Process Development Engineer Job Description
Process development engineer
provides expertise and guidance to Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering on a variety of high reliability electronics materials and associated fabrication processes including aluminum, ferrous materials, other metals, polymers such as adhesives, coating, potting, plastics, insulation materials, etc.
Process Development Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develop and maintain consumables / non structural TPS (Technical Purchase Specifications) for blade production materials
Document and carry out shop floor implementation tests for new manufacturing processes, based on PFMEA, documenting results in Technical reports
Performs process engineering activities and provides oversight for all project phases
Supports project closeout activities such as drawing as-builts, and MOC (Management of Change) closeout
Provides process engineering technical leadership and answer questions from engineering contractors’, technical disciplines and most specifically process engineering discipline to ensure clarity and accuracy of design against project goals and objectives
Proactively provides technical guidance to engineering contractors’ associated with assigned projects, especially to process engineering topics
Define and develop blade manufacturing concepts based on design specifications given from our blade design team
Verify and test new blade manufacturing concepts in laboratory environments and subscale production environment
Develop and maintain PFMEA’s and control plans for new products and processes
Define and develop NDT methods to be used in blade production
Process Development Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Process Development Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, CLD, PMO, IAT, DOD, LEAN, DOE, SPC, R&R, ISO
Education for Process Development Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the process development engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Chemical Engineering, Technical, Education, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Manufacturing, Graduate
Skills for Process Development Engineer
Desired skills for process development engineer include:
New developments in manufacturing and design technologies
High reliability
High volume manufacturing processes and designs
Manufacturing processes
Standard procedures for safe gas and chemical handling
Materials
Integrated circuit processing and semiconductor devices
Product and process design
Metals & plastics processing a distinct advantage
Material properties and characterization techniques
Desired experience for process development engineer includes:
Develop Process Requirement Specifications (PRS)
Maintain blade Design drawings with process information
Communicating the build methods to manufacturing by creating and maintaining work Instructions
Define and maintain drawings for procured parts used in the blade designs
Define and specify laser positioning for blade manufacturing, including CAD drawing updates
Participate in technology development projects for development of the wind turbine blades of the future
Process Development Engineer Examples
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Process Development Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a process development engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for process development engineer
- Work with partner groups, Chemical and Analytical development to apply chemical engineering principles in development
- Participates in process sustaining, definition and improvement, design, development and quality test activities under general instruction
- Troubleshoots production line issues related to yield, quality and throughput
- Participates in establishing operating equipment specifications and improvements
- Constructs and executes controlled experiments to address yield and quality issues and drives implementation of solutions in a production environment to meet production goals
- Conducts controlled process optimization experiments for release into production environment
- Works cross functionally with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes for new products and improve processes of existing products
- Defines technical requirements and procedures for manufacturing to process product
- Organizes and participates in required execution of validation protocols and drive the release of the corresponding report
- Participate in process design, development, definition, and quality test activities in the making of consumable products or support of processes/equipment used to sequence genomes
Qualifications for process development engineer
- Experience in API final form definition
- Proven leadership experience (projects, people, labs)
- Experience related to upstream and/or downstream process development technology transfer, scale-up and ongoing manufacturing of biologics (cGMP)
- MS in Biotechnology, or related field with at least 4 years of biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing experience
- Associates Degree/Certificate/Diploma in laboratory science with minimum of 10 years of biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing experience
- Strong technical knowledge and hands on experience with biological manufacturing
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Process Development Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of process development engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for process development engineer
- Construct and execute controlled experiments (including DOE's) to optimize processes, address yield and quality issues and drive implementation of solutions in a development environment to meet project goals
- Transfer technology, processes, products from Development into a regulated manufacturing environment
- Work cross functionally with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to improve processes of existing products
- Participate in pre-commercial manufacturing facility activities (mechanical commissioning, operational commissioning, software testing, aseptic process simulations, SIP qualification)
- Masters or PhD in Chemical or Process Engineering, or similar Engineering discipline along with professional industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to present complex data to a variety of audiences using a range of communication methods and styles, including good technical report writing skills
- Experience of project management, SPC, technical process safety aspects, engineering design or modelling software would be beneficial
- Execution and development of cell culture studies using aseptic technique in shaker flasks and glass bench scale bioreactors
- Generate, manage, analyze, and maintain critical data in a highly organized manner
- Authoring/reviewing development reports, process transmittals, and manufacturing records
Qualifications for process development engineer
- Have knowledge within composite manufacturing infusion technology, Pre-preg, component assembly, coating and spray paintingCa
- Solid understanding of process analytical technology and software
- Experience with next generation sequencing library preparation or related chemistry
- Experience with software testing and development
- Experience writing software scripts, eg for data analysis or programming automation
- Must be willing to work in shifts rarely to meet project schedule demands according to the corporate market release schedule
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Process Development Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a process development engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for process development engineer
- Lead process sustaining, definition and improvement, design, development and quality test activities in the making of consumable products or support of processes/equipment used to sequence genomes
- Lead teams to develop and transfer new processes/products to production and enhance their robustness
- Lead or contribute to development cycles of new consumable products, including process definition, process development, equipment optimization, and metrology
- Define product-level specifications and requirements, and translate them to critical parameter management at a physical level in the process
- Implement model systems to reduce cycles of learning and time of process development
- Work with equipment vendors and foundries on requirement management, specification control, and prototyping of novel process workflow
- Work with cross-functional teams to scale prototype processes to pilot and production scale
- Define and implement process controls, in-line monitoring, and metrology for QA
- Deep dive on failure analysis and lead both short term containment and permanent solutions
- Data analysis of trends in yield and performance tied to process work flow
Qualifications for process development engineer
- 6 to 12 years experience from BS, or 4-10 years experience from MS, or 2-5 years from PhD
- Communicator with SBUs, region, and global Process technology network
- Bachelor’s/Master’s/PH.D
- Work experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical or medical device industries is required
- Work experience in ISO, CLIA, CE-IVD, or IVD regulated industries is required
- Experience with liquid handling and filling technologies preferred
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Process Development Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a process development engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for process development engineer
- Contribute to cost estimating of major capital budget items and the spending of approved project funds
- Manage routine small projects without assistance
- Analyze both internal and external products to define root cause for defects
- Actively engage in business development by screening potential business opportunities and developing process flow paths for production
- Identifies and develops scale-up process technologies for manufacturing chemical and specialty gas products used by customers in the semiconductor industry
- Develops Definition of Technology (DoT) Package which includes details on process design, process equipment design, instrumentation and control, and safety aspects of the process being scaled up
- Designs suitable test protocol as needed following design of experiments (DOE) principles to verify and validate the effectiveness of the process technologies being developed and supervises the execution of the tests in a safe and efficient manner
- Analyzes and documents the results of the experiments conducted in a coherent and timely manner
- Act as a technical resource to the other engineering functional groups, R&D and Marketing & Sales groups to provide appropriate technical information in a timely manner
- As needed work with external vendors, contractors and consultants and other resources to effectively and efficiently move the developmental projects ahead
Qualifications for process development engineer
- Experience with fluorescence imaging technologies preferred
- Provide technical leadership and expertise for projects/programs in an individual contributor role
- Invent/develop new tea/coffee production processes and supporting the commercialization of new products and processes which deliver sustainable competitive advantages for growth and/or brand value
- Research/evaluate/validate new process technologies for future business contributions
- Work experience in production, pilot plant, and/or product development following GMP best work practices and techniques is required
- Work experience with NPI projects, design change control programs having an understanding of product lifecycle management
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a process development engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for process development engineer
- Experience integrating Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) with automated systems
- Communicate progress with scale-up and process innovation to technical and non-technical audiences
- Provide all necessary information to engineering and manufacturing for design and startup of safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient processes for production of new products
- Equipment selection, including equipment sizing, instrument selection, and overall design
- Develop process PFD and P&IDs independently through AutoCAD
- Calculate line size, mass and energy balance
- Ability to write project documents and protocols URS, FRS, FAT
- Works effectively with junior and senior staff to resolve conflict to move the project forward
- Support design and scale-up of small scale processes to commercial scales
- Identify and evaluate new or modified cleaning processes to meet or exceed new product cleanliness requirements
Qualifications for process development engineer
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced team environment, meet deadlines, and adapt to rapidly changing priorities across multiple projects in accordance with departmental and company objectives
- Bachelor Degree in Electrical & Electronic / Mechanical Engineering / Physics / Chemical or equivalent
- Minimum 1 - 3 years of related working experience in manufacturing environment
- Having experience with product testing and machine troubleshooting will be an added advantage
- Possess computer knowledge such as MS Excel data compilation and MS PowerPoint presentation
- Having experience in using statistics and analytical tool such as Minitab or JMP will be an added advantage