Process Development Engineer - Key in Expanding Medical Manufacturing

Overview

Micropore Inc. is a specialty materials manufacturer that produces high-value adsorbents for military, medical, and industrial applications. The company s CO2 absorbents are on 80% of free world submarines and all new US military SCUBA rebreathers are integrating the technology. Now we are rapidly growing our medical anesthesia system CO2 absorbent products. We need a process engineer to support growth in these businesses by qualifying new processes and equipment, as well as supporting ongoing process needs.

If you are looking to work with a team in a fast-paced small company producing world-class products, and want to have an immediate impact, please submit your resume.

• Process methodology and equipment
• Design and execute experiments in support of process development and continuous improvement
• Support and/or lead capital expansion projects
• Support plant expansion by running and reporting on validation runs
• Increase throughput and decrease waste for targeted processes
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers, and other outside parties to support process needs
• Track and document process metrics
• De-bug process upsets
• Provide and maintain process work instructions
• Apply sound basic knowledge of safety, environmental, and energy-related best practices during the execution of projects
• As necessary, required to wear designated personal protective equipment to include, but not limited to, ANSI-approved safety eyewear, respirators, hardhats, gloves, hearing protection, full face shield, aprons, and footwear to prevent exposures to hazardous materials, noise, dust and/or airborne particles
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Head of Engineering

• Strong technical understanding in equipment and processes
• Experience of ISO 13485 documentation requirements
• Integrity
• Completes tasks in a timely and thorough manner
• Multi-tasks and prioritizes effectively
• Takes initiative and ownership for results
• Documents results
• Organized and neat
• Learns quickly
• Runs effective meetings; prepares, defines objectives, documents path forward
• Works well with and respects people at all levels in the organization
• Flexible to change

• Required
• • Citizen or permanent resident (green card) of the United States
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Eng
  • Minimum 3-5 years  experience supporting industrial processes
  • Solid understanding of process engineering and development
  • Experienced in process flow charts and visualization
  • Experience installing or modifying and qualifying production or QC testing equipment
  • Solid statistical knowledge and use of associated software, StatE, Minitab
  • MS Project or equivalent software experience used in the planning and execution of projects
• Desired
• • Experience with injection molding equipment installation, manufacturing, and process engineering
  • Experience with polymer processing, including extrusion
  • Experience with FMEA s
  • Experience with chemical plant processes
  • Design of experiment experience, using software such as Stat-Ease
  • Experience with Lean and Six-Sigma techniques
  • Experience operating under ISO 9001:2018 Quality Management System
  • Experience operating under ISO 13485 Quality Management System
  • Experience of ISO 13485 documentation requirements

• Group Medical Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• LTD, STD, and Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Access to voluntary insurance programs via Colonial Life
• 80 Hours of Paid Time Off
• Eight holidays

Salary: $110000 - $140000 per year