Process Engineer

Potomac Photonics Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous time-off package

Company medical insurance

Life Insurance and Disability Insurance

Generous 401K scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology company in Baltimore is seeking a Process Engineer to design, build, and maintain laser systems. The successful candidate will handle prototyping opportunities and develop process parameters while staying current with applicable technologies. Requirements include an engineering degree (preferably electrical or mechanical) and CAD experience. The position offers a competitive salary, a generous time-off package, and a comprehensive benefits plan including medical insurance, 401K, and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, preference for electrical or mechanical.
• Some lab or production experience is required.
• Proficiency in CAD is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain laser systems.
• Develop prototyping and process development opportunities.
• Stay current on technologies and make recommendations.

Skills

Engineering degree preference for electrical or mechanical

Some lab or production experience

CAD experience

Strong time management

Initiative and drive to continually grow and improve

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD

Job description

The Role

The Process engineer will serve to design, build, and maintain the laser systems at Potomac. In addition, they will handle prototyping opportunities, developing process parameters, programs, and documentation with the goal of helping to get these opportunities to production. There will also be an expectation of staying current on all applicable technologies and making recommendations for integration and implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain laser systems
• Develop prototyping and process development opportunities, trying to get them to production.
• Stay current on all applicable technologies to make recommendations for future

Key Requirements

• Engineering degree, preference for electrical or mechanical
• Some lab or production experience
• CAD experience

Key Expectations

• Strong time management
• Initiative and drive to continually grow and improve

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Generous time‑off package including paid PTO starting at 12 days (rising to 25 with service), 9 public holidays plus a floating holiday, paid birthday leave, sick & safe leave, and paid bereavement and public‑duty leave (pro‑rated for part‑time roles).
• Company medical insurance plan, including health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added financial protection
• Generous 401K scheme
• Professional development opportunities, where applicable, including training and support for qualifications

About the Goodfellow Group

Founded in London in 1946, Goodfellow is a global leader in advanced materials, offering over 170,000 products to support innovation in sectors like aerospace, medical research, and green energy. With offices across Europe, the USA, and China, and backed by Battery Ventures, we’re driving growth through strategic acquisitions and global expansion. Recent acquisitions include Potomac Photonics (USA), Suisse Technology Partners (Switzerland), and The Bureau of Analysed Samples (UK). At Goodfellow, we’re united by technical excellence, collaboration, and sustainable innovation. Whatever your passion—science, engineering, technology, or business—you’ll find your future here.

Our Values

All employees are required to live by the company values:

Continuous Improvement

• Acknowledge the shortcoming and limitations within yourself and your team and take action to mitigate these.
• Seek ways to improve and enhance Goodfellow working practices.
• Be receptive to new ideas and practices to improve the results within your team.
• Implement solutions and changes positively and encourage the same within your team.
• Encourage your team to provide solutions not problems.
• Be receptive to feedback for your own and team’s performance.
• Go above and beyond.
• Actively seek feedback from your teams’ customers to ensure their needs and expectations are met.

Responsibility

• Knowledge of managing the commercial impact of a team.
• Ability to meet both personal and departmental KPIs.

One Team

• Regularly communicate the progress of the department/teams’ efforts based against the operational plan and business objectives.
• Build a positive and healthy working relationship with all colleagues in your team and company.
• Communicate with all colleagues in a professional, calm and assertive manner.
• Be flexible to the needs and requirements of other teams.

Customer Centric

• A mindset that puts the customer at the centre of everything we do.
• Flexibility and a positive attitude towards opportunity.
• Exhibit a positive approach and treat all colleagues, clients etc with dignity and respect.