Full Job Description
Senior Process Engineer
Location: Cambridge, Ontario (On-site)
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Shift: Day shift, with flexibility during equipment commissioning and start-up
THE ROLE
As our Senior Process Engineer, you will own the establishment of new material production lines from end to end. You will take a major capital project from vendor selection and equipment specification through installation, commissioning, and process validation, then use data to bring it to reliable, qualified production.
This is a build role, not a maintain role. You will define what we buy, secure it, stand it up, prove it out, and hand off a validated, well-documented process to operations. You need to be comfortable making decisions under uncertainty, holding vendors and timelines accountable, and grounding your calls in data.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Lead the procurement of major capital equipment: define technical specifications, evaluate and select vendors, and secure supply and service agreements for a new advanced materials processing line
• Plan and manage the installation, commissioning, and start-up of high-temperature and thermomechanical processing equipment
• Develop, characterize, and validate manufacturing processes (IQ/OQ/PQ) to qualify the line for production within our Quality Management System
• Apply statistical analysis, statistical process control, and data analytics to optimize process parameters, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement
• Build the process documentation, work instructions, and control plans, then transition the line into steady-state manufacturing alongside operations, quality, and engineering
WHO YOU ARE
• 5+ years in a process, manufacturing, or materials engineering role, with a degree in Materials, Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
• Hands-on experience commissioning capital equipment or standing up new production lines
• Strong grasp of physical metallurgy and high-temperature / thermomechanical processing of metallic materials
• Fluent in data: you drive projects and decisions through statistical analysis, not gut feel
• Strong project manager and communicator who holds vendors and timelines accountable and escalates clearly when something is off track
STRONGEST CANDIDATES WILL ALSO HAVE
• Familiarity with nitinol, shape memory alloys, or other specialty and advanced metallic materials
• Experience with high-temperature metallurgical processing and/or thermomechanical processing operations
• Exposure to ISO 13485 quality environments or other regulated manufacturing frameworks, and formal process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Experience with automation, process control, and materials informatics
• Project management credentials (e.g., PMP) or equivalent capital-project experience
WHAT WE OFFER
• Competitive compensation package with full benefits and paid vacation
• Opportunity to work on novel technology with real commercial impact in growing markets
• Autonomy and ownership: you will own this project end to end, not inherit someone else's process
• A collaborative, fast moving team that values initiative and results over process and politics