat-Ease/DOE software

Job description

Micropore Inc. is a specialty materials manufacturer that produces high-value adsorbents for military, medical, and industrial applications. The company's CO2 absorbents are on 80% of free world submarines and all new US military SCUBA rebreathers are integrating the technology. Now we are rapidly growing our medical anesthesia system CO2 absorbent products. We need a process engineer to support growth in these businesses by qualifying new processes and equipment, as well as supporting ongoing process needs. If you are looking to work with a team in a fast-paced small company producing world-class products, and want to have an immediate impact, please submit your resume.

Position Summary:

The Process Engineer is responsible for supporting current processes and the development and implementation of new processes and will be working closely with and reporting to the Head of Engineering. However, Micropore's engineering team is lean, flexible and nimble, and so the Process Engineer should expect also to collaborate and contribute on product development engineering and quality engineering projects as well.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Process methodology and equipment
• Design and execute experiments in support of process/ development and continuous improvement
• Support and/or Lead capital expansion projects
• Support plant expansion by running and reporting on validation runs
• Increase throughput and decrease waste for targeted processes
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers, and other outside parties to support process needs
• Track and document process metrics
• De-bug process upsets
• Provide and maintain process work instructions
• Apply sound basic knowledge of safety, environmental, and energy-related best practices during the execution of projects
• As necessary, required to wear designated personal protective equipment to include, but not limited to, ANSI-approved safety eyewear, respirators, hardhats, gloves, hearing protection, full face shield, aprons, and footwear to prevent exposures to hazardous materials, noise, dust and/or airborne particles
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Head of Engineering

Capabilities and Skills

• Strong technical understanding in equipment and processes
• Experience of ISO 13485 documentation requirements
• Integrity
• Completes tasks in a timely and thorough manner
• Multi-tasks and prioritizes effectively
• Takes initiative and ownership for results
• Documents results
• Organized and neat
• Learns quickly
• Runs effective meetings; prepares, defines objectives, documents path forward
• Works well with and respects people at all levels in the organization
• Flexible to change

Requirements:

• Required
  • Citizen or permanent resident (green card) of the United States
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Eng
    • Minimum 3-5 years' experience supporting industrial processes
  • Solid understanding of process engineering and development
  • Experienced in process flow charts and visualization
  • Experience installing or modifying and qualifying production or QC testing equipment
  • Solid statistical knowledge and use of associated software, StatE, Minitap
  • MS Project or equivalent software experience used in the planning and execution of projects
• Desired
  • Experience with injection molding equipment installation, manufacturing, and process engineering
  • Experience with polymer processing, including extrusion
  • Experience with FMEA's
  • Experience with chemical plant processes
  • Design of experiment experience, using software such as Stat-Ease
  • Experience with Lean and Six-Sigma techniques
  • Experience operating under ISO 9001:2018 Quality Management System
  • Experience operating under ISO 13485 Quality Management System
  • Experience of ISO 13485 documentation requirements
• Physical
  • Sit at computer workstations 80% of the time and stand/walk 20% of the time
  • Tolerate noise levels from office, production, and lab equipment
  • Hear telephonic equipment and comfortably communicate by telephone and in person.
  • See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) as required for business software and operating office and production machines
  • Lift up to 40 lbs.
  • Bend, squat or crouch, crawl, kneel, stoop, stretch, and stand while performing tasks to meet job requirements

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• LTD, STD, and Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Access to voluntary insurance programs via Colonial Life
• 80 Hours of Paid Time Off
• Eight holidays