R&D Process Development Engineer

Rangeview Inc.•El Segundo, CA

19h•$108,000 - $154,000•Onsite

About The Position

Rangeview is seeking a Process Development Engineer to join their R&D team. This role involves moving new technologies from technical demonstrations to manufacturing readiness. The engineer will influence evolving technologies, own the maturation of manufacturing processes, and facilitate their transfer to the production environment. The primary goal is to transform promising technologies into robust, repeatable, and transferable manufacturing processes that can be accepted by Production as commercially practical.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, process development, applied R&D, or a related technical field.
Demonstrated experience developing, characterizing, or improving physical manufacturing processes.
Strong applied statistical skills, including experimental design, data analysis, process variation, measurement system analysis, and statistical process control.
Experience translating experimental results into engineering specifications, operating limits, process controls, or manufacturing procedures.
Strong hands-on engineering judgment and ability to troubleshoot complex interactions among materials, equipment, process parameters, and measured outcomes.
Ability to structure ambiguous technical problems, identify the evidence required to resolve them, and drive work toward practical decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to document technical work clearly enough for others to reproduce it.

Nice To Haves

Experience taking a new technology or manufacturing process from laboratory or prototype development through pilot production or production introduction.
Experience with DOE, ANOVA, regression, measurement-system analysis, capability analysis, Cp/Cpk, control charts, and other applied statistical methods.
Experience developing process FMEAs, control plans, SOPs, qualification plans, or manufacturing-readiness documentation.
Experience establishing yield, scrap, cycle time, throughput, and cost baselines for new processes.
Experience with advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, ceramics, photopolymer processing, investment casting, metals processing, or related technologies.
Experience working in an R&D or startup environment where equipment, process definitions, and technical requirements are changing rapidly.
Familiarity with manufacturing readiness or technology readiness frameworks and the transition from prototype capability to repeatable production.

Responsibilities

Own the manufacturing and process development maturity of assigned R&D processes from early technical demonstration through successful transfer to production.
Partner with the technical leader to develop process development plans, identify manufacturing risks and knowledge gaps, and establish clear readiness criteria.
Work with the team to design effective experiments, including experimental structure, sampling plans, measurement methods, and statistical analysis.
Analyze experimental and process data to understand sources of variation, determine meaningful relationships between process inputs and outputs, and translate results into actionable engineering decisions.
Establish process operating windows, critical process parameters, acceptance criteria, measurement methods, control plans, and appropriate response strategies.
Qualify the inspection and measurement methods used to judge conformance, including measurement system capability for features that cannot be measured directly.
Develop the manufacturing evidence required to demonstrate repeatability, yield, cycle time, capability, and commercial practicality.
Conduct process risk assessments, FMEAs, and drive mitigation of significant manufacturing risks.
Translate technical knowledge into robust process documentation, including specifications, work instructions, SOPs, process controls, troubleshooting guidance, and training materials.
Work closely with equipment engineers to define process requirements for equipment, instrumentation, automation, and controls while equipment engineers retain ownership of equipment design and implementation.
Separate process, equipment, and measurement variation before attributing a result to the process, and work with the mechatronics engineer to close the equipment and measurement contributions.
Work alongside R&D specialists during hands-on experimentation, troubleshooting, characterization, and process development.
Support the transition of new processes into production, including process validation, operator training, initial production runs, and resolution of development related gaps.
Ensure receiving production teams can execute the process independently and achieve agreed quality, repeatability, throughput, and cost expectations.
Use lessons from manufacturing development and production transfer to improve subsequent technology development efforts.