Production Process Engineer - Specialty Chemical Manufacturing

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Branchburg Township, NJ

5d•$79,700 - $119,500•Onsite

About The Position

EMD Electronics is seeking a Production Process Engineer in Branchburg, New Jersey, to support safe, compliant, and reliable blending and chemical manufacturing operations for semiconductor patterning materials, including photoresists, anti-reflective/underlayer coatings (BARC/CUL), and ancillary process solutions such as EBR, rinses, and thinners. The role provides day-to-day technical leadership to improve process capability, safety, quality, reliability, and productivity through chemical process engineering, data-driven root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The position combines hands-on production support with process engineering and analytical problem solving. The engineer leads technical activities, coordinates cross-functional execution, and ensures technical standards, systems, and capabilities are implemented and sustained. The role partners with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, EHS, Facilities Maintenance & Engineering, Supply Chain, Scale-Up, R&D, and global technical teams. It reports to the Production Manager. This is a fully onsite, Monday-through-Friday position in Branchburg, NJ. The position does not offer work authorization sponsorship; external applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Production Engineering, or another engineering field.
At least 2 years of experience directly supporting chemical manufacturing operations in a production and manufacturing engineering role.
At least 2 years of experience developing or improving manufacturing procedures, process controls, technical standards, and/or operator training content.
Must be eligible to work in the United States; the role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience manufacturing high-purity chemicals and/or semiconductor materials, including photolithography patterning materials such as photoresists, BARC/CUL, and ancillary solutions.
Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification; Green Belt preferred.
Strong chemical process engineering capability, including troubleshooting, scale-up, and process optimization.
Familiarity with manufacturing analytics tools such as JMP, Minitab, Python, or equivalent.
Experience working with automation and control systems such as Rockwell/Allen Bradley or FactoryTalk.
Ability to manage multiple high priorities and respond effectively to production needs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Highly collaborative approach and ability to lead activities through influence across Production, Quality, EHS, Engineering, Supply Chain, and technical functions without direct reports.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to explain technical topics clearly to operators, leaders, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

Provide daily technical support for formulation, blending, filtration, packaging, and related manufacturing operations to meet production plans and customer demand.
Lead technical review of batch calculations, process parameters, campaign sequencing, equipment readiness, and manufacturing constraints before and during production.
Monitor plan-versus-actual performance, identify technical constraints, and lead corrective actions to improve schedule attainment, cycle time, and first-time-right execution.
Provide technical leadership for manufacturing-scope deviation investigations, customer complaint investigations, nonconformances, and internal quality excursions.
Use statistical process control, process capability analysis, design of experiments, and multivariate analysis such as PCA/PLS to identify process drivers and sources of variation.
Lead actions to improve Cpk/Ppk, reduce variability, increase first-time-right performance, and reduce scrap, blocked stock, rework, and manufacturing-related customer complaints.
Maintain complete, traceable, audit-ready technical documentation in accordance with site quality systems.
Support commissioning, qualification, startup, and performance verification of new or modified production equipment.
Analyze recurring equipment and process losses and lead technical actions to improve asset reliability and manufacturing continuity.