A publicly traded specialty electronics materials company is standing up a medium-scale manufacturing site in West Haven, CT for a first-to-market copper-based platform headed into AI infrastructure and advanced semiconductor packaging. They need a Process Engineer II to own SPC, drive corrective action, and help define what good looks like on a product that has never been manufactured at this scale before.
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗬
Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, a NYSE-listed specialty electronics materials company scaling a first-to-market nano-copper platform from R&D to commercial production. With approximately $150 million authorized for the scale-up across multiple U.S. sites, this is one of the most significant build-outs in the company's recent history. West Haven is the medium-scale manufacturing site in that network.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬
You'll join the West Haven process engineering team as the site stands up manufacturing operations for a copper-based chemical platform targeting AI chip packaging, 5G infrastructure, and power electronics. This is not a role where you inherit a mature process. The yield curve is still being drawn and the SPC baselines you build will be the reference standard for years.
You will report into the site engineering leadership and work closely with production, maintenance, and EHS daily.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗
- Own daily production monitoring for quality, cycle time, EHS compliance, and adherence to documented work practices
- Run Statistical Process Control on critical processes: identify out-of-control events, find root cause, drive corrective action, and defend statistical reports to internal customers
- Close NCMRs and customer-complaint Corrective Action Requests for batch manufacturing issues with root cause rigor that prevents repeat occurrence
- Write and modify Work Instructions for existing products
- Troubleshoot process equipment and coordinate Management of Change with Maintenance and Production
- Execute equipment and instrumentation calibration programs
- Help define the yield curve on a product that has never been manufactured at commercial scale
𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
- 3+ years in a process engineering role in chemical manufacturing or specialty materials
- Strong SPC fluency with the discipline to operate in a regulated, audited environment
- Comfort owning corrective action follow-through end-to-end, not just flagging issues
- Able to work onsite full-time in West Haven, CT
𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Master's degree in Chemical Engineering
- Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement training
- Background in batch chemical manufacturing, electronic materials, or specialty chemicals
- Experience with Minitab, JMP, or similar SPC tools
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: $81,000 to $122,000 (company hires near the midpoint of the posted range)
𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: Annual performance bonus included
𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 / 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 / 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Full coverage
𝟰𝟬𝟭(𝗸): With company match
𝗣𝗧𝗢: Standard package plus paid holidays
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲: Paid
𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Yes
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: Onsite full-time, West Haven, CT
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