Principal Membrane Process Engineer

Principal Membrane Process Engineer

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Principal Membrane Process Engineer

Our site in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Principal Membrane Process Engineer to join our team. Our site manufactures Liquid Micro Contamination Control (LMC) membrane products such as ultra‑high molecular weight polyethylene (UPE) membrane and other membrane products for semiconductor and life science industries. You will join our team to start up a new membrane operations plant. As part of this effort, you will drive the commissioning and qualifying of both processes and equipment for use in high volume production.

We need someone who has expertise in membrane manufacturing processes or related fields.

• Work with an existing cross‑functional team including Operations, Membrane R&D, Quality, Equipment & Automation, Facilities, New Production Introduction, EH&S and Project Management to make our new plant a success.
• Successful Validation and Qualification (VQ) execution of membrane products.
• Lead efforts to guide the installation and commissioning of new production‑scale equipment, following typical IQ/OQ protocols.
• Develop and qualify membrane processes on new equipment to meet Key Performance Output Variables (KPOV) targets.
• Design and execute experiments, utilize statistical tools to analyze experimental data to drive development and optimize processes.
• Drive operation readiness of a new membrane manufacturing line.
• Develop and drive new solutions to existing membrane manufacturing challenges such as improving yield, increasing capacity and minimizing variation.
• Communicate with multicultural cross‑functional team and build consensus to drive projects to completion in a timely manner.
• Provide documentation support such as creating/maintaining drawings, SOPs, test procedures and test data.
• Be a hands‑on engineer and guide the team as Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Maintain presence in the manufacturing area to provide sustaining manufacturing support. Resolve day‑to‑day production/process issues. Drive issues to root cause.
• Responsible for guiding technical evaluations, analysis, and implement process solutions to complex problems, enhancing our fully data‑driven and risk‑based thinking culture.
• Embodiment of a sense of ownership and passion for the process and driving improvements through creative solutions.
• Work assignments may include continuous improvement sustaining projects as well as new membrane development via stage gate process.
• Individuals will be required to spend a few weeks at the existing Bedford, MA site as part of onboarding to gain process knowledge to be successful in this role at the new Colorado Springs manufacturing facility.
• Ability to prioritize short‑term needs of day‑to‑day production environment along with long‑term deliverables and timelines.
• Lead with influence across multi‑disciplinary team.
• Can take on assignments with broad objectives where guidance is provided on critical issues only.
• Require providing work guidance and mentorship to engineers and others.

• B.S or M.S. in Chemical/Materials/Polymer engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience in membrane manufacturing, polymer twin‑screw extrusion, web handling or thin film processing or non‑woven manufacturing processes.
• Six sigma certifications and experience in statistical data analysis with MINITAB or other statistical software and capable of utilizing data for informed engineering‑related decision‑making.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a significant amount of that time successfully leading processes and/ or continuous improvement related initiatives.
• Must have both strong hands‑on experience and analytical problem‑solving skills.
• Proven Project Management skills and experience.
• Experience using IQ/OQ/PQ protocols.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities quickly based on business needs.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to be a strong contributor to a cross‑functional development team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have some flexibility in the work schedule during initial start‑up to meet the demands of…