Process Development Engineer: Scale Advanced Materials

Energy Jobline ZR; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Boston Materials seeks a Process Development Engineer to turn cutting-edge R&D into reliable, scalable manufacturing for advanced materials. You will partner with Engineering and Operations to translate processes into repeatable procedures, ensuring high safety and yield targets.

You will own process control, data analysis, and a proactive approach to problem solving, enabling rapid scale-up and robust production in a startup-like environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science (or equivalent).
• Experience developing chemical processes, roll-to-roll systems, and continuous manufacturing workflows.
• Hands-on hazard analyses and engineering controls for safe operation of complex processes.
• Strong understanding of sensing tech and data acquisition for process monitoring and control.
• Commitment to 6S principles and organized work areas.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and throughput gains.
• Ability to perform process FMEAs and assess risks with mitigations.
• Solid grounding in applied statistics (capability analysis, control charts, ANOVA, hypothesis testing).

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize novel chemical/materials processes for commercial production.
• Deliver Release-to-Manufacturing milestones and scale capacity across processes.
• Develop and execute DOEs to improve process fundamentals and stability.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve assignable variation.
• Identify instrumentation and controls for process characterization and targets.
• Conceive new equipment designs or modifications with internal/external teams.
• Assist Operations with workflow improvements.
• Work with Quality to establish product quality metrics (form, fit, function).
• Lead process FMEA for new processes.
• Maintain high safety, organization, documentation standards.
• Implement 6S for production equipment/workstations.
• Thrive in a startup or small-company setting.

Skills

Chemical Eng

Materials Sci

Process Development

Hazard Analysis

Data Acquisition

6S Principles

Continuous Improvement

Process FMEA

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

Sensing technologies

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Boston Materials seeks a Process Development Engineer to turn cutting-edge R&D into reliable, scalable manufacturing for advanced materials. You will partner with Engineering and Operations to translate processes into repeatable procedures, ensuring high safety and yield targets.

You will own process control, data analysis, and a proactive approach to problem solving, enabling rapid scale-up and robust production in a startup-like environment.