Senior Chemical Engineer - Process Systems & Pilot Plants

E Ink Corporation; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

E Ink Corporation is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer to join the Process Development Team. You will create, improve, and maintain pilot-scale systems enabling commercial-scale production of electrophoretic materials, including pigments, dispersions, and microcapsules.

You’ll design equipment, lead installations, and drive process innovation across the organization. You will collaborate across Development, Research, and Facilities, troubleshoot systems, and ensure compliance with EHS.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of industrial process systems engineering experience.
• Reading P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and fabrication drawings.
• Experience sizing and selecting chemical fluid lines, pumps, valves, and instrumentation.
• Basic electrical knowledge to read wiring diagrams and troubleshoot low voltage circuitry.
• Working knowledge of process automation (P&ID controllers, instrumentation, transmitters, VFDs, PLCs).
• Clear communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.
• Six Sigma / statistical analysis familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design new process systems and create PFDs/P&IDs, size lines, and select equipment.
• Lead installation of new process systems with internal and external teams.
• Act as a technical resource for process equipment and reactor design.
• Coordinate with vendors for design and installation of equipment.
• Perform hands-on assembly, modification, commissioning, and troubleshooting of pilot-scale systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Development, Research, and Facilities to support needs and ensure EHS compliance.
• Design and optimize chemical processes for commercial production of surface treated pigments and dispersions.
• Plan and execute experiments to identify and control materials and process steps affecting final product performance.

Skills

P&ID reading

Process automation

Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Hands-on attitude

Mechanical aptitude

Education

BS or MS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Job description

E Ink Corporation is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer to join the Process Development Team. You will create, improve, and maintain pilot-scale systems enabling commercial-scale production of electrophoretic materials, including pigments, dispersions, and microcapsules.

You’ll design equipment, lead installations, and drive process innovation across the organization. You will collaborate across Development, Research, and Facilities, troubleshoot systems, and ensure compliance with EHS.