Process Engineer

Wickeder Group │ Engineered Materials Solutions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wickeder Group │ Engineered Materials Solutions seeks a Process Engineer to develop and optimize chemical etching, electroforming, and laser manufacturing processes. Focus on improving quality, yield, efficiency, and scalable production.

The role requires hands-on process analysis, troubleshooting, and collaboration across engineering, production, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in materials science or related field.
• Experience with chemical etching, electroforming, and/or laser processing in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of chemical and electrochemical manufacturing principles.
• Experience with process analysis, troubleshooting, and data-driven problem solving.
• Ability to communicate effectively in cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Optimize chemical etching, electroforming, and laser processing operations.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement process improvements.
• Analyze process data to improve performance, quality, and cost.
• Design and validate experiments, equipment settings, and process parameters.
• Support production scale-up and process transfers.
• Maintain process documentation and ensure regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance.
• Partner with engineering, production, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Chemical etching

Electroforming

Laser processing

Cross-functional communication

Education

B.S. in Materials Science / Chemical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with chemical etching, electroforming, and/or laser processing in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of chemical and electrochemical manufacturing principles.
• Experience with process analysis, troubleshooting, and data-driven problem solving.
• Ability to communicate effectively in cross-functional environments.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Wet-process, microfabrication, plating, or electroforming manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of electrochemistry, current density/distribution, contamination control, filtration, additives, and bath chemistry.
• Photoresist processing experience (surface prep, exposure, development, stripping).
• SPC, DOE, root-cause analysis, yield improvement, and process control methodologies.
• Experience diagnosing plating, deposit, and process defects.
• Writing SOPs, process specifications, and control plans.
• Production floor support and technician/operator leadership.
• Nickel sulfamate plating, resist molds, dry-film or liquid photoresists, and mandrel-release processes.
• Bath analysis methods including titration, ICP, or atomic absorption.
• Capital equipment implementation, automation, process transfer, or scale-up.
• Experience in ISO 9001, aerospace, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

Industry certifications or advanced electroplating/electroforming training.

Job Description

Job Overview

Process Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing chemical etching, electroforming, and laser manufacturing processes to improve quality, yield, efficiency, and production scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize chemical etching, electroforming, and laser processing operations.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement process improvements.
• Analyze process data to improve performance, quality, and cost.
• Design and validate experiments, equipment settings, and process parameters.
• Support production scale-up and process transfers.
• Maintain process documentation and ensure regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance.
• Partner with engineering, production, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement.