Senior Process Development Engineer

Description

The Senior Process Development Engineer will define and lead our slurry and coating efforts and will play a critical role implementing and improving our coating technology. The role will design, improve, and operate our pilot scale slurry and coating processes, perform design of experiments (DOE) for coating and thermal curing process steps to optimize quality and productivity. The role will also work closely with the R&D team on new formulations and will be a key leader in the scale up of the pilot process to full production. The role will also play an integral part of our scale-up efforts, taking our pilot scale process to full scale manufacturing. This is a critical role in the company and enables the growth of our business on a global scale.

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and leadership teams to align improvements with business goals
• Support change management by training teams on new processes and best practices
• Lead the pilot plant operations team in a safe and efficient manner while attending to technical details during the operation
• Safely handle chemicals used in current and future formulations.
• Lead pilot plant design engineering, including electrical requirements, emissions handling, waste handling, and other utility and process needs.
• Develop and implement process improvements that enhance productivity, quality, safety, and cost performance
• Analyze existing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and root causes of performance gaps
• Safely manage waste profiles and quantities in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC methodologies
• Lead new equipment specification and procurement for slurry process, coating lines, and oven curing manufacturing processes.
• Manage scale up operations experiments and data through an electronic lab notebook
• Lead process optimization research, including all parts of our coating process.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience: 10 years of proven chemical engineering experience, preferably with direct experience designing and operating pilot coating or similar facilities.
• Experience with powder handling and mixing.
• Detail-oriented with excellent multitasking and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with JMP.
• Strong familiarity with equipment sizing and specifications.
• PSM Experience strongly preferred.
• Preferred Certification: Green Belt Six Sigma
• Strong organizational, analytical, detail-oriented and problem-solving skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. AirJoule is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• General knowledge of safe laboratory and industrial practices
• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• Proficiency with Microsoft office.
• Scale up experience a plus.
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance