Production Process Engineer - Specialty Chemical Manufacturing
About The Position
EMD Electronics in Branchburg, NJ is seeking a Production Process Engineer. In this role, you will support safe, compliant, and reliable execution of blending and chemical manufacturing operations for semiconductor patterning materials, including photoresists, anti-reflective/underlayer coatings (BARC/CUL), and ancillary process solutions (EBR, rinses, and thinners). This role provides the day-to-day technical leadership required to improve process capability, safety, quality, reliability, and productivity through strong chemical process engineering, data-driven root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The Production Process Engineer reports to the Production Manager. This position combines hands-on production support with process engineering and analytical problem solving. The role will lead technical activities, coordinate cross-functional execution, and ensure the required technical standards, systems, and capabilities are effectively implemented and sustained. The Engineer partners closely with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, EHS, Facilities Maintenance & Engineering, Supply Chain, Scale-Up, R&D, and global technical teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Production Engineering, or other Engineering field
- 3+ years of experience directly supporting chemical manufacturing operations in a process, production, or manufacturing engineering role
- 3+ years of experience developing or improving manufacturing procedures, process controls, technical standards, and/or operator training content
Nice To Haves
- Experience manufacturing high-purity chemical and/or semiconductor materials manufacturing (photolithography patterning materials – photoresists, BARC/CUL, 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 (e.g., JMP, Minitab, Python, or equivalent).
- Experience working with automation and control systems (e.g., Rockwell/ Allen Bradley, FactoryTalk)
- Ability to manage multiple high priorities and respond effectively to production needs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Must be highly collaborative and able 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 the ability to explain technical topics clearly to operators, leaders, and cross-functional partners
Responsibilities
- Provide daily technical support for formulation, blending, filtration, packaging, and associated 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 execution.
- Monitor plan versus actual performance; identify technical constraints and lead corrective actions that improve schedule attainment, cycle time, and first-time-right execution.
- Provide technical leadership for deviation investigations, customer complaint investigations, nonconformances, and internal quality excursions within the manufacturing scope.
- Apply statistical process control (SPC), 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, and 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 that improve asset reliability and manufacturing continuity.
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid time off (PTO)
- retirement contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
