Senior Process Engineer

What we do- Aspen • East Providence, RI

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin® products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. The Company's Cryogel® and Pyrogel® products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform® into additional high-value markets. Aspen is headquartered in Northborough, Mass. At Aspen, our values reflect who we are and how we work both with each other and our customers, suppliers, and communities. They shape our interactions, guide our decisions, and inspire us to bring our best. Whether collaborating internally or externally, our values drive us to make a meaningful impact within Aspen and in all our relationships. Aspen’s CORE Values We Do the Right Thing We are Problem Solvers We are Allies We Drive Forward

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in process design and development (process engineering, technology evaluation and deployment, unit operation).
• BSME or BSChE is required, with appropriate experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a Chemical Processing operation.
• Broad knowledge of chemical process development, preferably with a focus on silica synthesis and modification.
• Alternatively, a board knowledge of coating, casting, web handling and/or oven drying operations is required.
• Experience with pilot and high-volume manufacturing operations, and the process of transitioning new products/processes from lab to pilot and full commercial manufacturing.
• Hands on experience with analytical method development.
• Hands on lab or pilot plant experience running experiments.
• History of working in a manufacturing operations environment.
• Experience with research and analytic techniques.
• Ability to apply statistical analysis and/or practical experience to make sound conclusions and use to optimize process development activities.
• Ability and willingness to lead and do work.
• Innate intellectual curiosity.
• Predisposed to leverage analytic reason, creativity, and judgment.
• Well-developed influencing skills – ability to inspire confidence and drive consensus.
• Ability to handle complex matters across multiple initiatives.
• Intellectual agility to deal effectively with strategic issues and operational details.
• Ability to effectively influence and motivate external and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive functional excellence in the area of aerogel manufacturing by providing strategic, technical and new process design and development support for the R&D and manufacturing teams.
• Lead the design of future aerogel manufacturing methods and process technologies.
• Assist with optimizing production of existing products, trialing and scaling up of new products.
• Lead technically transformational process change in manufacturing partnering with R&D to develop next generation manufacturing of aerogel composites.
• Partner with R&D and Plant Engineering to identify, develop and execute new product and new process improvements in the areas of safety, production capacity, yield and cost reduction.
• Partner with R&D to interpret product design requirements to determine feasibility, process steps required, and cost to manufacture.
• Transfer new technologies, products, and manufacturing processes into the Company.
• Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Marketing and Operations.
• Support the successful introduction of new products and processes.
• Lead and/or execute the experimental work required to support scale up activities and develop a robust commercial scale aerogel manufacturing process from small-scale laboratory data.
• Analyze process and quality data to improve/troubleshoot the aerogel manufacturing process.
• Partner with R&D, Plant Engineering and Manufacturing to support trial manufacturing runs.
• Coordinate and/or lead troubleshooting of aerogel manufacturing processes to determine root cause of failure modes.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to mitigate failure modes.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and training to Plant Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Lead or support project teams through developmental phases of engineering projects related to process equipment including conceptual design of both process and equipment.
• Transfer design requirements to Plant Engineering for detailed design, equipment procurement, construction, installation, start up, commissioning, validation, and qualification of facilities and/or equipment.
• Build upon lab and trial generated best practices to establish and implement full scale standards, documentation and procedures for all new and existing products to ensure manufacturing capabilities.
• Adopt and follow Aspen’s core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer and Innovation on both a personal and professional level.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Sick Time
• PTO
• 401k Employer Match
• Life and Disability Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior