Process Engineer II: Start-Up & Tech Transfer (Travel 50%)

Peak Nano; Valley View (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Nano in Ohio is seeking a Process Engineer II to lead commissioning and start-up of a renovated production line and manage the technical transfer of the product line to a contract manufacturer. You will work cross-functionally to ensure high quality and efficient processing meeting customer specs.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years of experience (or 10+ without a degree), with 3+ years in film or roll-to-roll conversion, ability to travel up to 50%, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; 5+ years experience or 10+ years without degree.
• 3+ years in film or roll-to-roll conversion with production-line commissioning or CM transfer.
• Ability to write clear, structured technical documentation (work instructions, product routings, and product specifications).
• Willingness to travel up to 50% during heavy workload to support scale-up.
• Experience with external processing vendors/toll processing.
• Ability to learn, apply, and expand technical knowledge around film, plastics and the capacitor industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning and start-up of a renovated production line, including operational and performance qualification within an IQ/OQ/PQ framework
• Develop and execute commissioning protocols, test plans, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with project engineers, equipment vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Travel to the CM site to support equipment set-up, process trials, and line qualification
• Identify and resolve process deviations, yield issues, and equipment reliability problems during start-up and ramp
• Develop and standardize work instructions across product lines, improving consistency and repeatability as the processes mature
• Resolve film quality concerns on customer programs; participate in root-cause analysis investigation and eliminate recurring quality concerns
• Drive new product scale-up from late-stage development through production trials, resolving process gaps and equipment constraints to hit first-pass yield, throughput and quality targets

Skills

Process commissioning

Documentation

Cross-functional

Travel 50%

Vendor management

Film/roll-to-roll

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Peak Nano in Ohio is seeking a Process Engineer II to lead commissioning and start-up of a renovated production line and manage the technical transfer of the product line to a contract manufacturer. You will work cross-functionally to ensure high quality and efficient processing meeting customer specs.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years of experience (or 10+ without a degree), with 3+ years in film or roll-to-roll conversion, ability to travel up to 50%, and strong